Patent application for new alumina technology approved
The joint patent application by Nordic Mining and Institute for Energy Technology (IFE) for a new technology for extraction of alumina from aluminium/calcium-rich minerals has been approved by the Norwegian Industrial Property Office (Norw. Patentstyret).CEO of Nordic Mining, Ivar S. Fossum comments: “The patent is an important achievement for this technology, which may give exciting industrial opportunities.”About the technologyToday’s alumina production is mainly based on production from bauxite resources through the Bayer process. With the new technology, the so-called “Aranda-Mastin