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Jun 30,2008
China's Chalco has become the world's first alumina producer to adopt leading-edge automated mineralogy for research and development.
With the installation of a QEMSCAN® in the Zhengzhou Research Institute of Chalco (ZZRI), in Henan Province, Chalco is also the first Chinese organization to use this technology.
The QEMSCAN® automated, quantitative particle analysis and identification solution is the flagship product of innovative technology developer Intellection.
Chalco is the largest producer of alumina in China and the second largest producer of alumina in the world. It will use the QEMSCAN® in company research and development programs focusing on bauxite and other base metals.
ZZRI Director Dr Wangxing Li said, "Accurate and fast mineralogy research is more and more important to modern minerals processing, and QEMSCAN® makes this possible. Chalco, as an international, multi-metal mining company, has already put a strong emphasis on this and intends to use QEMSCAN® fully to improve our research and production."
Intellection CEO Calvin Treacy said the Chalco purchase was a milestone in Intellection's global expansion.
"This is the beginning of a partnership that will see Intellection and Chalco work closely on collaborative projects which will open up new research in alumina exploration and production," Mr Treacy said. "It will also showcase QEMSCAN® to the rest of the Chinese mining sector, where we expect to achieve strong growth."
The QEMSCAN® installation will be carried out jointly by Intellection and Carl Zeiss China. Intellection has a number of strategic agreements in place with Carl Zeiss world-wide.
Intellection wins China business development award
Intellection's commitment to developing business relationships in China was recognised recently with a place in Australia's Telstra-Austrade "Win Business Gold in China" program. Awarded for innovation, entrepreneurship and strategic planning, the program involves advice on Chinese business protocols, a trip to Beijing during the Olympics, networking and local contacts, and cultural and sporting events.
About Intellection
Headquartered in Brisbane, Australia, with offices in the UK, US and Chile, Intellection provides integrated solutions and services for the automated, quantitative analysis of minerals, rocks, metals and other inorganic compounds based on the company's QEMSCAN® technology.
QEMSCAN® solutions and services significantly improve productivity, accuracy and the quality of key information resulting from the automated analysis of geological and process samples fundamental to decision making by companies, interest groups and government bodies involved in the mining, utilities, and oil and gas industries.
About Aluminum Corporation of China Limited (Chalco)
Chalco is the largest producer of alumina in the China and the second largest producer of alumina in the world. It is also the largest producer of primary aluminium in China, mainly producing metallurgical alumina, alumina chemicals, primary aluminium, aluminium alloy, high-purity aluminium and gallium, etc.
With Aluminum Corporation of China (Chinalco) as the holding company, Chalco is listed on the Hong Kong, New York and Shanghai stock exchanges.
For further information:
Intellection
Sharon McHugh
Public Relations
Tel: +61 7 3512 9134
sharon.mchugh@intellectioncorp.com
www.intellectioncorp.com
Chalco
Xiangqing Chen
Zhengzhou Research Institute of Chalco
Tel: +86 371 68918281
zyy_cxq@chalco.cn
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