Taha Asia Pacific Ltd., the New Zealand subsidiary of Taha International Corp., Bahrain, has begun processing aluminum dross at its newly opened facility in Tiwai, New Zealand. Taha says it is using a mechanical system to extract all the trace aluminum that will then be returned to an aluminum smelter in New Zealand.
The dross being processed by Taha has been harvested from a landfill in Tiwai. According to Taha Asia, after extraction, the company is left with a high-grade aluminum oxide, which is further processed by another company, Taha Fertilizer Industries, which then converts the material into mineral fertilizer.
To grow its dross processing business, Taha Asia Pacific has formed a partnership with Invest South Ltd. Partnership to strengthen its operations throughout Asia.
Taha Fertilizer Industries was scheduled to begin operations in November 2011, and will employ 10 people.
Construction of the plant started in early 2011 at New Zealand Aluminium Smelters. The facility will process aluminum dross, including around 40,000 metric tons of dross that has been landfilled in Tiwai.
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