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MINING AND METALS

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

This sector continues to deliver creative solutions to M&M BU has built its strength in Capex and Opex areas for the
customers worldwide across the value chain of: Iron & Steel Industry by providing services in building some of
Iron & Steel the largest plants in Iron & Steel making and Finishing areas
and rebuilding the existing world in close coordination with
Mining & Beneficiation of Ferrous & Non-ferrous
the world reputed technology suppliers. For the last five years,
Smelting and Processing the diversification has also resulted in customer orientation
The focus areas in the mining sector are: in providing services related to productivity improvement,

Geology and Mine Planning operational assistance and asset integrity management
throughout the life cycle of the assets. In the non-ferrous area,
Mineral Processing and beneficiation
the sector strategy has resulted in innovative solutions to the
Material Handling. reputed customers in the green metal entire value chain.
Our areas of expertise are: The experiences gained in the OPEX services has now been
expanded to the non-ferrous areas to meet the present business
Concept to Commissioning Services with interface objective. A separate dedicated team is working on identified
management
initiatives like Energy Transition, Clean technology, High-value
Portfolio Management Services product differentiation, and Digital point solution to identified
Process Engineering & Interface Management Industrial problems and partners.
Layout & Logistics The sector approach will be towards reskilling the entire
Sustainability & Environmental Engineering workforce to orient in changing Industry need and the drivers
Waste Management enforcing the changes - Re-envisioning talent management in
the digital age.
Asset Integrity Management

A PROJECT
Establishing viability of a Copper Smelter Project
in Indonesia

TCE was inducted into the project at a critical juncture, with
a brief of doing a Gap Analysis of the FEED document. For
TCE, it was a first of a kind (FOAK) assignment on the captive
copper smelter.
During the process, due to the high project Cost Estimate,
TCE was asked to take the additional task of optimisation and
value engineering to bring down the overall Project Cost. TCE
studied and analysed the project and carried out trade-off
studies on multiple ideas (termed ‘M-15 Initiatives’). Based on
these studies, the capacity of the project was changed to 900
kTPA and accordingly, the entire project was re-structured
and re-engineered. TCE carried out a fresh Cost Estimation In re-structuring and re-engineering to downsize the plant,
based on the M-15 Initiatives. The new Capex Figure arrived various other areas were also identified with the potential
at was almost 2/3rd of the FEED estimate and made the of cost optimisation. In this endeavour, TCE objectively
project financial far more attractive than it was. Further analysed each of these ideas based on their technicality,
fine-tuning was done to show a positive NPV for the project, cost-effectiveness and operational suitability. Trade-off
which finally established viability. studies were also carried out wherever applicable to
SoW of TCE was further extended to include preparation establish the suitability of one option over the other. This
of LSTK bid document, techno-commercial adjudication part of the SoW has also been successfully concluded, and
culminating into submission of Evaluation Report with clear the bids received from the bidders are within ± 10% of the
Recommendation. TCE Estimate.

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