Silicon Metal Plant

Improve the efficiency and sustainability of your smelter operations with our ferrosilicon and silicon metal technologies.

Extensive research and development and state-of-the-art engineering ensure high availability, yield, and recovery, as well as low energy consumption and emissions.

Enables low specific energy consumption and emissions
Promotes high availability with durable, robust, and easy-to-maintain Metso's Outotec electrode equipment
Reduces CAPEX through customized design and optimized plant size
Reduces OPEX through high-end process control systems
Gives you optimal furnace design via complete integration of Metso proprietary technologies

Our silicon metal plant design is optimized according to your needs. Metso's Outotec Söderberg electrode equipment is proven technology for ferrosilicon production and high availability and low specific energy consumption is guaranteed by high quality materials and an easy-to-maintain design.

For silicon metal production, Metso offers a graphite electrode system. Operating cost levels can be decreased with composite electrodes, which combine the benefits of graphite electrodes and Söderberg electrodes. The overall energy efficiency can be improved with a heat recovery system to produce hot water, steam, or electricity. Our rotating furnace design promotes the longer life time of the refractory lining and makes operation easier. Silica fume is recovered from the off-gas and packed ready for shipping.