: : Ferrinov pigments

Origin and development

Important research and development work has been ongoing since 1991 to find a way to dispose of dust generated by electric arc furnaces. This project has gradually led to the validation of the technical, environmental, and economic potentiel of the process for the production of Ferrinov pigments. Our company has received continual support from scientific research institutes, which include an industrial environment research center and a major North American university. The support of three Canadian steel mills has also been significant in the development of an international patent pending hydrometallurgical process for the decontamination and the transformation of steel dust into industrial pigments. The pigments produced belong to a new generation of "mixed metal oxides".

These highly anti-corrosion and heat-resistant pigments may be used to great advantage in paints, inks, and plastics.

In 1998, the commercial rights to the technology were grouped under the owners of the trademark Ferrinov. Between 2000 and 2003, the original stockholders were joined by institutional investors: the Caisse de dépôt et de placement du Québec, Innovatech du Grand Montréal and Fondaction. The financial capacity of these investors exceeds $ 80 billion, which permits sustained research and development in the hydrometallurgy of fine particles, and is a guarantee of financial security.