Ore carryback problem (chloride-free)

Industry: mining

Project specifications: no chlorides

Main customer challenges

• Ore carryback in railcars (down to -5 degrees Celsius)
• Looking for a product with anti-adhesive properties for railcar bodies
• Looking to use a chloride-free product (natural solution)

Solutions recommended by Somavrac C.C.

• Mixture prepared at the Trois-Rivières Somavrac plant to supply an industrial vegetable-oil-based anti-adhesive (formula developed in collaboration with the customer and a local partner)
• Shipping of totes to northern Quebec
• Spraying railcars with product using a semi-automated spray system

Results and customer impact

Carryback has fallen from 12 tons to less than one ton