Having 10 years’ experience in titanium feedstock mining and 3 years of successful R&D, Velta is creating the world’s first vertically-integrated company based on its own innovative method for high-quality, low-cost titanium production.
Our new method is less energy-intensive, has fewer production stages, dramatically reduces the price of titanium thanks to the production of revenue-generating byproducts, and generates zero waste.
Velta is one of only a few fully private producers of titanium feedstock in Europe and manages reserves of up to 6 million tons of feedstock as of January 2021.
We use large ilmenite deposits from the Kirovograd region in central Ukraine and began commercial shipments of titanium feedstock in early 2012.
Our location, along with access to advanced transportation and storage facilities, enables us to deliver products globally.
Our Birzulivske deposit currently contains 3 million tons of high-quality ilmenite.
The unique characteristics of this resource have allowed us to separate the ilmenite concentrate into two product grades, which differ in the content of the main components, such as TіO2, FeО and Fe2О3.The Ilmenite resource allows us to produce a variety of products suitable for different customer needs. Ilmenite from the Birzulivske deposit can be used to produce titanium dioxide by both the sulphate and chloride processes, as well as slag, synthetic rutile and electrodes. The current capacity of the Birzulivske mining and processing plant is up to 270 thousand tons of ilmenite concentrate per year.
The Likarivske ilmenite deposit adds 2.6 million tons of titanium feedstock to Velta resource base.
With all geological exploration complete and the final design of the mining and processing plant done, the Likarivske will significantly increase production.
This $35 million investment will add 120 thousand tons of annual ilmenite concentrate production.
Stages of the Velta process:
SLUDGE DISPOSAL:
Removal of impurities from ore sands in a hydrocyclone.
GRAVITY SEPARATION:
Separation of quartz sand and rough ilmenite in gravity separators.
MAGNETIC SEPARATION:
Bringing ilmenite concentrate to the stage of finished product on roller magnetic separators.
Quality control at every stage
Regular sampling of ilmenite concentrate at the stage of ore enrichment.
Regular sampling of ilmenite concentrate during loading to storage or before it’s shipped to customers.
Independent testing of ilmenite concentrate by the SGS laboratory when loading and shipping to customers.
Regular testing of finished products in the company’s own laboratory.
Use of chemical and X-ray methods to confirm the content of TiO2 and timely detection of undesirable impurities.
Velta is an export-oriented company, and therefore transport logistics have been designed to meet the needs of each client.
We have direct railway access to the modern seaport facilities from our location in central Ukraine. We have developed our own approach to the warehousing and storage of feedstock in the port, which allows us to avoid excess moisture and unwanted objects in the load when shipping products by sea.