Presentation made for the Pacific Business Forum 2017 in Noumea by SLN.

1. When Circular Economy meets
Pacific region challenges
Pacific Business Forum 2017
Frédéric MARTIN – Business Development Manager FNS

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What can we see here?
Decades of historical waste from the Nickel smelting industry being stockpiled…

3. Typical sign of linear economy model…
• But Natural resources are in fact limited!
• Industry and human activities do impact the environment!
• Management of waste affects the quality of life!
• The historical linear model: take-make-dispose, or cradle to grave…
è Based on unlimited resources
è Management of externalities by others (communities)
è No capital contribution from environmental resources, social well being..
è So different than equilibrium that rules life
for billions of years before human kind:
i.e. the Biosphere

4. Slowly replace by more regenerative models…
3 R driven:
Reduce – Reuse - Recycle
Circular economy principles
Ellen MacArthur Foundation
• Keep products and materials at highest value at all times
• Develop continuous cycle to optimize natural capital.
• Can be developed at every scale
Not so easy in isolated place with low
industrial network…
Ø By-Product Synergy
Ø Industrial Symbiosis
Ø Industrial Ecosystem Development
Ø Circular economy
Ø Blue economy…

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… in parallel the Pacific Islands are facing new structural
challenges for their people!
Ø Consequences of climate changes
Ø Limitation of natural local resources
Ø Exodus from local population when limited economical
activity…

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Sea level rise and the consequence on living area

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Climate change:
recurrent and stronger storms
è Shore erosion,
Intrusion of sea water in land,
Salinization of arable land, housing
destruction

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Several technical solutions exist to protect the shores and
limit water erosion and penetration inland…

9. …And we do have a long experience in New Caledonia
q New Caledonia land reclaiming works performed for 80 years with SLN FNS and for
more than 1000 hectares:
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20% of Noumea city is built on SLN FNS: 1000ha
City center
SLN industrial site
Commercial port
Airport
Add. Land
reclamation
220ha

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Breakwaters built with FNS
20 years ago
Ø We also developed breakwaters
construction using FNS as sand
Maré Island – Loyalties Islands

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… solutions exist for stronger, comfortable housing…
…..as well as local business opportunities

12. Blockworks built with FNS for
more than 20 years
Ø Local FNS substitute of natural sand in construction
ü Cast-In-Place Structural concrete
ü Non Structural concrete
& Pre-Cast concrete

13. Ø FNS – Use in road construction/consolidation
13Road base aggregate for haulage road
Concrete footpath
ü A complete pHD Thesis was developed as early as 1989
confirming the beneficial use of FNS in road structure!

14. Now look back and take another look!
What I see:
ü Over 25 Mt storage of manufactured sand ready for opportunities
ü 1,6 Mt of construction material produced every year as co-product
from Nickel Industry
This is FerroNickel Slag (FNS) traded as Le SLAND

15. Unloading ore
Homogenisation
Storage
Pre heating Calcination Level of tour
7.8 m
Calcined
ore
Calcined
ore
Slag tapping
channel
Metal tapping
channel
Smelting
Ladle
Slag
Calcined ore
+ dust
Tailings
Slag
Coarse
ferronickel
Desilication
Desulphurisation
SLN 25
Shotting
Clients who manufacture
stainless steel
Av. capacity: 55 -60 kt Ni
Av. prod: 1,6 -2 Mt/y slag
Doniambo factory
By-product: ferronickel slag
Main product: ferronickel
Inputs: nickel ore
Where does the FNS sand come from?
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Ø FerroNickel Slag (FNS): A by-product from the Nickel smelting industry

16. Continuous & homogeneous production of FNS
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Continuous and homogeneous co-production for many decades

17. Ø SLN FERRONICKEL SLAG – Extensive laboratory testing
Ø Extensive durability testing on concrete / mortar with FNS as sand performed by reputed
Australian university and the French concrete institute CERIB

18. Ø Strategic location of New Caledonia in the Pacific
Ø Over 136 years of Mining and Industrial expertise
Ø Various possible shipping options

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• Dedicated storage Platform with quality control
• Ship loader (800 t/h) ready to load by November 2017
• Loading capacity : from Barges 5,000 - up to 35,000 DWT Handymax ship
Ø Logistic means for FNS export

20. SLN FNS – Promising material for the Pacific
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Proven, economical and high quality material
with several decades of use in New Caledonia
q A source of consistent construction and
landfill material production: ~ 1,6 MTPY
q Stable and homogeneous material quality
over the years
q Stockpile of 25 MT available strategically
located in the Pacific
Why deplete environmental resources?
Ø But this only brings part of the complete solution
Collaborative efforts are required to reach success

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The driving forces to success
Ø Institutional Projects funding
Ø Private companies initiatives
Ø Local communities & governments support
…

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Ø Let’s get stronger together and build up the resilience of the people from the
Pacific Islands…
Thank You !
Tokelau Warriors