| Bear Metallurgical - a Sustainable Company in Ferro-alloys Production David Carey1; 1BEAR METALLURGICAL COMPANY, Butler, United States; PAPER: 399/Ferro-alloys/Regular (Oral) SCHEDULED: 14:25/Fri. 25 Oct. 2019/Zeus (55/Mezz. F) ABSTRACT: Founded in 1990, Bear Metallurgical Company (“Bear”) is the sole independent toll converter of ferrovanadium and the largest producer of ferromolybdenum in the United States. The core business of the Company is the toll conversion of vanadium oxide to ferrovanadium and the conversion of molybdenum oxide to ferromolybdenum. Since its founding, the company has developed and adopted various advanced production and managing practices to achieve a sustainable development of the company as a leader in ferro-alloys production. This paper gives an overview of the company history, its industrial processes and its products and then focuses on measures undertaken to achieve a sustainable development that simultaneously achieve (1) economic growth by adopting lean production principles that increase the quality and efficiency and reduce cost (2) protection of the environment by adopting high recyclability and waste treatment schemes and (3) development of the society by increasing the quality of the working conditions, assuring accident free production for record lengths of time and helping communities in the area. |
