Capital Equipment News December 2017

B&E International started designing and manufacturing its own purpose-built plants some 25 years ago.

A typical tertiary crushing and screening circuit commissioned by B&E International.

Bearing in mind that a processing plant is the heart of every mine, B&E International, a specialist in crushing and screening plants with 40 years’ experience in designing, build- ing and running process plants, has taken the contract crushing and screening to a whole new level, moving away from the convention- al crushing and screening contracting model. The company has developed some innova- tive operating models that are designed to give both existing mines and start-up mining companies a peace of mind as far as both debottlenecking and optimisation of existing plants, as well as the design, construction and operation of completely new plants, are concerned. Initially just a contract crushing and screening contractor, B&E International started designing and manufacturing its own purpose-built plants some 25 years ago, but initially on an in-house basis. “As contractors we realised at the time that the equipment we specifically needed to execute our proj-

KEY TALKING POINTS

B& E International offers an innovative toll model for processing plants that reduces the upfront capital requirements for start-up mining companies

Under the BOOT model, B&E International retains the ownership of the plant for a pre-determined number of years, normally five years, and charge a toll rate depending on the production output

The customer has the option to take over the ownership of the plant after an initial five- year period, where they would then pay only the residual value of the plant based on an amortisation formula that could be agreed in advance

The model significantly cuts up-front costs for equipment, facilities and skilled personnel, while reducing ongoing operational costs

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