Company Profile
Si&Mex Solutions Gmb Hisan ESG driven German technology
Si & Mex Solutions GmbH is an ESG-driven German technology, engineering, design, process, know-how transfer, and plant operations optimization advisory firm focused on the Silicon and Ferroalloy supply chain, including the upstream bio-carbon, electrodes, and mining plus the downstream photovoltaic and silicones manufacturing.
Competences/Areas of Expertise
Si & Mex Solutions GmbH has a team of full-time dedicated metallurgical, chemical, materials, mechanical, automation, and environmental engineers to focus on the unique technical client challenges that new projects encounter. The company focuses on sustainability, social, and governance parameters to develop with excellence the unique tailor-made solutions for new entrants, tier-1/tier-2, and integrators for the Silicon industry. Our main goal is to make the world more sustainable towards excellence and renewable industry development, focusing on Solar and Silicones downstream application.
| Full Engineering Life Cycle – Focused on MG-Si Supply Chain (STEHP Si) | SMX-Si-BAT Best Available Technology (Tech-Comm-Strategic balance) |
|---|---|
| Technology development and implementation (FRM Si balancing) | Equipment and technology implementation (SMS, Vatvedt, Tenova, etc) |
| Operations and process optimization (Si-OE Diagnostics®) | Raw materials |
| Process/equipment design (SMX Technology – Silicon 5.0®) | Factory functionality improvement |
| Conceptual and basic engineering (Silicon 5.0®) | Automation and electrode design |
| Factory planning and process simulation | Upgrades and conversions |
| Interface risk assessment and mitigation | Lean 6 Sigma manufacturing optimization |
| Commissioning and startup/ramp up of factories | Standard operating procedures |
| Training and knowhow transfer | Infrastructure planning |
| Interim operations teams | Business modelling and market access |
| Negotiation support (offtakes, utilities, suppliers) | Owner and lender engineer |
| Technical and engineering auditing | Raw materials and supply chain support |
| Financial planning and project evaluation | Investor pitch for attracting partners |
| Global silicon market and strategy | Technical support in downstream applications |
Design and Manufacturing Experience in Silicon
| Experience | Metrics | |
|---|---|---|
| Experience | >300 years of accumulated in design and operation experience (75% of western Furnaces / 10% of Chinese Silicon furnaces) |
Broad expertise in ALL Electrodes technological routes Carbon Electrode (Amorphous / Graphitized), Composite (Tagliaferri/Pechiney/ELSA), Sodeberg Aluminium (DOW/RIMA) |
| Silicon Production |
Design expertise in main systems of Silicon Plants: – Raw material handling system (including proportioning) – Furnace Proper, Tapping (Continuous, Discontinuous, Semi continuous regime) – Casting (Silicon Slag Free continuous casting) – Refining, Secondary dedusting system – Gas Cleanning Plant with or without Energy Recovery Systems – Crushing and Milling systems – Atomization and catalyst additions systems |
RM know-how (Charcoal, Coal, Petcoke, Woodchips, Quartz, Quartzite, Fluorite, Limestone, etc) Proportioning systems with the best accuracy and mass balance control system. Unique expertise on Electrode length control for Silicon process Optimized Refining system |
| Systems |
Raw material handling systems Proportioning Systems Furnace Proper |
Gas Cleanning Plants Energy Recovery systems Final Product Handling |