Industrial Minerals

PEC Consulting Group LLC, the consulting arm of PENTA Engineering Corp., is recognized worldwide for providing engineering and consulting services to the industrial minerals industry. Our extensive experience comprises limestone, cement, lime, gypsum, sands, aggregates and other non-metallic minerals.

PEC Consulting Group LLC, the consulting arm of PENTA Engineering Corp., is recognized worldwide for providing engineering and consulting services to the industrial minerals industry. Our extensive experience comprises limestone, cement, lime, gypsum, sands, aggregates and other non-metallic minerals.

Services

    • Due Diligence for Acquisitions.
    • Mergers and Acquisitions.
    • Process Audits and productivity improvements.
    • Maintenance and Reliability Audits.
    • Operations evaluation and operators training.
    • Development of Bid Documents for Main Process Equipment.
    • Contract Negotiation.
    • Closure of Contracts.
    • Auxiliary Equipment Selection Assistance and Material handling.
    • Contractor Selection Assistance.
    • Quality Assurance / Quality Control Monitoring.
    • Procurement & Expediting Assistance.
    • Site Advisory Services.
    • Commissioning and Start-up Assistance.

Industrial Minerals Consultants

PENTA has been providing consulting services to the industrial minerals industry for over 30 years. Our consultants have extensive experience in the following Industries:

    • Cement.
    • Clays.
    • Diatomaceous Earths.
    • Feldspar.
    • Frac Sands (Proppant Sands).
    • Ground Calcium Carbonate.
    • Gypsum.
    • Industrial Sands.
    • Kaolin.
    • Lime.
    • Limestone and Dolomite.
    • Perlite.
    • Precipitated Calcium Carbonate.
    • Pozzolans.
    • Refractory Clays.
    • Salts.
    • Silica Sands.
    • Wollastonite.

Clients List

The following are some of our clients:

    • US Silica.
    • Pioneer Natural Resources.
    • Cutler Magner.
    • Florida Crushed Stone.
    • Florida Rock Industries.
    • Salt River Materials Group
    • United States Lime & Minerals, Inc.

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