Our Background
Tech Magnesium is a Canadian company incorporated over 10 years ago with the objective of enabling Mg to become a competitive lightweight material of choice.
Tech Magnesium's Technology has been
designed from the ground up
to replace fossil fuels with clean electricity,
to maximize raw materials utilization efficiency &
to maximize energy efficiency.
The net result is a suite of highly efficient & productive technologies that produce Mg at the world's
lowest production cost and
lowest carbon footprint.
Our Technologies
ULTRA CLEAN Magnesium Aluminothermic Process
Hybrid electric - MgO aluminothermic process produces the world's lowest cost, cleanest magnesium with a carbon footprint that is on par with the cleanest aluminum plants
CLEAN Magnesium Silicothermic Process
Hybrid electric - CaO.MgO silicothermic process produces magnesium at a production cost and carbon footprint that is lower than Chinese Mg and is also less than the world average carbon footprint for primary & recycled Al production.
MagShapes Wrought Magnesium Process
MagShapes Technology is designed to narrow the competitive performance & cost gap between aluminum & magnesium extrusions, plate & sheet
Intellectual Property
Tech Magnesium has exclusive ownership and control over the IP rights for the ULTRA CLEAN Mag Process, the CLEAN Mag Process and the MagShapes Process.
Our Team
Doug Zuliani, Tech Magnesium's President & Owner has a Ph.D. in Metallurgical Engineering from the University of Toronto, 10 US Patents and over 40 years of commercial, operations and research experience in the metals industry with a focus on magnesium and steelmaking including over 16 years of first hand magnesium experience as a senior executive responsible for R&D and Operations at a Canadian magnesium production company. He has published over 40 technical papers many of which can be found on www.researchgate.net
Tech Magnesium has assembled a highly experienced team of business and technical advisors including
Wayne Maddever who holds a Ph.D. in Materials Science Engineering from the University of Toronto. Since 1985 he has held senior executive management positions with technically based businesses in start-up, turnaround or acquisition situations where his skills at change management have brought considerable success in the commercialization of new technologies.His experience in both private and public companies, both domestically and internationally, spans a broad variety of industries, including bio- and advanced materials, precision manufacturing, recycling, waste to energy and medical devices. He lectures at McMaster University on Leadership for Innovation and is a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering.
Gillian Holcroft who obtained her bachelors and masters in chemical engineering from McGill University and has over 35 years’ experience in advanced metallurgical and chemical processing. She has been actively involved in technology commercialization, contract management, securing investments, business development and establishing strategic partnerships. In recognition of her leadership, Gillian received the CIM 2019 MetSoc Environmental Award and in 2021 was a CIM Distinguished Lecturer.
Frank L. Kemeny who is a Chemical metallurgy process engineer with over 40 years of experience in steelmaking technology development. BASc, MASc and PhD from University of Toronto, 1977, 1982 and 1987. Frank's experience stretches across all aspects of steel production including waste stream processes.He has provided technical solutions to over 100 steelmaking facilities on 6 continents worldwide and is the author of 17 patents and over 40 technical publications, including several on EAF dust recovery. Frank is a lifetime AIST Distinguished Member and recipient of numerous recognitions, including the AIST Tadeusz Sendzimir Memorial Medal in 2015.