About the Editors
Andreas Siegmund studied metallurgical engineering
at the Technical University of Berlin, Germany where he
received his Masters degree in 1985 and his Doctorate
degree in 1989. He then joined Lurgi Metallurgie GmbH
where he was involved in the design, commissioning,
and operation of non-ferrous metals plants and progressed to Head of Non-ferrous Process Department. In
1998, he joined RSR Technologies, Inc. in Dallas, Texas,
as Manager of Research and Development before
becoming Vice President focusing on projects for lead
recovery from secondary and primary sources and
working with anodes for Cu- and Zn-electrowinning.
In 2004, he became President of Quemetco Metals Ltd., a
company manufacturing permanent lead alloy anodes. In
2008, he established his own consulting company
LanMetCon LLC. From 2010 to 2014, he was also the
Senior Vice President Process Technology and partner at
Gas Cleaning Technologies, providing services to the
process design and all aspects of pyrometallurgical and
hydrometallurgical applications for primary and secondary metals processing. Since 2015, he has devoted his
business activities exclusively to his consulting company
LanMetCon LLC. He has worked on multiple pyrometallurgical and hydrometallurgical projects for metal
producers and engineering firms related to the copper,
lead, zinc, and ferro nickel industry. This includes
engineering activities from initial studies to project
execution with respect to greenfield projects as well as
brownfield plant optimization, modernization, and
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Andreas Siegmund studied metallurgical engineering
at the Technical University of Berlin, Germany where he
received his Masters degree in 1985 and his Doctorate
degree in 1989. He then joined Lurgi Metallurgie GmbH
where he was involved in the design, commissioning,
and operation of non-ferrous metals plants and progressed to Head of Non-ferrous Process Department. In
1998, he joined RSR Technologies, Inc. in Dallas, Texas,
as Manager of Research and Development before
becoming Vice President focusing on projects for lead
recovery from secondary and primary sources and
working with anodes for Cu- and Zn-electrowinning.
In 2004, he became President of Quemetco Metals Ltd., a
company manufacturing permanent lead alloy anodes. In
2008, he established his own consulting company
LanMetCon LLC. From 2010 to 2014, he was also the
Senior Vice President Process Technology and partner at
Gas Cleaning Technologies, providing services to the
process design and all aspects of pyrometallurgical and
hydrometallurgical applications for primary and secondary metals processing. Since 2015, he has devoted his
business activities exclusively to his consulting company
LanMetCon LLC. He has worked on multiple pyrometallurgical and hydrometallurgical projects for metal
producers and engineering firms related to the copper,
lead, zinc, and ferro nickel industry. This includes
engineering activities from initial studies to project
execution with respect to greenfield projects as well as
brownfield plant optimization, modernization, and
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