Conceptual aerial view of the ferrosilicon processing unit

Industrial project development · Feasibility · Investment decision support

Reducing uncertainty before industrial decisions.

We turn an industrial investment intention into a structured project, ready for the next decision — with a distinctive capability between France and Angola.

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Conceptual visualization — project under development

Decisions we support

Every assignment starts with a decision.

D-01Go / no-go

D-02Technology selection

D-03Vendor selection

D-04Sizing

D-05CAPEX / OPEX

D-06Financing file

Services

Four areas of expertise, one purpose: informed decisions.

Industrial Strategy

Opportunities, markets, positioning and value-chain choices.

→ Proceed or stop

Techno-economic Feasibility

Process, capacity, equipment, CAPEX / OPEX, risks.

→ Go / no-go

Investment Decision Support

Financial model, structuring, investor and lender files.

→ Decide to invest

Construction site with crane, aerial view

Project Development

Tenders, OEMs, engineering firms, next studies.

→ Move into engineering

Illustrative photo · Unsplash (Heming paper, Sven Mieke, Daniel McCullough, Centar MURID)

Method

Four stages, four decision gates.

Qualify

Is the opportunity worth pursuing?

Assess

Is the project feasible and viable?

Structure

How should it be financed, and on what terms?

Engage

With which partners should it move into engineering?

Case 001

FeSi Project — Angola

A milled ferrosilicon plant for Angola's diamond mining industry: from identifying the need to preparing the financing file.

Metallurgy
Diamond DMS circuits
Go / no-go and financing
Feasibility and structuring
Project under development

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Europe ↔ Africa

Our anchor, not our limit.

Understanding industrial needs on the ground, bringing in European technology providers, manufacturers and engineering firms, and structuring the project through to decision. Angola is our first market; our method applies to any early-stage industrial project.

Our Europe ↔ Africa approach

Container cranes at the Port of Antwerp — **Europe**Port of Antwerp, Belgium · Trougnouf, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Luanda cityscape — **Angola**Luanda, Angola · Shawn Clark / Unsplash

Proof

What an AxenCor assignment delivers.

Engineering and analytical deliverables, not generic slides: process flow diagrams, capital and operating cost estimates, risk registers, financial models.

Exhibit 01Process flow diagram of the milling and classification unitProcess flow diagram — concept study · Case 001

Exhibit 02Project economics at concept stageInfographic — concept study, indicative estimates · Case 001

Exhibit 03Conceptual site layoutInfographic — concept study, indicative estimates · Case 001

Insights

Industrial analysis, Europe ↔ Angola

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AxenCor insight · method · 7-minute read
Before feasibility: seven questions that decide go / no-go for an industrial project in Angola
A full feasibility study takes time, specialists and a significant budget. It should not be the way to discover an obstacle that a few weeks of work could have revealed. Before commissioning one, Axen…

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Founder

"An industrial decision has to be prepared: market, process, costs, risks and financing must hold together."

Edilásio Benedito Canga — Founder & Managing Director. 15+ years in industrial and energy projects; oil & gas operations in sub-Saharan Africa (Schlumberger).

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