MUMBAI, India, Oct. 19 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202617089718 A) filed by Saint-Gobain Placo on July 23, 2026, for Processing Plant For Obtaining Expanded Ore.

Inventors include Villey, Michel; Trifunovic, Stefan; and Gros, Philippe.

The application for the patent was published on October 16, 2026, under issue no. 42/2026.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a processing plant (1) for processing expandable ore, comprising a furnace (2), comprising an enclosure (14) configured for expansion of the expandable ore, a burner (10) and a channeling member (22) for channeling a flame generated by the burner (10), the processing plant (1) comprising at least one device (34) for introducing the expa...