Orbite Technologies Inc. announced that further to its press production activities continue as planned at its high purity alumina plant. The first batch of feedstock digestion commenced on September 30 and was followed by a second batch, as planned. The first batches of liquor, produced in the digestion circuit, were transferred to the crystallisation circuit for commencement of production of the first batch of aluminum chloride hexahydrate ("ACH") crystals. ACH crystals are the precursor to high purity alumina ("HPA"). As disclosed, each full digestion and crystallisation batch cycle will initially take approximately 3.5 days to complete. Production will continue in batch mode in these two circuits while extensive testing will be carried out on digester liquors and ACH crystals, to ensure production and purity criteria are met. Once the ACH crystals meet purity criteria, they will be transferred to the decomposer and calciner circuit for HPA production. Once production and purity criteria are met in all three circuits, the plant will switch over to semi-continuous operation mode and commence ramp up to name plate capacity.