What We Do
DeCalle Group has a dedicated team of global metals and mining experts across developed and emerging economies. Our projects span a wide range of issues, including turnaround programs, operational improvement and mergers and acquisitions. Our experience spans the entire production cycle, from upstream mining and raw material inputs to primary metal production, fabrication and distribution.
We work with our clients on a wide range of business issues including:
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Corporate and business unit growth strategy. In the face of current industry pressures—shifting profit pools, commodity volatility, disparate regional production capacity and consumption trends, evolving technologies, innovation and regulation, and continued industry consolidation—we help our clients build sound strategies, explore expansion and adjacent business opportunities, define their core business, and develop a repeatable business model for enduring growth.
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Mergers and acquisitions. Growing bigger and more diverse has been and will remain a key driver of success in many metals and mining markets. DeCalle Group experts have extensive experience in due diligence, mergers and acquisitions planning, and integration to help mining and metals companies build scale and diversify their portfolios across multiple global regions, helping to stabilize price volatility and improve competitive position.
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Performance improvement. Metals and mining companies stand to realize significant throughput improvements and cost reductions by de-bottlenecking, improving equipment and labour productivity, optimizing manufacturing and shop floor operations, reducing process complexity, and by building a lean and flexible supply chain. DeCalle Group helps clients achieve near term productivity improvements and build the tools necessary for continuous improvement to sustain the results.
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Organization. DeCalle Group has a comprehensive tool kit to help companies address organizational design and decision difficulties and other organizational barriers to performance. And we work with clients to improve their performance problems and safety issues by focusing talent, leadership and culture efforts.
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IT and technological innovation. Information technology and process innovation is a key part of the mine, plant and manufacturing plant of the future. Our experts provide an objective, independent perspective to help companies realize the full potential of their IT resources and innovation investments in the broader context of our client’s business.
- Results Delivery. Managing change effectively is a source of competitive advantage, yet few organizations do it well. Our approach to Results Delivery focuses on predicting, measuring and managing risk associated with the change from day one.
Capture the markets of the future
The metals and mining industries face significant challenges brought about by shifting demand. China’s enormous economy is transitioning to become more ‘resources-lite’, India is building confidence in its own rapid development and other regions are creating their own heavy and manufacturing industries.
The almost inevitable imbalances bought about by the discovery-development-demand patterns embedded in the production of mined products have complicated an already difficult situation. Many producers have struggled for survival as prices crashed.
Our expert metals and mining consultants work with you to overcome these obstacles and complications which span:
- Confused, fragmented and protectionist geopolitics.
- Lack of exploration and project funding for traditional staples, such as copper, which impacts the outlook for new supply.
- New demand patterns driven by renewable energy and battery storage.
- The digitalization and automation of supply chains
How we help
Project delays and cancellations; an unwavering focus by producers on reducing operating costs and maximising throughput from existing assets has compelled the mined materials industries to become much leaner and more cost competitive.
The question for all players remains, where can greatest value be found?
Our Metals and Mining Consulting Team provide advice across every segment of the mined materials value chains – from exploration and product transformation to end-use consumption – to help them identify opportunities available. our advice is sought by many of the world’s leading governments, banks, fund managers, law firms and courts, commodity traders, miners and mineral processors.
Excellent skills and knowledge of the market
Your questions answered
We provide strategic clarity by answering your most critical questions:
- How can natural resources drive economic development and growth?
- How will local regulatory changes, including import and export restrictions, impact supply?
- How should a country’s regulation and industry governance structures be reformed?
- What market entry/exit/portfolio strategies are most appropriate?
- Where and how can I secure the mined products I need?
- How will energy and battery storage impact existing fuels and battery raw materials?
- What is the commercial feasibility of a project investment?
- What is the value of an individual mine, smelter or infrastructure asset?
Our experienced and passionate industry experts help you make critical decisions about corporate strategy, performance improvement, organization, and mergers and acquisitions.
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