The competition in any industry motivates rapid and innovative product development, which in turn creates the demand for effective and reliable tools. Design of experiments (DOE) is such a tool, with undisputable value. The metals, mineral and mining industries have combined DOE with multivariate data analysis and thus paved the way to efficient process development, making DOE applicable on any larger process step.

LKAB, the international high-tech mineral group, uses SIMCA-P+ in their research department for process development.