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What are the machine benchmarks?

Written by heide matussek

Updated at August 4th, 2025

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What are the machine benchmarks?

What are the machine benchmarks?

The 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th quartile means that the capacity of the chosen market is split into four quartiles, so for example if it is a 5 million tonne market, each quartile would be equivalent of 1.25 million tonnes. Based on each mill/machine’s cost, it would then be positioned in one of these quartiles.

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