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CHEMICAL ISLAND STARTS ON SCHEDULE
24 August 2005 - Akcros Chemicals
| Production has started on schedule at Eka Bahia in Brazil, the plant operated by Akzo Nobel's Pulp and Paper Chemicals business, Eka Chemicals, which is producing chemicals for the Veracel pulp mill. |
Production has started on schedule at Eka Bahia in Brazil, the plant operated by Akzo Nobel's Pulp and Paper Chemicals business, Eka Chemicals, which is producing chemicals for the Veracel pulp mill. Eka has a 15-year contract with Veracel to supply chemicals and run chemicals operations at the pulp mill, which is run by Stora Enso and Aracruz Cellulose and has an annual capacity of 900,000 tons. "All personnel, both from Eka Bahia and those working within the project have done a fantastic job and succeeded in delivering on time, despite the difficulties and challenges presented by the size of the project," said Val Suchek, head of Eka Chemicals in Brazil. The Eka plant, which is referred to in the chemicals business as a Chemical Island, is made up of several units, including a sodium chlorate plant, a chlorine dioxide plant, an oxygen plant and storage tanks for products produced externally. It has the capacity to produce 58,000 tons of sodium chlorate per annum and 45 tons of chlorine dioxide a day. Around 90 tons of oxygen can also be supplied daily.
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About: Akcros Chemicals
Akcros Chemicals, a business unit of Akzo Nobel, is one of the world leaders in the field of additives for the processing and manufacturing of plastics as well as Polysulphide Chemicals for the aerospace, marine and construction industries. Annual sales amount to approximately EUR 200 million. With headquarters located in Eccles, UK, Akcros employs around 900 people. The company has manufacturing sites in the UK, Germany and the USA and sells its products world-wide.Akcros Chemicals is actively committed to the ongoing development of new products that bring added value to their customers. The company’s biocides are based on the active ingredients Oxybisphenoxarsine (OBPA), Zinc Pyrithione (ZnP) and Iodo Propynl Butyl Carbamate (IPBC). These active ingredients are supplied in liquid, powder and solid form so that customers have a broad range of formulating options depending on their particular end use requirements. To help customers to select the appropriate active ingredient and the levels for their particular formulations, Akcros has state-of-the-art microbiology laboratories in New Brunswick, New Jersey (USA) and Düren, Germany. Akcros Chemicals welcomes the opportunity to work with anyone interested in superior biocidal protection. Akcros Chemicals’ quality, technical support and customer service are the best in the industry. Working closely with their customers, Akcros are dedicated to their total satisfaction. Call Akcros today (732-220-6882 USA, 44 161 785 1111 UK) to ensure full ‘SANIPROOFED by INTERCIDE’ biocidal protection. Akzo Nobel, based in the Netherlands, serves customers throughout the world with healthcare products, coatings and chemicals. Consolidated sales for 2000 totaled EUR 14 billion (USD 13 billion, GBP 8.5 billion). The Company currently employs 67,400 people in 80 countries. |
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