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SALT PLANT BECOMES WORLD'S BIGGEST
30 May 2005 - Akcros Chemicals
| Akzo Nobel's salt plant in Hengelo, the Netherlands, has become the biggest vacuum salt factory in the world following the official opening of a new extension. |
Akzo Nobel's salt plant in Hengelo, the Netherlands, has become the biggest vacuum salt factory in the world following the official opening of a new extension. The plant, which is operated by the company's Base Chemicals business, now has a capacity of 2.4 million tons per year, an increase of 400,000 tons. "This investment is a positive signal to everyone connected with the Hengelo site," said general manager of the Base Chemicals business, Werner Fuhrmann. "It strengthens the position of the site and underlines Akzo Nobel's ambition to strengthen its leading position in the salt business." The expansion of the plant began in 2003, with the most remarkable piece of new equipment being a new crystallizer which weighs 60,000 kilos, has a diameter of eight meters and is 25 meters long.
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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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