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EKA TO TAKE OVER CHLORINE DIOXIDE PRODUCTION AT ASPA BRUK
29 September 2004 - Akcros Chemicals
| Eka Chemicals has reached an agreement with Smurfit Munksjö to take over chlorine dioxide production at its Aspa Bruk site in Sweden. |
Eka Chemicals has reached an agreement with Smurfit Munksjö to take over chlorine dioxide production at its Aspa Bruk site in Sweden. A new process technology is to be installed at the mill based on Eka's HPA technology, with the new plant scheduled for start-up in March/April next year. The new HPA plant is controlled on site, but will be constantly monitored from the Eka operations centre in Stockvik, Sundsvall. "Being able to run continuous monitoring of the process using qualified personnel gives us the opportunity to provide our customers with faster and better service around the clock," said Anders Mehlberg, strategic account manager at Eka Chemicals, Akzo Nobel's pulp and paper chemicals business. "As a chemicals manufacturer, we have considerable experience of running chemical processes and we look after the chlorine dioxide process for about 15 pulp mills around the world at present. This is a rational system and makes it possible for our customers to focus on their core operations of manufacturing pulp and paper." Added Aspa Bruk managing director, Bengt Unander-Scharin: "It is of great advantage for us to collaborate with Eka over the operation of the new chlorine dioxide plant. The application of the latest technology and the improvements made to our joint process monitoring will increase efficiency and lower costs for us across the board."
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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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