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Timcal builds new natural graphite processing plant
November 2002
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it is also evaluating construction of new manufacturing facilities. According to James Yuann, general manager for PolyOne Asia, demand is such that in the next 12 months the company will need to expand in both the South China and ASEAN regions. “With some of our facilities we will reach the limits of what we can do, and we must consider alternative buildings”, he says.
says. The plant comprises three main areas: a 6500 m2 pitch plant and tank farm; a 4650 m2 manufacturing building for processing, spinning and fibre customization; and a 4650 m2 warehouse, maintenance and administration building. Conoco says that the pitch precursor plant is fully operational and is building inventory, while production of fibre should start by year-end.
Contact: PolyOne Corp, Suite 36-5000, 200 Public Square, Cleveland, OH 44114-2304, USA; tel: +1-216-589-4000; fax: +1-216-5894077; URL: www.polyone.com
The plant will produce a high-performance pitchbased carbon fibre for use in the electronics, conductive and reinforced plastics, concrete, asphalt, automotive and other industries. It uses low-value refinery product streams instead of the higher-cost chemical feedstocks traditionally used to make most carbon fibres. The new technology significantly reduces plant construction and manufacturing costs, which, in turn, will give the product a competitive edge in the market, the company believes. The plant is located on a 20-acre site adjacent to Conoco’s existing refinery in Ponca City.
Baerlocher India receives ISO certification Baerlocher India Research & Development Pvt Ltd (BIRD) has been certified for ISO 9001-2000 by the auditing body TÜV Süddeutschland India. The ISO-9001 certification is seen as a step towards making BIRD a centre for excellence catering not only to local but also international needs for polymer additives, the company says. Conceived in 1999 from Baerlocher India Additives Pvt Ltd, a subsidiary of Baerlocher Italia SpA, to undertake research and technology development, BIRD is now set to provide technical support to Baerlocher Associate companies worldwide, complementing Baerlocher’s R&D labs in Germany and Italy. The R&D centre comprises an applications laboratory, commissioned in September 2001, and state-of-theart analytical and synthetic chemistry facilities. The Baerlocher group claims to be among the top three in the global PVC additives business. Contact: Baerlocher India Additives Private Ltd, Godrej Soaps Complex Pirojshanagar, Vikhroli (E), Mumbai 400 079 – India; tel: +9122-5974151; fax: +91-22-5188703; e-mail: [email protected]
Conoco Cevolution completes carbon fibre plant construction Conoco Cevolution has completed construction of its carbon fibres manufacturing facility in Ponca City, OK, USA, and start up is reported to be in progress. The new 1800 tonne/year facility uses a proprietary new process technology, and is readily expandable to 3600 tonnes, the company
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Contact: Conoco Cevolution, PO Box 2197, Houston, TX 77252-2197, USA; tel: +1-877319-8853; fax: +1-281-293-3117; URL: carbonfibre.conoco.com
Timcal builds new natural graphite processing plant Timcal Graphite is investing $10 million in a new natural graphite processing plant in Canada to serve the North American market. Located in the Montréal area, the facility is expected to be completed by the end of 2002, at which time commercial quantities of graphite products will be available for distribution in the market. The company says that its objective in building the facility is to add value to the natural graphite produced from its Lac-des-Iles facility in Canada and other sources abroad. Timcal Graphite is the graphite business unit of Imerys SA. Graphite products have numerous uses in engineering materials, mobile energy applications, refractory materials and hot metal forming. In plastics, graphite powders are used as additives to provide electrical and thermal conductivity, as well as lubrication and UV stabilization. Contact: Timcal Graphite, 2500, Daniel-Johnson, Suite 906, Laval, Quebec, Canada, H7T 2P6; tel: +1-450-686-8630; fax: +1-450-686-8725
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it is also evaluating construction of new manufacturing facilities. According to James Yuann, general manager for PolyOne Asia, demand is such that in the next 12 months the company will need to expand in both the South China and ASEAN regions. “With some of our facilities we will reach the limits of what we can do, and we must consider alternative buildings”, he says.
says. The plant comprises three main areas: a 6500 m2 pitch plant and tank farm; a 4650 m2 manufacturing building for processing, spinning and fibre customization; and a 4650 m2 warehouse, maintenance and administration building. Conoco says that the pitch precursor plant is fully operational and is building inventory, while production of fibre should start by year-end.
Contact: PolyOne Corp, Suite 36-5000, 200 Public Square, Cleveland, OH 44114-2304, USA; tel: +1-216-589-4000; fax: +1-216-5894077; URL: www.polyone.com
The plant will produce a high-performance pitchbased carbon fibre for use in the electronics, conductive and reinforced plastics, concrete, asphalt, automotive and other industries. It uses low-value refinery product streams instead of the higher-cost chemical feedstocks traditionally used to make most carbon fibres. The new technology significantly reduces plant construction and manufacturing costs, which, in turn, will give the product a competitive edge in the market, the company believes. The plant is located on a 20-acre site adjacent to Conoco’s existing refinery in Ponca City.
Baerlocher India receives ISO certification Baerlocher India Research & Development Pvt Ltd (BIRD) has been certified for ISO 9001-2000 by the auditing body TÜV Süddeutschland India. The ISO-9001 certification is seen as a step towards making BIRD a centre for excellence catering not only to local but also international needs for polymer additives, the company says. Conceived in 1999 from Baerlocher India Additives Pvt Ltd, a subsidiary of Baerlocher Italia SpA, to undertake research and technology development, BIRD is now set to provide technical support to Baerlocher Associate companies worldwide, complementing Baerlocher’s R&D labs in Germany and Italy. The R&D centre comprises an applications laboratory, commissioned in September 2001, and state-of-theart analytical and synthetic chemistry facilities. The Baerlocher group claims to be among the top three in the global PVC additives business. Contact: Baerlocher India Additives Private Ltd, Godrej Soaps Complex Pirojshanagar, Vikhroli (E), Mumbai 400 079 – India; tel: +9122-5974151; fax: +91-22-5188703; e-mail: [email protected]
Conoco Cevolution completes carbon fibre plant construction Conoco Cevolution has completed construction of its carbon fibres manufacturing facility in Ponca City, OK, USA, and start up is reported to be in progress. The new 1800 tonne/year facility uses a proprietary new process technology, and is readily expandable to 3600 tonnes, the company
©2002 Elsevier Science
Contact: Conoco Cevolution, PO Box 2197, Houston, TX 77252-2197, USA; tel: +1-877319-8853; fax: +1-281-293-3117; URL: carbonfibre.conoco.com
Timcal builds new natural graphite processing plant Timcal Graphite is investing $10 million in a new natural graphite processing plant in Canada to serve the North American market. Located in the Montréal area, the facility is expected to be completed by the end of 2002, at which time commercial quantities of graphite products will be available for distribution in the market. The company says that its objective in building the facility is to add value to the natural graphite produced from its Lac-des-Iles facility in Canada and other sources abroad. Timcal Graphite is the graphite business unit of Imerys SA. Graphite products have numerous uses in engineering materials, mobile energy applications, refractory materials and hot metal forming. In plastics, graphite powders are used as additives to provide electrical and thermal conductivity, as well as lubrication and UV stabilization. Contact: Timcal Graphite, 2500, Daniel-Johnson, Suite 906, Laval, Quebec, Canada, H7T 2P6; tel: +1-450-686-8630; fax: +1-450-686-8725
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