9 April 2018
Cepsa is a world leader in the production of LAB,
which is essential
in the production of biodegradable detergents,
both for home and industrial use. Furthermore,
it is also used in domestic cleaning products and soap bars.
The company has LAB plants in
Spain, Canada and Brazil,
whose total production represents 15% of world supply.
The company is also a pioneer
in the technological development
of the production of this raw material,
and its manufacturing process is used by companies
all over the world.
Four out of every five new LAB plants
are currently built using
co-licensed by Cepsa and UOP in the 1990s.
DETAILS
Cepsa is to implement a new upgrade project
to expand production
at its Puente Mayorga Chemical Plant
in San Roque (Cadiz)
in Spain.
The revamping process covers
the installation of Detal technology,
the most modern and efficient technology
for the production of
as well as increasing production capacity
at the plant from 200,000 to 250,000 tons.
The project helps to strengthen
Cepsa’s international leadership position
in the production of linear alkylbenzene (LAB),
which will reach a global capacity of 650,000 tons.
The project also involves
upgrading the plant through
the installation of Detal technology
to enhance its position in the sector and
in turn manufacture an improved product.
It will also enhance the efficiency of the plant
and reduce emissions thanks to
* lower gas and power consumption
* and production process optimization.
The new technology will also significantly improve safety.
The project represents an investment of €100 million.
The production plant is the first in the world
that will change the process
from hydrofluoric hydric acid to Detal technology.
Work will start in May and will take approximately
two years to complete.
A total of 83 new pieces of equipment
will be installed, requiring close to 650,000 man hours.
The project will in turn generate 250 jobs,
most of them local, with peaks reaching 400 workers.
Cepsa will install the latest version of this technology,
known as Detal Plus,
at the Puente Mayorga Chemical Plant,
an improvement on the original version
that requires less consumption of raw materials,
improving the sustainability of the product.
Cepsa -Communications
medios@cepsa.com
Tel.: (34) 91 337 62 02
www.cepsa.com
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