7 July 2017
ABOUT THYSSENKRUPP INDUSTRIAL SOLUTIONS
DETAILS
- Thyssenkrupp’s Oleochemical Technologies Hub based
in Thailand will provide
world class engineering solutions for global customers - Investment into the new R&D center includes
3D and CFD reactor modeling, laboratories
and pilot plant facilities
featuring state-of-the-art jet reactor system - Successful completion of the first major modularized project
- for Brazil-based chemical manufacturer Oxiteno -
shows true global competitiveness of
‘Made in Thailand’
one of the world’s largest diversified industrial engineering groups,
today inaugurated its technology center
for the oleochemical industry in Map Ta Phut, Thailand,
to deliver world-class engineering solutions to global customers.
Representing an investment of more than €18 million
(~THB680 million),
Map Ta Phut will become
thyssenkrupp’s global oleochemical competence center
for R&D, engineering, project execution
and technology development services.
The Map Ta Phut facility provides
the full value chain on site,
from state-of-the-art engineering and
EPC execution capabilities to laboratories and pilot plant facilities
that guarantee process performance,
and for product development hosting
Singapore-based Inventa’s production technologies
for alkoxylation, esterification and amination
that thyssenkrupp acquired in 2015.
Thyssenkrupp recently shipped
a large modular plant to Oxiteno,
a Brazilian chemical multinational manufacturer.
It has been fully engineered, and assembled in Thailand,
and after final inspection dismantled for the transport,
it is now on its way to the end customer in the United States.
The reactor was built using the innovative Jet Reactor system
which offers superior performance
with better process automation and control,
lower residual alkylene oxide levels,
and faster reaction cycle times
when compared with conventional stirred reactor designs.
Dr. Peter Feldhaus,
CEO of thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions
“Thailand is a key market for us in Asia
and we are proud of our long heritage here.
The investment in the Oleochemicals competence center
shows our strong commitment to strengthen
the country’s position as one of our global engineering hubs.”
”It is exciting to see how our local team in Map Ta Phut
just recently completed a world-scale project.
This is a demonstration of the high quality
that can be produced in Thailand
and proves that Thai engineering is truly globally competitive.”
Brian Cameron,
CEO of thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions Thailand
“Our technologies, with the Jet Reactor
at the heart of the process, provide customers
the flexibility to produce a broad variety
of these specialty chemicals with the same equipment
and with improved cycle times.
We can deliver more competitively from Thailand
to most global sites thanks to our modular “Lego-like” approach
which provides improved safety, predictable delivery times
and reduced capital cost,
enabling our customers to come to market sooner.”
WWW.CHEMWINFO.COM BY KHUN PHICHAI
