15 January 2016
DETAILS
AkzoNobel and Evonik Industries
have broken ground at the site of their production joint venture
for chlorine and potassium hydroxide solution
at Ibbenbüren in Germany.
Dr. Ralph Sven Kaufmann,
Member of the Executive Board of Evonik Industries
and
Werner Fuhrmann,
Member of the AkzoNobel Executive Committee responsible
for Specialty Chemicals
The plant will have an annual nameplate capacity of around
* 130,000 metric tons of potassium hydroxide solution and
* 82,000 metric tons of chlorine,
ensuring a reliable supply for customers.
AkzoNobel will use the new plant
to produce chlorine and hydrogen,
which are essential ingredients for the chemical industry
and people’s daily lives.
The ceremony was staged at AkzoNobel’s existing facility
in Ibbenbüren, where the two companies
will build and operate a new membrane electrolysis plant,
which is due to come on stream by the fourth quarter of 2017.
AkzoNobel will commercialize the chlorine and hydrogen
at the new plant, or will process these products directly
at the Ibbenbüren site.
Evonik will take the new plant’s potassium hydroxide solution
for commercialization and processing at its own site
in Lülsdorf, which is where it processes
potassium hydroxide solution into various products,
including potassium carbonate (potash).
CONTACT EVONIK
Economic press contact
Edda Schulze
Corporate Press
Phone +49 201 177-2225
Fax +49 201 177-3030
edda.schulze@evonik.com
Specialized press contact
Horst-Oliver Buchholz
Performance Materials Communication & Integration
Phone +49 6181 59-13149
Fax +49 6181 59-713149
horst-oliver.buchholz@evonik.com
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