CAPROLACTAM PLANT CAPACITY 60,000 MTPY

CAPACITY: 60,000 MTPY THIS CAPROLACTAM FACILITY INCLUDES ALL INTERMEDIATE AND BYPRODUCT PLANTS. THE FACILITY STARTS WITH BENZENE AND FINISHES WITH CAPROLACTAM AND AMMONIUM SULFATE BYPRODUCT: CYCLOHEXANE PLANT – 79 KMTA CYCLOHEXANONE PLANT – 55 KMTA OXIMATION PLANT – 62 KMTA CAPROLACTAM PLANT – 60 KMTA AMMONIUM SULFATE – 108 KMTA INCINERATOR – 5 M3/HR LIQUID WASTE THE FACILITY HAD SOME UPGRADES OVER THE YEARS. THE MAJORITY OF THE SITE SHUT DOWN IN 2009, BUT THE CYCLOHEXANE UNIT RAN UNTIL AUGUST 2013. THE PROCESS WAS LICENSED FROM DUTCH STATE MINES (DSM), WITH ENGINEERING BY CHIYODA AND CONSTRUCTION BY MONTREAL. THE LICENSE HAS BEEN FULLY PAID. DOCUMENTATION IS COMPLETE AND WELL-ORGANIZED. MUCH OF IT IS ELECTRONIC AND HAS ALREADY BEEN SHARED WITH IPP. THE FACILITY RECEIVED ISO-9001 CERTIFICATION IN 1997 AND ISO-14001 CERTIFICATION IN 2004. DCS IS BY YOKOGAWA (CENTUM CS-3000) AND IS USED IN THE OXIMATION, CAPROLACTAM, AMMONIA SULFATE, AND INCINERATOR UNITS. THE PLANT HAS BEEN WELL-MAINTAINED AND IS STILL BEING KEPT UP WITH A STAFF OF FOUR EMPLOYEES. THERE IS A NITROGEN PAD ON THE PROCESS AND THEY ARE TURNING THE ROTATING EQUIPMENT MONTHLY. THE 15.1 HECTARES OF LAND CAN BE PURCHASED WITH THE FACILITY. THERE ARE ABUNDANT SPARE PARTS AVAILABLE WITH THE FACILITY. TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM THE FACILITY BY ROAD IS EXCELLENT AND IT IS 24 KM TO THE NEAREST MAJOR PORT. THE PROCESS WAS LICENSED FROM DUTCH STATE MINES (DSM), WITH ENGINEERING BY CHIYODA AND CONSTRUCTION BY MONTREAL OF BRAZIL. THE LICENSE HAS BEEN FULLY PAID. RAW MATERIAL: BENZENE, HYDROGEN, AMMONIA, SULFURIC ACID