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Acid Plant Database July 8, 2015

 

Owner The Chemours Company

Location 12501 Strang Road
La Porte, Texas
USA   
Background Formerly E.I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co. Inc. www.dupont.com Dupont-Logo.gif (1153 bytes)
Website www.chemours.com
Plant -
Coordinates 29° 41' 57" N, 95° 2' 8" W
Type of Plant Acid Regeneration
Gas Source Alkylation Spent Acid
Elemental Sulphur
Plant Capacity 940 MTPD
SA/DA Original: Single absorption
?: Plant converted to double absorption
Emissions Original: SO2: 45 lb/ton, 97% conversion
Double Absorption: SO2: 4 lb/ton, 99.7% conversion
Status Operating
Year Built -
Technology -
Contractor -
Remarks 1990 - Du Pont voluntarily installed new facilities to reduce SO2 from it stack at a cost of US$6,000,000
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References -
News July 1, 2015 - Today DuPont announced it has completed the separation of its Performance Chemicals segment through the spin-off of The Chemours Company (Chemours). Chemours begins "regular way" trading today on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the symbol "CC".  Today DuPont common stockholders receive one share of common stock of Chemours for every five shares of DuPont common stock they held at5:00 p.m. ET on June 23, 2015. DuPont common stockholders will receive cash in lieu of fractional shares of Chemours.  "Today's successful spin-off advances DuPont's transformation to a higher growth, higher value, global science and innovation company," said DuPont Chair and Chief Executive Officer Ellen Kullman. "We are now fully focused on markets where our science gives the company a distinct competitive advantage, enabling DuPont to drive higher, more stable growth.  "The next generation DuPont is leaner and more efficient, better able to capitalize on key capabilities that help solve major global challenges and enable our customers to provide plentiful, healthier food; renewably sourced advanced materials; ample energy; better infrastructure and transportation," said Kullman. "As we move forward, we are committed to continuing to execute our strategy to deliver value for shareholders today, while positioning DuPont for a successful future."

MTPD - Metric Tonne per Day           STPD - Short Ton per Day
MTPA - Metric Tonne per Annum      STPA - Short Ton per Annum
SA - Single Absorption
DA - Double Absorption 

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