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Acid Plant Database June 8, 2015
Owner | Innophos Fosfatados de Mexico | |
Location | Complejo
Industrial Pajaritos Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz 96380 Mexico |
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Background | 1885:
Stauffer Chemical Company founded by John Stauffer in San Francisco, CA. 1893: Electric Reduction Co. (ERCO), is founded by W.Gibbs in Buckingham,QC,Canada, then incorporated in 1897. 1902: Victor Chemical Works incorporated at the current Chicago Heights site. 1902: ERCO was acquired by Albright & Wilson 1959: Victor Chemical through merger becomes a part of Stauffer Chemical Company. 1985: Chesebrough-Ponds acquires Stauffer Chemical Company. 1985: Albright & Wilson acquired Mobil Chemicals US phosphate business 1987: Unilver P.L.C. acquires Cheseborough-Ponds and divests the Industrial Chemical Division to Rhone-Poulenc 1988: Albright & Wilson and Texasgulf formed A&W Company JV and constructed a wet purified acid (PWA) plant in Aurora, NC 1990: Rhone-Poulenc constructs a wet purified acid (PWA) plant in Geismar, LA 1991: A&W Company JV acquires Olin’s phosphate business 1994: Albright & Wilson forms A&W Troy JV in Mexico (former Fertimex business) 1998: Rhodia is formed from the Rhone-Poulenc Chemicals group and includes the former Stauffer Chemical Industrial Chemicals Division operations. 2000: Rhodia acquires Albright & Wilson 2004: Rhodia sells the former Stauffer Chemical Food Phosphate business to Danisco 2004: Rhodia sells N American Phosphate business to Bain Capital to form Innophos®. 2006: Innophos® Initial Public Offering (IPO), Stock (IPHS) publicly traded on NASDAQ. |
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Website | www.innophos.com | |
Plant | Coatzacoalcos | |
Coordinates* | 18° 7' 1" N, 94° 23' 35" W | |
Type of Plant | Sulphur Burning | |
Gas Source | Elemental Sulphur | |
Plant Capacity | 2070 MTPD SO2: 11.5% |
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SA/DA | 3/1 DA | |
Emissions | 99.55% conversion | |
Status | Operating | |
Year Built | - | |
Technology | - | |
Contractor | - | |
Remarks | Steam Production: 111 t/h | |
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General | - | |
References | - | |
News | - |
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
* Coordinates can be used to
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