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Sulphuric Acid on the WebTM Technical Manual DKL Engineering, Inc.

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Sulphuric Acid on the Web

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Sulphuric Acid Plant Specifications
 

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Acid Plant Database December 19, 2008

Owner Ruhr-Zink GmbH

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Background -
Location

Wittener StraBe 1
D-45711 Datteln

Website www.ruhr-zink.de
Plant Plant No. 1 Plant No. 2
Coordinates* - -
Type of Plant Metallurgical Metallurgical
Gas Source

Zinc Roaster

Zinc Roaster
Plant Capacity 900 MTPD 265
SA/DA DA -
Status Shutdown 2008
Dismantled
Shutdown 2008
Dismantled
Year Built 1968 1972
Technology Lurgi -
Contractor Lurgi -
Remarks - -
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General 1968 - Operations begin
1982 - MIM Holdings Ltd. becomes a shareholder
1994 - MIM Holdings Ltd. leaves as a shareholder
1999 - MG Rohstoffhandel GmbH acquires company
2005 - GEA Group AG Bochum acquires company
News

German engineering group GEA has confirmed its loss-making zinc producer Ruhr-Zink GmbH will close at the end of 2008 after attempts to sell it failed.  GEA had originally announced the closure in October 2008.  After "the failure of a final round of talks with possible investors, GEA has decided finally to close Datteln-based Ruhr-Zink on 31 December".  Ruhr-Zink had suffered from falling zinc prices and high German energy costs.  "Considerable losses were to have been expected in coming years if operations had continued".  Ruhr-Zink produces 140,000 tonnes of zinc and 150,000 tonnes of sulphuric acid a year.

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 locate plant on Google Earth