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Acid Plant Database November 21, 2010
| Owner | Zimbabwe Phosphate Industries Limited (ZimPhos) |
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| Location | 1930 - Company established | |
| Background | Member of Chemplex Corporation Group of Companies | |
| Website |
www.chemplex.co.zw www.zimphos.co.zw |
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| Plant | - | |
| Coordinates* | 17° 51' 14" S, 31° 7' 53" E | |
| Type of Plant | Metallurgical | |
| Gas Source | Pyrite | |
| Plant Capacity | 150 MTPD | |
| SA/DA | - | |
| Status | Operating | |
| Year Built | - | |
| Technology | MECS | |
| Contractor | LTA Chemical & Environmental | |
| Remarks | - | |
| Pictures | ![]() |
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| General | Established in 1930, ZimPhos manufactures mainly acids (sulphuric and phosphoric), super phosphates, stock feeds and water treatment chemicals, and other industrial chemicals. | |
| References | - | |
| News | May 21, 2009 - The company, which is currently operating at 20 percent capacity, is also mulling short-term recovery projects to rehabilitate the pyrites burning sulphuric acid plant and the phosphoric acid plant, which are both "outdated" and dilapidated due to finance-related maintenance constraints resulting from poor cash flows in the last five years. | |
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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