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Leverkusen Plant Ti

Plant in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany with commodity Titanium, Pigment
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  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Ownership information
  9. Production statistics
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10135426
MAS/MILS ID 4280258002
Record type Site
Current site name Leverkusen Plant Ti

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: 6.98558, 51.03212 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nordrhein-Westfalen(province)

Germany(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Germany Nordrhein-Westfalen

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Titanium, Pigment Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) 6.98558, 51.03212
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1925
Year of first production 1935
Plant type Pigment Plant
Plant subcategory Tio2 Pigment-Chloride

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Kronos, Inc.
    Interest 100
    Home office Germany Fr
    Year 1992
  • Type Operator
    Owner Kronos, Titan G. M. B. H.
    Home office Germany Fr
    Year 1992

Production statistics

  • Year 1975
    Description Sulfate Capacity 85000
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Sulfur Sulfur 85000mt
  • Year 1985
    Description Chloride Capacity 80000
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Chlorine Chlorine 80000mt
  • Year 1986
    Description 32000
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Titanium Titanium 32000mt
  • Year 1986
    Description 72000
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Titanium Titanium 72000mt
  • Year 1987
    Description 35000
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Titanium Titanium 35000mt
  • Year 1987
    Description 80000
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Titanium Titanium 80000mt
  • Year 1988
    Description 35000
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Titanium Titanium 35000mt
  • Year 1988
    Description 80000
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Titanium Titanium 80000mt
  • Year 1989
    Description 35000
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Titanium Titanium 35000mt
  • Year 1989
    Description 80000
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Titanium Titanium 80000mt
  • Year 1990
    Description 33250
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Titanium Titanium 33250mt
  • Year 1990
    Description 76000
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Titanium Titanium 76000mt
  • Year 1991
    Description Sulfate Production 30333 Mtpy Pigment
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Sulfur Sulfur 30333mt
  • Year 1991
    Description Chloride Production 69333 Mtpy Pigment
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Chlorine Chlorine 69333mt
  • Year 1991
    Description 35000 Mtpy Pigment
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Titanium Titanium 35000mt

Comments on the production information

  • PIGMENT GRADE FOR CHLORIDE AND SULFATE PLANT ASSUMED TO BE 93% TIO2. *C. RECOVERY OF NATURAL RUTILE IS 93%, OF SLAG IS 88%, AVERAGE IS ASSUMED TO BE 91% FOR PLANT. S. RECOVERY FOR ILMENITE IS ESTIMATED AT 86%.
  • PRODUCTION DATA ARE ESTIMATES.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • CHLORIDE B AND SULFATE PLANT. COSTS ARE IN 1991 DOLLARS. EXCHANGE RATE IS 1.66 DM = $1.
  • TOTAL PRODUCTION CAPACITY IS 115,000 MTPY PIGMENT, 80,000 MT CHLORIDE + 35,000 MTPY SULFATE. *FEED GRADE OF CHLORIDE PLANT IS 87.84%, SULFATE PLANT IS 44.5%.

Comments on other economic factors

  • IT IS ASSUMED THAT ALL PIGMENT IS BARGED TO WESTERN EUROPE FOR BETWEEN $20 AND $25.
  • C. REPLACEMENT COST- 385 MM DM. *C. TOTAL LABOR COST- 501.36 DM/MT TIO2 ($302.12/MT TIO2). *C. FEEDSTOCK- NATURAL RUTILE, 13.1% OF FEED, 0.151 MT/MT TIO2, SIERRA LEONE, 96% GRADE, 983.5 DM/MT DEL., 937.2 DM/MT FOB + 46.3 DM/MT FRT., 148.5 DM/MT TIO2; SYNTHETIC RUTILE, 20% OF FEED 0.23 MT/MT TIO2, AUSTRALIA, 92% GRADE, 639 DM/MT DEL., 591 DM/MT FOB + 47.9 DM/MT FRT., 146.96 DM/MT TIO2; SLAG, 66.9% OF FEED, 0.77 MT/MT TIO2, 85% GRADE, 524.5 DM/MT DEL., 479.9 DM/MT FOB + 44.6 DM/MT FRT., 403.87 DM/MT TIO2. *C. TOTAL FEEDSTOCK COST- 699.33 DM/MT TIO2 ($421.41/MT TIO2). *C. CHLORINE- BAYER, 307 DM/MT, 128.94 DM/MT TIO2, 0.42 MT CL/MT TIO2. *C. COKE- IMPORTED, 360 DM/MT, 109.08 DM/MT TIO2, 0.303 MT COKE/MT TIO2. *C. ALUMINUM- 2140 DM/MT, 11.98 DM/MT TIO2, 0.0056 MT AL/MT TIO2. *C. SCRUB SOILDS- 55 DM/MT, 0 DM/MT TIO2. *C. SEPARATED AIR: O2- 2.10 DM/MSCF, 29.4 DM/MT TIO2, 14 MSCF/MT TIO2; N2- 1.15 DM/MSCF, 32.2 DM/MT TIO2, 28 MSCF/MT TIO2. *C. FINISHING CHEMICALS- 80 DM/MT TIO2. *C. STEAM- ONSITE BOILERS, 12.9 DM/MT, 47.99 DM/MT TIO2, 3.72 MT/MT TIO2. *C. ELECTRICITY- 0.08 DM/KWH, 46.33 DM/MT TIO2, 565 KWH/MT TIO2. *C. FUEL OIL- 3.02 DM/MM BTU, 0.148 MM BTU/GAL, 26.42 DM/MT TIO2, 59.1 GAL/MT TIO2. *C. PROCESS WATER- 0.83 DM/MGAL, 7.55 DM/MT TIO2, 9.1 MGAL/MT TIO *C. COOLING WATER- 0.2 DM/MGAL, 4.6 DM/MT TIO2, 132 MGAL/MT TIO2. *C. POLLUTION CONTROL- 40.5 DM/MT TIO2, 1.35 MT SOLID WASTE/ MT TIO2 AT 30 DM/MT SOLID WASTE. *C. MAINTENANCE MATERIALS- 120.35 DM/MT TIO2, 2.5% REPLACE. COST. *C. OPERATING COST- 1886.03 DM/MT TIO2 ($1136.50/MT TIO2). *C. PRODUCTION COST- 2744.91 DM/MT TIO2 ($1654.06/MT TIO2) *S. REPLACEMENT COST- 203 MM DM. *S. LABOR COST- 809.32 DM/MT TIO2 ($487.69/MT TIO2). *S. FEEDSTOCK- ILMENITE, 100% OF FEED, 2.5 MT/MT TIO2, NORWAY, 44.5% GRADE, 137.3 DM/MT DEL., 116.6 DM FOB + 20.7 DM/MT FRT., 343.25 DM/MT TIO2. *S. FEEDSTOCK COST- 343.25 DM/MT TIO2 ($206.84/MT TIO2). *S. SULFURIC ACID- BAYER, 61.5 DM/MT, 239.85 DM/MT TIO2, 3.9 MT H2SO4/MT TIO2. *S. IRON- LOCAL, 117 DM/MT, 23.4 DM/MT TIO2, 0.2 MT/MT TIO2. *S. TITANIUM TETRACHLORIDE- 1066.6 DM/MT, 32 DM/MT TIO2, 0.03 MT/MT TIO2. *S. LIMESTONE- LOCAL, 33 DM/MT, 6.6 DM/MT TIO2, 0.2 MT/MT TIO2. *S. FINISHING CHEMICALS- 33 DM/MT, 83 DM/MT TIO2. *S. STEAM- ONSITE BOILERS, 12.9 DM/MT, 179.31 DM/MT TIO2, 13.9 MT/MT TIO2. *S. ELECTRICITY- LOCAL AUTHORITIES, 0.08 DM/KWH, 46.33 DM/MT TIO2 576 KWH/MT TIO2. *S. FUEL OIL- 3.02 DM/MM BTU, 0.148 MM BTU/GAL, 36.24 DM/MT TIO2, 12 MM BTU/MT TIO2. *S. PROCESS WATER- RHEIN RIVER, 0.83 DM/MGAL, 41.5 DM/MT TIO2, 50 MGAL/MT TIO2. *S. COOLING WATER, RHEIN RIVER, 0.2 DM/MGAL, 19 DM/MT TIO2, 95 MGAL/MT TIO2. *S. POLLUTION CONTROL- 776 DM/MT TIO2. *S. MAINTENANCE MATERIALS- 145.25 DM/MT TIO2, 2.5% REPLACE. COST. *S. OPERATING COST- 2781.05 DM/MT TIO2 ($1675.84/MT TIO2). *S. BYPRODUCT CREDITS: COPPERAS- 218.55 DM/MT TIO2, 4.7 MT/MT TIO2 AT 46.5 DM/MT; SULFURIC ACID- 98.4 DM/MT TIO2, 1.6 MT/MT TIO2 AT 61.5 DM/MT. *S. PRODUCTION COST- 3628.67 DM/MT TIO2 ($2186.61/MT TIO2).
  • FEEDSTOCK CONSUMPTION: CHLORIDE PLANT- 1991 SLAG 53387 MT, SYNTHETIC RUTILE 15947, NATURAL RUTILE 10469; 1990 S. 58520, S.R. 17480, N.R. 11476; 1989 S. 61600, S.R. 18400, N.R. 12080; 1988 S. 61600, S.R. 18400, N.R.12080; 1987 S. 61600, S.R. 18400, N.R.12080; 1986 S. 55440, S.R. 16560, N.R. 10872. *FEEDSTOCK COMSUMPTION: SULFATE PLANT- 1991 73710 MT; 1990 80798; 1989 85050; 1988 85050; 1987 85050; 1986 77760.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    KRONOS ANNUAL REPORTS.

  • Deposit

    NOTES FROM OBSERVATIONS OF THE PLANT ON APRIL 5, 1992.

  • Deposit

    DATA ON SACHTLEBEN'S WASTE ACID PLANT.

  • Deposit

    GENERAL BACKGROUND INFO GLEANDED IN DISCUSSIONS OVER YEARS.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PLANT APPEARS TO OCCUPY 5-10 ACRES. *CHLORIDE PLANT FLOW CHART: FEED-CHLORINATORS-CYCLONE SEPARATORS-PURIFIERS-OXIDIZERS-GAS SEPARATOR-FINISHING TANKS- DRYER-PRODUCT. *SULFATE PLANT FLOW CHART: FEED-ORE DIGESTORS-CLARIFIERS- HYDROLIZERS-MOORE FILTERS-CALCINERS-GRINDING-FINISHING TANKS- DRYERS-PRODUCT. *PLANT IS SURROUNDED BY THE HUGE BAYER INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX. *BAYER COMPLEX OWNS AND OPERATES DOCKS ON THE RHEIN RIVER. DOCKS ARE 100 YARDS FROM THE PLANT. *BAYER COMPLEX IS SERVED BY SPURS OF THE DEUTSCHES BUNDESBAHN (RR). IT IS UNKNOWN IF THE SPURS ENTER THE PLANT AREA. *PLANT HAS NO ACCOMMODATIONS FOR PLANT PERSONNEL.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-JUN-94 Kraemer, Sandra R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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