Essen Plant Ti

Plant in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany with commodity Titanium, Metal
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  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 10182497
MAS/MILS ID 4280258004
Record type Site
Current site name Essen Plant Ti
Alternate or previous names Krupp Plant

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: 7.019, 51.44882 (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, Metal Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) 7.019, 51.44882

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1988
Year of first production 1988
Plant type Metal Plant
Plant subcategory Ti Metal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Deutsche Titan Gbmh
    Interest 100
    Home office Germany Fr
    Year 1992
    First year 1988

Comments on the ownership information

  • IN 1988 KRUPP STAHLAND AND KLOCKNER STAHL CONSOLIDATED TO FORM VEREINIGTE SCHMIEDEWERKE GMBH (VSG) A HOLDING COMPANY FOR DEUTSCHE TITAN.

Production statistics

  • Year 1988
    Description 2000
  • Year 1989
    Description 1800
  • Year 1990
    Description Ti Ingot Production 1600
  • Year 1991
    Description Ti Alloys Capacity 1000 Mtpy
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Titanium, Metal Titanium 1000mt
  • Year 1991
    Description Commercially Pure Ti Capacity 2000 Mtpy
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Titanium, Metal Titanium 2000mt
  • Year 1991
    Description Ti Ingot Production 1300

Comments on the production information

  • INGOT GRADE ASSUMED TO BE 99.9%.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • NONINTEGRATED TI PLANT. *ALL COSTS IN 1992 DOLLARS

Comments on other economic factors

  • ONLY TRUCK LOADING FACILITIES ARE AVAILABLE. RAIL FACILITIES WERE ABANDONED IN 1990. *RAIL COSTS RANGE FROM $10-$15/MT INGOT. TRUCK COSTS WITHIN GERMANY $6-$12/MT INGOT, TO NETHERLANDS $10/MT INGOT, TO N. ITALY $11-$15/MT ONGOT
  • NO PLANS EXIST TO MODIFY EXISTING PLANT. *DEPRECIATION CHARGES ESTIMATED AT $350,000/YR
  • FEED-SPONGE PURCHASED FROM BEREZHNIKI & UST KAMENOGORSK PLANTS ALSO FROM AMAGASAKI, CHIGASAKI, & TAKASAGO PLANTS. *CAPACITY IS 3000 MT/Y. OPERATING AT 50% CAPACITY.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    *PLANT VISIT OF AUGUST 20, 1992, (MANAGING DIRECTOR OF

  • Deposit

    DEUTSCHE TITAN GMBH, DIP. HEISTERKAMP)

  • Deposit

    *DEUTSCHE TITAN BROCHURE

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit TI INGOT PLANT *STEP DOWN TRANSFORMER STATION SUPPLIES ALL POWER. POWER REQUIRED IS 2.3 KW H/MT INGOT. *ARGON USED IS 27 CU M/MT INGOT AT $1.40/CU M. *PROCESS & DRINKING WATER SUPPLIED BY ESSEN MUN. WATER CO. *PLANT IS WITHIN ESSEN CITY LIMMITS. *SPONGE PURCHASED FOR EST. $6.50/KG, ASSUMED 85% OF FEED IS SPONGE. SCRAP HAS BEEN GIVEN A VALUE OF $5.50/KG, 15% OF FEED. *FLOW CHART: TITANIUM SCRAP & SPONGE-BLENDING & ALLOYING- HYDRAULIC PRESS-BRIQUETTES-HORIZONTAL ARGON FURNACE- VAR FURNACE MELTING-TI INGOTS-CUTTING & MACHINING-FINISHED INGOTS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 22-JUN-1994 Kraemer, Sandra R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.