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Singapore Plant Ti

Plant in Singapore with commodity Titanium, Pigment
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  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 10231299
MAS/MILS ID 5590008001
Record type Site
Current site name Singapore Plant Ti

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: 103.65053, 2.0014 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Singapore(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Singapore

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Titanium, Pigment Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) 103.65053, 2.0014
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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 1989
Year of first production 1989
Plant type Pigment Plant
Plant subcategory Tio2 Pigment-Chloride

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Ishshara Sangyo Kaisha, Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Home office Singapore
    Year 1992

Production statistics

  • Year 1989
    Description 21300
  • Year 1989
    Description Pigment Capacity 42000
  • Year 1990
    Description 31720
  • Year 1991
    Description Pigment Production 31740 Mtpy Pigment
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Titanium, Pigment Mineral Pigments 31740mt

Comments on the production information

  • PLANT CAN PRODUCE 9 RUTILE TYPE DRY PIGMENTS. ASSUMED TO BE FOR THE PAINT, PLASTICS, PAPER, & PHARMACEUTICAL MARKETS. *PIGMENT GRADE IS 93%. *PLANT RECOVERY IS EST. AT 91%.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • CHLORIDE B PLANT. ALL COSTS IN 1991 DOLLARS. EXCHANGE RATE S$1.728 = $1.

Comments on other economic factors

  • PLANT FLOW CHART: FEED-CHLORINATOR-CYCLONE SEPARATORS- PURIFIERS-OXIDIZERS-GAS SEPARATOR-FINISHING TANKS-DRYER. *PRODUCED 21,300 MT PIGMENT IN 1989 (9 MO.), 31,740 MT IN 1991. *INITIAL CONSTRUCTION COST OF THE PLANT WAS S$198,000,000. *REPLACEMENT COST IS S$230,000,000. *LABOR COST = S$488,000,000/YR, S$148.91/MT TIO2 ($86.17/MT TIO2) *CHLORINE- PRODUCED ON SITE, S$416/MT, S$87.36/MT TIO2, 0.21 MT CL/MT TIO2. *COKE- IMPORTED, S$470,S$131.60/MT TIO2, 0.28 MT COKE/MT TIO2. *ALUMINUM- LOCAL, S$2805.50/MT, S$15.71/MT TIO2, 0.0056 MY AL/MT TIO2. *SCRUB SOLIDS- IMPORTED, S$700/MT, S$12.60/MT TIO2, 0.018 MT/MT TIO2. *SEPARATED AIR: O2- SOXAL, S$60.48/MT ($35/MT), S$34.78/MT TIO2, 0.575 MT O2/MT TIO2. *SEPARATED AIR; N2- SOXAL, S$55.30/MT ($32/MT), S$54.91/MT TIO2, 0.993 MT/MT TIO2. *FINISHING CHEMICALS- S$140/MT TIO2. *MAINTENANCE MATERIALS- S$192.04/MT TIO2 ($111.14/MT TIO2), 3.5% OF REPLACEMENT COST. *STEAM- GENERATED ON SITE, S$16.75/MT, S$63.65/MT TIO2, 3.8 MT/MT TIO2. *ELECTRICITY- PUBLIC UTIL. BOARD, S$0.12/KWH, S$156 KWH/MT TIO2, 1300 KWH/MT TIO2. *FUEL OIL- IMPORTED, S$190/MT, S$69.35/MT TIO2, 0.365 MT/MT TIO2. *PROCESS WATER- S$2.28/MGAL, S$20.75/MT TIO2, 9.1 MGAL/MT TIO2. *COOLING WATER- S$0.18/MGAL, S$4.14/MT TIO2, 23 MGAL/MT TIO2. *OPERATING COST- S$2131.99/MT TIO2 ($1233.79/MT TIO2). *TOTAL PRODUCTION COST- S$2878.17/MT TIO2 ($1665.61/MT TIO2). *ISK IS CARRYING OUT A FEASIBILITY STUDY ON SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASING CAPACITY AT ITS 42,000 TPA PLANT. IT IS THOUGHT TO BE INCREASED TO AROUND 80,000 TPA THROUGH THE INSTALLATION OF A NEW PRODUCTION LINE. THE FINAL DECISION IS EXPECTED TO BE MADE IN LATE 1995, WITH ANY NEW CAPACITY NOT COMING ON LINE UNTIL LATE 1997.
  • PLANT OVERHEAD- S$53.59/MT TIO2, 80% OF OP. COST. *TAXES & INSURANCE- S$109.74/MT TIO2, 2% OF REPLACE. COST. *G&A, SALES, RESEARCH- S$143.91/MT TIO2, 5% PROD. COST. *DEPRECIATION- S$438.95/MT TIO2, 8% OF REPLAC. COST. *FINANCE CHARGES FOR THE ISHIHARA COMPANY ARE 2.8% OF TOTAL SALES. COSTS NOT BROKEN DOWN BY INDIVIDUAL PLANT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    *ISHIHARA IN JAPAN.

  • Deposit

    *DOCUMENTS PUBLISHED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF SINGAPORE-

  • Deposit

    FOREIGN TRADE STATISTICS, REPORT ON WAGES, CENSUS OF

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION, BULLETIN INTERNATIONAL DES DOUANES.

  • Deposit

    *DATA DEVELOPED FOR OTHER PLANTS.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PLANT OCCUPIES AN AREA OF 12.5 ACRES. *JURONG TOWN FACILITY HAS NO ACCOMMODATIONS FOR PLANT PERSONNEL.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 16-OCT-96 Kraemer, Sandra R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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