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Langerbrugge Plant Ti

Plant in Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium 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 10158503
MAS/MILS ID 4230158001
Record type Site
Current site name Langerbrugge Plant Ti

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: 3.71899, 51.06969 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Oost-Vlaanderen(province)

Belgium(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Belgium Oost-Vlaanderen

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Titanium, Pigment Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) 3.71899, 51.06969
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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 1957
Year of first production 1988
Plant type Pigment Plant
Plant subcategory Tio2 Pigment-Chloride

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner N. L Industries, Inc (Nli)
    Interest 100
    Home office Belgium
    Year 1992
  • Type Operator
    Owner Kronos S. A./N. V.
    Home office Belgium
    Year 1992

Production statistics

  • Year 1986
    Description 35000
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Titanium Titanium 35000mt
  • Year 1987
    Description S-Pigment Production 37000
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Titanium Titanium 37000mt
  • Year 1988
    Description S- 35000
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Titanium Titanium 35000mt
  • Year 1988
    Description C- 5000
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Titanium Titanium 5000mt
  • Year 1989
    Description S-Pigment Production 10000
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Titanium Titanium 10000mt
  • Year 1989
    Description C-Pigment Production 29400
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Titanium Titanium 29400mt
  • Year 1990
    Description 40000
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Titanium Titanium 40000mt
  • Year 1991
    Description C-Pigment Production 34700 Mtpy Pigment
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Titanium Titanium 34700mt

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION IN 1991 WAS 34,700 MT PIGMENT. *IT IS ASSUMED THAT THE PIGMENTS ARE USED FOR PAINT AND PLASTICS MARKETS.
  • PIGMENT GRADE ASSUMED TO BE 95%. RECOVERY IS 89%.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • CHLORIDE B PROCESS PLANT. EXCHANGE RATE IS 34.15 BF=$1. COSTS ARE IN 1991 DOLLARS.

Comments on other economic factors

  • FEED IN 1991 WAS 43.097 MT SLAG. *FEEDSTOCK- 100% RICHARDS BAY SLAG, 1.242 MT/TM PIGMENT, 85% TIO2 GRADE DELIVERED, 10,895.9 BF/MT DELIVERED (9871 BF/MT FOB + 1024 BF/MT FRT.), 13,530 BF/MT TIO2 ($396.22/MT TIO2).
  • PLANT OVERHEAD- 2633.4 BF/MT TIO2, 80% OP. LABOR. *TAXES & INSURANCE- 1950 BF/MT TIO2, 2%/YR REPLACE. COST. *G&A, SALES, INSURANCE- 2733.7 BF/MT TIO2, 5% PROD. COST. *DEPRECIATION- 7800 BF/MT TIO2, 8% REPLACE. COST. *6-7% OF IMPORT VALUE FARIFF ON TIO2 PIGMENT.
  • FLOW CHART: FEED-CHLORINATORS-CYCLONE SEPARATORS-TICL4 PURIFIERS-PLASMA JET OXIDIZERS-GAS SEPARATOR-FINISHING-DRYING. *REPLACEMENT COST- 3.9 MMM BF ($2,850/MT CAPACITY). *TOTAL LABOR COST- 11,072 BR/MT TIO2 ($324.22/MT TIO2). *CHLORINE- 6122.2 BF/MT, 145 ECU/MT, 1714.22 BF/MT TIO2, 0.28 MT CL/MT TIO2, LOCAL SOURCE, ($180/MT). *COKE- 5395.70 BR/MT ($133/MT FOB + $25/MT FRT.), 2104.32 BF/MT TIO2, 0.39 MT COKE/MT TIO2, FROM THE U.S. *ALUMINUM- 43,700 BF/MT, 244.72 BF/MT TIO2, 0.0056 MT AL/MT TIO2. *TOLUENE- 34.15 BF/GAL, 126.36 BF/MT TIO2, 3.7 GAL/MT TIO2. *SEPARATED AIR O2- 49.50 BF/MSCF, 694.20 BF/MT TIO2, 14 MSCF/MT TIO2, FROM LIQUID AIR SEP. PLANT DOWN CANAL. *SEPARATED AIR N2- 25.54 BF/MSCF, 715.24 BF/MT TIO2, 28 MSCF/MT TIO2, FROM LIQUID AIR SEP. PLANT DOWN CANAL. *MAINTENEACE MATERIALS- 2437.50 BF/MT TIO2, 2.5% REPLACE. COST. *STEAM- ON SITE BOILERS, 569 BF/MT, 2115.54 BF/MT TIO2, 3.718 MT/TM TIO2. *ELECTRICITY- STEP-DOWN TRANSFORMER, 1.65 BF/KWH, 932.25 BF/MT TIO2, 565 KHW/MT TIO2. *FUEL OIL- 62.33 BF/MM BTU, ($91.75/MT), 0.148 MM BTU/GAL, 545.19 BF/MT TIO2,59.1 GAL/MT TIO2. *PROCESS WATER- 17.10 BF/MGAL, 155.61 BF/MT TIO2, 9.1 GAL/MT TIO2 *COOLING WATER- 4.11 BF/MGAL, 94.53 BF/MT TIO2, 23 GAL/MT TIO2. *POLLUTION CONTROL- "(SMALL)". *OPERATING COST- 39,556.3 BF/MT TIO2. *PRODUCTION COST- 54,673.4 BF/MT TIO2 ($1600.98/MT TIO2).
  • PIGMENT SHIPMENTS TO AFRICA AND S. AMERICA COST BETWEEN $100- 200/MT. SHIPMENTS TOOTHER EUROPEAN COUNTRIES COSTS $20-65.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NL INDUSTRIES ANNUAL REPORTS.

  • Deposit

    KRONOS PRESS RELEASE, UNDATED.

  • Deposit

    EORUSTAT TRADE (1991).

  • Deposit

    NOTE ON OBSERVATION OF PLANT.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PLANT HAS DIRECT DOCKING FACILITIES. *PLANT COVERS AN AREA OF APPROX. 20 ACRES. *PLANT IS SERVED BY A SPUR OF THE BELGIAN NATIONAL RR AND ROADS. *PLANT HAS NO ACCOMMODATIONS FOR PERSONNEL. *BETWEEN 1987 & 1989 $50,000,000 WAS SPENT TO CONVERT PLANT FROM SULFATE TO CHLORIDE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 14-OCT-93 Kraemer, Sandra R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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