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Le Havre Plant Ti

Plant in France 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 10279523
MAS/MILS ID 4270808001
Record type Site
Current site name Le Havre Plant Ti

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: 0.31891, 49.49896 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

France(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
France

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Titanium, Pigment Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) 0.31891, 49.49896
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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 1957
Plant type Pigment Plant
Plant subcategory Tio2 Pigment-Sulfide

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Rhone-Poulenc
    Interest 100
    Year 1992
  • Type Operator
    Owner Thann Et Mulhouse
    Year 1992

Production statistics

  • Year 1957
    Description Pigment Capacity 15000
  • Year 1980
    Description Pigment Capacity 60000
  • Year 1986
    Description 83000
  • Year 1987
    Description 83000
  • Year 1988
    Description 89000
  • Year 1989
    Description 90000
  • Year 1990
    Description 87000
  • Year 1991
    Description Pigment Production 85000 Mtpy Pigment
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Titanium, Pigment Mineral Pigments 85000mt

Comments on the production information

  • PLANT IT CAPABLE OF PRODUCING ANATASE AND RUTILE PIGMENT. IT IS PRODUCING AT LEAST 1/3 RUTILE GRADE PIGMENT.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • SULFATE PLANT. *COSTS ARE IN 1991 DOLLARS. *ENCHANGE RATE IS 5.642 FF/$1.

Comments on the workings information

  • ACIDIC WASTES ARE DISCHARGED DIRECTLY INTO THE ENGLISH CHANNEL. *RHONE POULENCE HAS INVESTED HEAVILY IN ACID NEUTRALIZATION EQUIPMENT AND IN JULY 1994 WAS WORKING UP TO CAPACITY AT "LE HODE," THE 400 MILLION FRANC ACID NEUTRALISATION PLANT. *IN JULY 1994 THE NEUT. PLANT PRODUCED APPROXIMATELY 2.4MT OF GYPSUM FOR EVERY MT OF TIO2 OUTPUT.

Comments on other economic factors

  • COSTS TO TRANSPORT PIGMENT TO WESTERN EUROPE FROM $25-55, TO THE U.S. $72, TO AFRICA AND ASIA FROM $100-200.
  • PLANT USES SLAG FROM SOREL, CANADA. PLANT COULD USE SLAG FROM TINFOS IN NORWAY BUT IT IS DOUBTFUL THAT IT DOES. *FEEDSTOCK- SOREL SLAG 100% FEED, 1.2068 MT/TM TIO2, 80% GRADE, 1547 FF/MT DELIVERED, 1468 FF/MT FOB + 79 FF/MT FRT, 1867 FF/MT TIO2, 1.2068MT AT 1547 FF/MT. IF TINFOS SLAG IS USED: SOREL 91% OF FEED, TINFOS 9% OF FEED, TINFOS 74% GRADE, AVERAGE FEED GRADE=79.46% TIO2, TINFOS- 1479.6 FF/MT DEL., 1429 FF/MT FOB + 50.6 FF/MT FRT, 176.6 FF/MT TIO2, 0.1194 MT AT 1479.6 FF/MT.
  • PLANT OVERHEAD- 198.02 FF/MT TIO2, 80% OP. LABOR. *TAXES & INSURANCE- 348.16 FF/MT TIO2, 2% REPLACE. COST. *G&A, SALES, RESEARCH- 382.77 FF/MT TIO2, 5% PRODUCTION COST. *DEPRECIATION- 1392.64 FF/MT TIO2, 8% REPLACE. COST. *TARIFF ON PIGMENT IS 6-7% OF IMPORT VALUE.
  • PLANT FLOW CHART: FEED-ORE DIGESTORS-CLARIFIERS-HYDROLYZERS- MOORE FILTERS-CALCINERS-GRINDERS-FINISHING TANKS-DRYERS. *PLANT CAPACITY 1957- 15000 MTPY, 1988- 90000MTPY. *REPLACEMENT COST- 1,567,000,000 FF. *LABOR COST- 1107.3 FF/MT TIO2 ($196.27/MT TIO2). *SULFUR-550.89 FF/MT, 79 ECU/MT. *SULFURIC ACID- ONSITE PLANT, 190,000 MTPY CAPACITY, 234.13 FF/MT, 1/3 SULFUR COST + 50.5 FF/MT, 646.2 FF/MT TIO2, 3 MT/MT TIO2. *TITANIUM TETRACHLORIDE- 3590.4 FF/MT, 71.81 FF/MT TIO2, 0.02 MT/MT TIO2. *LIMESTONE- LOCAL, 65.5 FF/MT, 13.1 FF/MT TIO2, 0.2 MT/MT TIO2. *FINISHING CHEMICALS- 272 FF/MT TIO2. *STEAM- ONSITE COAL GENERATION, 38.3 FF/MT, 428.96 FF/MT TIO2, 11.2 MT/MT TIO2. *ELECTRICITY- CAL AUTHORITIES, 0.22 FF/KWH, 116.6 FF/MT TIO2, 530 KWH/MT TIO2. *NATURAL GAS- 795 FF/MM KCAL, 0.0684 FF/KWH. *FUEL OIL- 48.13 FF/MM KCAL, 129.96 FF/MT TIO2, 2.7 MMKCAL/MT TIO2. *PROCESS WATER- LOCAL AUTHORITIES, 0.72 FF/CU M, 77.65 FF/MT TIO2 108 CU M/MT TIO2. *COOLING WATER- LACAL AUTHORITIES, 0.07 FF/CU M, 25.85 FF/MT TIO2 359 CU M/MT TIO2. *POLLUTION CONTROL- 12 FF/MT TIO2 (PIPELINING DISCHARGE). *MAINTENANCE MATERIALS-435.2 FF/MT TIO2, 2.5% REPLACE. COST. *TOTAL OPERATING COST- 5380.26 FF/MT TIO2 ($953.61/MT TIO2). *BY PRODUCT CREDITS: STEAM FROM THE ACID PLANT-46.47 FF/MT TIO2, 13 MT/HR AT 38.3 FF/MT. *TOTAL PRODUCTION COST- 7655.39 FF/MT TIO2 ($1356.86/MT TIO2).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    *INDUSTRIAL MINERALS. JULY 1994. NO. 322. P.31.

  • Deposit

    NOTES FROM OBSERVATIONS OF THE PLANT ON MAY 9-10, 1991.

  • Deposit

    NOTES FROM MEETING WITH MR. STEPHANE DUTHEIL DE LA ROCHERE

  • Deposit

    OF THE FRENCH MINISTERE DE LINDUSTRIE ET DU COMERCE IN

  • Deposit

    PARIS ON MAY 7, 1992.

  • Deposit

    RHONE-POULENC ANNUAL REPORTS.

  • Deposit

    EC TRADE DATA.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PLANT HAS A DOCK FOR UNLOADING ORE AND SULFUR. *PLANT COVERS ABOUT 20 ACRES. *PLANT IS SERVED BY A SPUR OF THE SNCF, FRENCH NATIONAL RR. *MAJOR MOTORWAYS FROM PARIS TERMINATE IN LE HARVE, SEVERAL MILES FROM THE PLANT. *THERE ARE NO PERSONNEL ACCOMODATIONS AT THE PLANT. THANN ET MULHOUSE EXPENDS ABOUT 4% OF ITS TURNOVER IN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 14-OCT-1993 Kraemer, Sandra R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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