TPT July 2009

I ndustry N ews

Long-term agreement on industrial gases supply in Chongqing, China

Tube 2010 selling well Exhibit space at the two leading international trade fairs of their respective industries, Tube 2010 and wire 2010 (Düsseldorf, 12-16 April 2010) is already selling well according to organisers Messe Düsseldorf. In January 2009, check-in brochures were sent out worldwide to all previous and potential new exhibitors. The brochures included a link for immediate online exhibit space booking, providing companies with a quick and straightforward registration option. Bookings began arriving just a few days after the brochures were mailed out and the organisers report an excellent level of space sold to date. The hall allocation for Tube will change for the next event. While wire 2010 will be held it its traditional home – halls 9-12 and 15-17 – Tube 2010 exhibitors will showcase their products and services in halls 1-7.0 and hall 7a for the first time. New additions to the roster of Tube are the areas of plastic tubes and profiles. After a successful debut in 2008, the segment Pipeline Technology (OCTG Technology) is again included in the roster. Messe Düsseldorf GmbH – Germany Fax : +49 211 4560 87 447 • Website : www.tube.de

Technology group The Linde Group has secured a contract with Sinopec Sichuan Vinylon Works (SVW) to jointly build gas plants and produce industrial gases for the long-term supply to SVW’s chemical com- plex. The collaboration will result in an initial investment of approximately €50 million. The partnership will establish a 50:50 joint venture between Linde Gas (Hong Kong) Limited and SVW in Chongqing Chemical Industrial Park (CCIP) by June 2009. SVW in Chongqing is mainly engaged in producing natural gas-based chemical and chemical fibre products, and is currently expanding its vinyl acetate monomer (VAM) production capabilities. In the first phase of development under the Linde-SVW partnership, a new air separation plant with a capacity of 1,500 tonnes per day of oxygen will be constructed to produce and supply gases by 2011 to SVW’s new 300,000 tons/year VAM plant. The air separation plant will be built and delivered by Linde’s engineering division. In the long-term, the joint venture is intended to expand the capacities of air gases and also construct synthetic gas (HyCO) plants to meet the overall gases demand by SVW and its associated companies. SVW is 100% owned by China Petrochemical & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec) and has the largest natural gas- based chemical complex in China. SVW’s existing products include vinyl acetate monomer (VAM), methanol (MeOH), polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) and ammonium. SVW’s total investment for its VAM expansion project in CCIP is estimated to be €580 million. SVW’s VAM expansion project will include the construction of an acetylene plant unit, which employs a partial oxidation technology that requires oxygen. VAM is a chemical building block used in a wide variety of industrial and consumer products. It is a key ingredient in emulsion polymers, resins, and intermediates used in paints, adhesives, textiles, wire and cable polyethylene compounds, laminated safety glass, packaging, automotive plastic fuel tanks and acrylic fibres. The Linde Group – Germany

Phygen Coatings expands

Phygen Coatings, Inc has announced the expansion of its US operations with a new facility in Springfield, Ohio. An existing building will be rehabilitated and remodelled to house the new plant, and Dave Bell, the company’s founder, president and CEO, hopes to be running in six to nine months. The company specialises in coating tooling for difficult applications such as forming high strength low alloy, stainless steel and thicker materials. Because the coating is applied at a lower temperature (950°F), there is no distortion or size change to tools, making it easier to assemble complex tooling. Professional polishing services and a programme for recoating tools without limitation are also offered. The Ohio Department of Development awarded Phygen Coatings a job creation tax credit and the city of Springfield offered an employment incentive grant. Within three years an estimated 20 jobs will be created in operations, sales and research, with the possibility of further growth. Mr Bell commented, “ Specifically, we are going to be bringing to Springfield a team of engineers, scientists, sales people and production staff that is going to establish a centre that we believe will be the beginning of a great thing here in Springfield. ” Phygen Coatings’ patented PVD (physical vapour deposition) technology provides UltraEndurance™ coatings for high abrasive wear resistance for dies, moulds and tooling used in metal forming and

 Dave Bell, founder, president and CEO of Phygen Coatings

plastic injection moulding. The company’s three high-performance coatings include FortiPhy™, CertiPhy™ and VeriPhy™ coatings. FortiPhy offers wear and corrosion protection to virtually any substrate material. CertiPhy is a surface enhancement targeted on high value tooling and provides a graded architecture of nano-laminated layers of titanium and titanium aluminium nitride (TiAlN). VeriPhy is a titanium nitride (TiN) based coating, and was developed as a cost-effective general purpose coating for die casting applications. Phygen Coatings, Inc – USA Fax : +1 612 331 4230

Fax : +49 89 35757 1075 Email : info@linde.com Website : www.linde.com

Email : tech@phygen.com Website : www.phygen.com

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