Germany: Degussa — nanoparticulate oxides of Zn, Ce & In/Sn

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 2003
• Weight: 33 KB
• Volume: 2003
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0969-6210
• DOI: 10.1016/s0969-6210(03)00717-3

✦ Synopsis

included raising iron oxide pigment capacity here from 11,000 tonnes/y to 15,000 tonnes/y. (See 'Focus on Pigments ', Dec 2001, 4).

At the time of the privatisation of Precheza in 1996, the company's TiO 2 capacity was 25,000 tonnes/y. This was raised to 28,000 tonnes/y in early 1998. As part of a $35.8 M expansion programme, which also involved stepping up its sulfuric acid and iron oxide pigments capacity, Precheza increased its TiO 2 capacity to 35,000 tonnes/y in 4Q 1999. Recently, Precheza declared that its TiO 2 capacity had been stepped up to 40,000 tonnes/y. The long-term target of 50,000 tonnes/y should be reached in 2005. Up to 4000 tonnes/y of that capacity will be devoted to nonpigment grades.