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SMS Siemag, Germany, has successfully
commissioned two submerged arc furnaces
at China Bluestar International Chemical
Co Ltd.
In mid-2009 SMS Siemag was awarded
the contract for the supply of the submerged
arc furnaces at the Yongdeng, Gansu
works. The scope of supply includes the
basic engineering for a new production
plant and its ancillary units, the layout,
design and supply of six electrode columns,
the high-current line made of copper and
the hydraulic system. SMS Siemag will
assist with the installation and metallurgical
commissioning.
In addition to 20,000 tons of silicon per
year, this plant will supply more than 9,000
Submerged arc furnaces at
China Bluestar International
tpy of fine SiO2 dust as a valuable raw
material for cement manufacturing.
SMS Siemag had already successfully
modernised two silicon-metal furnaces at
the same location in 2004.
China Bluestar International Chemical
Co Ltd is a Chinese manufacturer of met-
allurgical silicon which is further processed
into material for the semiconductors industry.
The process involves the conversion
of quartz to silicon using carbon in the
submerged arc furnace.
SMS Siemag – Germany
Fax: +49 21188 14386
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New general
manager sales
STEFAN Schwarz has been appointed
general manager for the sales division at
Friedrich Kocks GmbH & Co KG located in
Hilden, Germany.
The new general manager sales, Stefan
Schwarz, has been working successfully
for Kocks for several years, and for more
than 60 years the independent, medium-
size, family-owned company has been
successfully operating in the field of rolling
mills for tube, wire rod and bar worldwide.
Friedrich Kocks GmbH & Co KG –
Germany
Fax: +49 21035 4028
Email:
Website:
Messe Düsseldorf GmbH will be holding
the Valve World Expo with an accompanying
conference for the first time from 30
November to 2 December 2010. Innovative
industrial valve and fittings solutions will be
on display during the fair.
Even though the premiere is nine
months away, 420 companies from 35
different nations have already registered
and will participate. An area of more than
12,000 square metres has been reserved
for the event.
Numerous gas and oil pipelines are
being planned and built worldwide to meet
the increasing demand for energy but it is
already questionable whether every pipeline
can be supplied with sufficient gas and oil.
One thing is for certain, namely that the
ever increasing construction of transport
pipelines will present the valve industry
with big economic opportunities. European
manufacturers in particular expect to benefit
significantly from the major Nord Stream,
South Stream and Nabucco projects.
Valve World Expo receives early bookings
Improved living standards the world
over will call for a corresponding rise in
energy needs. Emerging nations, such as
China and India, are therefore cranking
up consumption. But West Europe is
also hankering for more gas and oil.
Experts expect annual worldwide needs
to increase from 107,000 terawatt-hours
to 160,500 TWh by 2030. The forecast is
for this figure to double to about 320,000
by 2060.
Fossil energy carriers, which have an
85% share of primary energy consumption,
play the leading role and things will not
change over the next few decades. Quite
the contrary, as oil and gas consumption
will continue to rise. For this to happen,
the energy infrastructure will have to
be vastly improved. New pipelines or
liquefied natural gas terminals should keep
everything flowing.
There is a need for action in Europe.
According to predictions, gas needs will
climb from 314 billion cubic metres in 2005
to 509 billion in 2025. At the same time,
production is falling in the North Sea gas
fields, whose reserves are slowly being
exhausted. A dilemma. Europe is therefore
now banking on three new pipelines, Nord
Stream, South Stream and Nabucco.
Messe Düsseldorf – Germany
Fax: +49 2114 56087
Email:
Website:
The Valve World Expo will be held from 30 November until the 2 December 2010