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Increased Sales of PVC means Building of a new Chlorine Plant at Hydro’s
07-04-2003
Hydro Polymers production of PVC has increased over the last few years from 380.000 tonnes in 1996 to an expected production of 625.000 tonnes in 2003. It is the rise of the PVC production that has created the need for an increase of the chlorine production. The capacity at Rafnes will be doubled to 260.000 tonnes of chlorine. Hydro’s petrochemical production at Rafnes for the time being is based on the import of considerable supplies of chlorine, and the new plant will eliminate the need for this import. Thus in particular, it is the competitive production of chlorine that is the basis for an efficient PVC production.
The new plant will be run on the best available technology. Emissions, inclusive of CO2, will remain at the same level as on the existing plants in spite of the doubling of the production. The investments, which is estimated to around 127 million €, is expected to be very favourable. The production is planned to begin in 2005.
“The investment in a new chlorine plant will mean a lot to us. Today we have a deficiency of chlorine and have to import chlorine in order to produce PVC,” says Leif Hellebø, who has the responsibility for Hydro’s petrochemical operations at Rafnes in Norway. “This is an important basis for our PVC activities. We may anticipate that there might be a lack of chlorine in the future. And many old plants in Europe are planned to stop the production.”
Norsk Hydro is one of the five biggest PVC producers of Europe. Around 1200 people are employed with Hydro’s petrochemical division, among which the PVC production belongs.
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