Petrochemical Companies Invest in the Port of Antwerp

Related Vendors

EDL Anlagenbau Gesellschaft mbH

Pörner Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH

Maag Pump Systems AG

Antwerp Port Authority

Further investments are expected from:

• American industrial gas company Praxair is building its second air separation plant and extending its pipeline system in the Port of Antwerp.

• French industrial gas company Air Liquide is investing some 50 million euro, doubling its carbon monoxide (CO) production capacity in the Port. The CO will be supplied to BASF, which uses the carbon monoxide for its methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) production.

• In 2014, leading speciality chemical company Lanxess has taken its new high-tech plastics plant in Lillo, on the on the left bank of the River Scheldt, into operation.

• LBC Tank Terminals has responded to the new emission control areas regulations concerning sulphur limitations. LBC added extra storage capacity allowing bunker players to meet the sulphur oxides limitations introduced on January 1, 2015.

• Ineos Phenol Belgium and ADPO signed a cooperation agreement, which will give ADPO water access to the River Scheldt via the existing Ineos Phenol jetty and will connect the Ineos Phenol site to the European railway network. Supported by this cooperation ADPO is building a new 12 ha tank storage terminal on the left bank of the River Scheldt.

• Noord Natie Terminals too, announced a major expansion. Currently, the company has 240 tanks and a total capacity of 350,000 m³. However, an additional expansion up to 90,000 m³ will be possible in the future.

• Borealis, a leading provider in the fields of polyolefins, base chemicals and fertilisers, announced that it has signed an agreement with Du Pont Holding Netherlands to purchase the company’s 67 % shareholding in Speciality Polymers Antwerp.

• Additionally in 2014, the first LNG tank station opened for trucks at ADPO, Separately, by 2016, it should be possible for barges in the port to bunker with LNG from a fixed station.

• 3M announced a new investment, a new solvent-free glue production line in Zwijndrecht/Antwerp. The project has a EUR 9.6 m price tag and is part of EUR 20 m investment plan.

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