Dar es Salaam, 28 June 2018 – thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions recently won a contract for the engineering and procurement of a modular skid-mounted chlorine plant in Tanzania. It will be the first of its kind to be installed in the Sub-Saharan Africa region.
The plant will be built in the Msufini region and operated by a joint venture of the Tanzanian company Junaco and the Malaysian service company Serba Dinamik Holdings. thyssenkrupp Uhde Chlorine Engineers (Italia) in Milan and thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions (South Africa) are working closely together to realise the project.
Driven by the need for economic development in rural areas and increasing pressure to regulate the transportation of liquid chlorine in certain regions of the world, demand for small modular chlorine production plants is rising. Dr. Albert Zimmermann, Managing Director of thyssenkrupp Uhde Chlorine Engineers (Italia): “To meet this demand we have developed a standardised skid-mounted chlor-alkali plant. This plant concept significantly reduces construction work and allows fast, simple and low-cost installation. The high energy efficiency of our electrolysis cells results in a light ecological footprint, and the process is based on a close to zero emissions design. We are delighted to be building the first plant of this kind in Africa now.”
Driving Tanzania’s industrialisation
Modular plants with a production capacity of 15 to 45 tons of chlorine per day are particularly suitable for the African market. Today, the majority of the African countries are still importing chlorine and caustic soda as the amounts needed are too small for large-scale industrial plants.
The new chlorine plant will be an important step for the industrialisation of the Msufini region of Tanzania. The modules belonging to the chlorine plants developed by thyssenkrupp fit into 40-foot containers. Therefore they can be transported and installed quickly and at low cost. The chlorine produced by the new plant will be used for disinfection and water treatment and will form the basis for many industrial processes.
Combining technological expertise with local know-how
Phillip Nellesen, CEO of thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions (South Africa): “As part of the global thyssenkrupp network we are able to supply world-class plant technology and complete turnkey solutions to Africa. The chlor-alkali project in Tanzania is a best-practice example of combining technological expertise and local know-how for the skid-mounted chlorine plant in Tanzania.
It will be the first of its kind to be installed in the Sub-Saharan Africa region. The plant will be built in the Msufini region and operated by a joint venture of the Tanzanian company Junaco and the Malaysian service company Serba Dinamik Holdings. thyssenkrupp Uhde Chlorine Engineers (Italia) in Milan and thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions (South Africa) are working closely together to realise the project.
Front row (from left): Dr. Tulia Mwansansu, Deputy Speaker, Engineer Ndikilo, Regional Commissioner – Coast, Charles Mwijage, Minister of Trade & Industry, Justin Lambert, CEO Junaco, Rashid Othman, Chairperson Junaco, Dr. Dato Karim, CEO of Serba. Back row: Roberto Mengoni, Ambassador of the Republic of Italy (3rd from left), Neville Eve, General Manager Process Technologies, tkIS SA (4th from left) and Dr. Albert Zimmermann, Managing Director tkUCE Italia.
Dr. Albert Zimmermann spoke to the guests at the foundation stone laying, stressing that it was important for tkUCE not just to supply best of its kind technology but also to contribute to the development of the country and the creation of jobs. Among the guests were Isack A. Kamwelwe, Minister of Water and Irrigation, and January Makamba, Minister in the Office of the Vice President (to the right of the lectern.)
Model of a 45 tpd chlorine plant from thyssenkrupp Uhde Chlorine Engineers (Italia)