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New Indonesia Office Opens

ST. LOUIS, USA, Elessent Clean Technologies (Elessent), global leader in sulfuric acid technologies, announces the opening of a new office in Jakarta, Indonesia. The new office will be a core maintenance and reliability (M&R) solutions provider for sulfuric acid plants in the region, as well as provide a full scope of technical services to customers. Elessent’s Jakartan subsidiary name is PT MECS MandR Solution, and its official establishment date was December 7, 2022.

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ioneer Awards Sulphuric Acid Plant Contract to DuPont Clean Technologies

ioneer Ltd (‘ioneer’ or ‘the Company’) (ASX: INR), an emerging lithium-boron supplier, is pleased to announce it has awarded DuPont Clean Technologies (DuPont) a contract for the license, engineering, and supply of proprietary equipment for the planned sulphuric acid plant (Plant)…

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PVS Chemicals Belgium N.V. Produces Carbon-Free Energy and Improves Capacity

PVS Chemicals Belgium recently marked its one-year anniversary producing sulfuric acid using upgraded SO2 conversion and heat recovery systems. In February of 2021, the company’s sulfuric acid operation started up with a new four-pass converter and steam generation equipment. Since that…

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DuPont Clean Technologies Increases Global MECS® Catalyst Prices

WILMINGTON, Del., Aug 3, 2021 – DuPont Clean Technologies (DuPont) has announced a global price increase of $0.30 / liter for its MECS® sulfuric acid catalyst products. Subject to the terms of applicable contracts, the new pricing will take effect immediately. The sulfuric acid industry has been relying on high-performance MECS® Catalyst products since 1915 to convert sulfur dioxide (SO2) to sulfuric trioxide (SO3) reliably and economically. As a world leader in sulfuric acid process technologies and catalyst production, DuPont supports the sulfuric acid producers around the world with high-quality catalysts that boost plant capacity, improve efficiency and, at the same time, reduce SO2 emissions.

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DuPont Clean Technologies Avon Plant Awarded American Chemistry Council’s Responsible Care® Certificate Of Excellence

WILMINGTON, Del. – The DuPont Clean Technologies (DuPont) Avon plant in Martinez, CA, has been awarded the American Chemistry Council’s (ACC) Responsible Care® Certificate of Excellence in recognition of its prevention of occupational injuries and illnesses in 2019. The site manufactures MECS® catalyst for the sulfuric acid industry which has been in production at this site since 1970.

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MECS® Advanced Catalysts Help Manage and Reduce Sulphuric Acid Plant Emissions

Catalyst is at the heart of all sulphuric acid plants and plays a critical role
in plant performance. This article provides an overview of the specific design
features of two new types of MECS® sulphuric acid catalyst developed by DuPont Clean Technologies (DuPont), XLP-310 and SuperGEAR™, and explains how these more advanced catalyst types can be applied to reduce emissions or increase the capacity of a sulphuric acid plant.

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