OREANDA-NEWS. July 12, 2011. New sulfuric acid plant construction at one of the largest Ukrainian chemical enterprises – Crimea Titan PJSC – comes to its active final stage.

At the moment, the installation of large equipment is already fully completed, construction works started in the department of melting and preparation of sulfur, construction of buildings for future cooling towers is completed (at the next stage cooling unit itself will be mounted), pipelining for communication system underground network is made and quality of works performed is being tested. The finishing work on the administrative building is in full swing, the fine finish of premises is started and central control for process will eventually be posted here. Also construction works are intensified in absorption department, turbine department, 60 meters high flue gas duct is mounted. In general, a half of total planned volume of work has been made. Today the construction site employs about 260 people, and by August the number of expert personnel will increase to 450 people. Commissioning work is scheduled to begin in Q1 2012.

For information

The construction of new complex for sulfuric acid production by method of double contact and double absorption (DC / DA), capacity 1818.2 tons of finished product per day has begun September, 1 2008. The project is unique in Eastern Europe. Commissioning of the new plant will provide an opportunity to increase significantly the share of sulfuric acid production, and innovative technology will bring the rate of expenditure of energy and raw materials to the world's industry leaders.