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Table 4.6: Comparison of reported conversion costs
Based on [UBA (A), 1998] and personal communication with plants and suppliers
{The table was restricted to real conversions. The rows were reordered in alphabetical order of country names.}
Source
Company, location, Plant/base
(year of conversion)
Donau Chemie in Brückl
(Austria), 1999
Bayer in Dormagen (Germany),
1999
Borregaard in Sarpsborg
(Norway), 1997
Electroquímica de Hernani in
Hernani (Spain), 2002
Ercros in Sabiñanigo (Spain),
2009
Akzo Nobel, Bohus, Sweden
(estimated 1997)
Associated Octel in Ellesmere
Port (United Kingdom), 1992
[Lindley, 1997]
European union, OSPARCOM
impact
[Lindley, 1997]
European union, OSPARCOM
impact
Annual plant
capacity
[tonne Cl2] Chlorine
capacity in kt/yr
60000
Investment costs
in original
currency
ATS 200 M
ATS 160 M
300000 DEM 240 M
40000 NOK 210 M
Investment
costs in EUR
euros
(currency
conversion
date)
14.5 M
(fixed EMU
conversion rate)
11.6 M
(fixed EMU
conversion rate)
122.7 M
(fixed EMU
conversion rate)
26.6 M
(October 1997)
Investment costs in
euros EUR/tonne
annual Cl2 capacity
Comments Remarks [Reference]
WORKING DRAFT IN PROGRESS
Chapter 4
TB/EIPPCB/CAK_Draft_1 December 2011 157
242
194
409
665
15 EUR 6.12 M EUR 6.12 M 408
30 EUR 20 M EUR 20 M 667
100000 SEK 250 M
40000 GBP 11.6 M
Calculation for 1
tonne of Chlorine
Calculation for 1
tonne of Chlorine
29 M
(October 1997)
14.5 M
(January 1995)
290
362.5
Power supply and cell room building reused; non-conversion costs included
such as downstream modifications and increased capacity of HCl and bleach
production; site clean-up not included [ 226, Schindler 2000 ], [ 234, UBA
AT 1998 ].
Pure conversion costs; estimated waste disposal costs included [ 226,
Schindler 2000 ] , [ 234, UBA AT 1998 ].
Total costs including engineering and construction (new equipment:
DEM 170 M); cell room building, brine filtration, H2 and Cl2 gas treatment
facilities and compressors reused; dismantling of most Hg-cells not included
[ 230, Schubert 2000 ], [ 231, Chemie Produktion 2000 ].
Rectifiers reused; new cell room; new brine circuit; construction and
building of a landfill; non-conversion costs included [ 227, de Flon 1998 ].
Hydrogen treatment and chlorine gas drying, compression, liquefaction and
absorption unit reused; new cell room, new brine circuit, new rectifiers, new
caustic concentration; decontamination included, soil clean-up not included
[ 235, ANE 2010 ].
Cell room, rectifiers, hydrogen treatment and chlorine absorption reused.
New chlorine gas drying, new chlorine compression and liquefaction, new
brine circuit, new caustic concentration; decontamination included, soil
clean-up not included [ 235, ANE 2010 ].
Rectifiers, site clean-up and waste disposal costs not included [ 233, SEPA
1997 ].
"Old" costs (no previous practical experience); includes the clean-up and
disposal of the contaminated parts of the plant (excluding soil) [ 225, Lott
1995 ].
EURO 560–610 560–610 560-610 worst case assumptions; non-conversion costs included
EURO 360 360 360 “ideal case”: no changes in power supply and buildings