Casale has secured a contract with Borsodchem, a subsidiary of Wahua Chemical Group, to supply a new nitric acid plant in Hungary. The plant will produce 68% strength acid and will be based on Casale's NA2000 dual-pressure process. Casale will provide the license, basic engineering, review of detail engineering, and site assistance. This is the second plant that Borsodchem has commissioned from Casale, with the first plant having been in operation since 2012. Casale's CEO, Mr F. Zardi, has expressed his commitment to delivering the same high quality and reliability as the first plant.
Casale and Borsodchem, a subsidiary of Wahua Chemical Group (China) have sealed a contract for the supply of a new 660 MTD, nitric acid plant at the Kazincbarcika factory in Hungary. The plant will produce 68% strength acid and it is based on Casale’s NA2000 dual-pressure process, the same applied in the first, identical unit which has been in operation since 2012 on the same site. Casale scope of supply includes the provision of the license, the basic engineering, the review of detail engineering and site assistance.
"We are very pleased by the continued trust placed by Borsodchem on us and our nitric acid technology also for their second plant. Casale is strongly committed to deliver the same level of high quality, superior performances and long-term reliability as the first one which is in operation since 2012", has commented Mr F. Zardi, CEO of Casale.
NA2000 is Casale’s Dual Pressure nitric acid process originally developed by GPN that Casale has acquired in 2014 from Borealis together with Borealis Nitrates and Phosphates fertilizer technology portfolio.