ALGERIA - Arzew Methanol Plant.Built by Saipem of Italy, this plant came on stream in February 1976 with a capacity of 100,000 t/y, mostly for export. In January 1978 resins units built by Italconsult started up at the complex. They can produce 6,000 t/y of phenol phenol (fē`nōl), C6H5OH, a colorless, crystalline solid that melts at about 41°C;, boils at 182°C;, and is soluble in ethanol and ether and somewhat soluble in water. resin, 500 t/y of melamine resin melamine resin n. A thermosetting resin used for molded products, adhesives, and surface coatings. Noun 1. melamine resin and 800 t/y of urea resin. In 1992, Sonatrach promoted a $400m plant, also at Arzew, to produce 660,000 t/y as a JV with Itochu of Japan. An accord on this was reached with Itochu in July 1993. A third of the output was to be supplied to a proposed 600,000 t/y MTBE MTBE Methyl-tert-butyl-ether Surgery An aliphatic ether that rapidly dissolves cholesterol stones in vivo, introduced under local anesthesia via a percutaneous transhepatic cholecystectomy catheter, as a non-invasive method for treating gallstones; after injection, export plant at Arzew. A JV agreement had been signed in July 1991 for Total of France and Ecofuel of Italy to build the MTBE plant in partnership with Sonatrach, at a cost of $450m. A pre-feasibility study for the project was done in mid-1991 and feasibility studies The analysis of a problem to determine if it can be solved effectively. The operational (will it work?), economical (costs and benefits) and technical (can it be built?) aspects are part of the study. Results of the study determine whether the solution should be implemented. were done in 1992. But the project has since been delayed. |
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