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Vulcan Chemicals.


Vulcan Chemicals has begun operation of a new 25,000-tons-per-year potassium carbonate potassium carbonate, chemical compound, K2CO3, white, crystalline, deliquescent substance that forms a strongly alkaline water solution. It is available commercially as a white, granular powder commonly called potash, or pearl ash.  production plant at its Port Edwards Port Edward may refer to:
  • Port Edward, British Columbia - A town in Canada
  • Port Edward, KwaZulu-Natal - A town in South Africa
  • Port Edward, Shantung - A city in Mainland China

, WI manufacturing facility. Vulcan Chemicals will be the first producer of potassium carbonate in the upper midwest The Upper Midwest is a region of the United States with no universally agreed-upon boundary, but it almost always lies within the US Census Bureau's definition of the Midwest and includes the states of Minnesota and Wisconsin, as well as at least the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. . The Port Edwards facility and its production process have been designed to meet ISO (1) See ISO speed.

(2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI.
 9002 standards for total quality assurance. The new plant, which produces coarse- and fine-grain potassium carbonate, uses technology designed by Bertrams AG of Basel, Switzerland, said to be a leading company in the design of alkali and carbonation plants.
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Title Annotation:potassium carbonate plant on line
Publication:Rubber World
Article Type:Brief Article
Date:Dec 1, 1994
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