Emerson nets main instrument vendor contract on China chemicals plant

London - Nalco Industrial Services (Nanjing) Co. Ltd has appointed Emerson Process Management as the Main Instrument Vendor for a new water treatment chemicals plant in the Nanjing Chemical & Industrial Park in in Nanjing City, China. The  37,000 tonnes/year plant, which is due for completion in early 2009 at a cost of $25 million, is being constructed by the Nalco Co. of the US - a leading global supplier of water treatment chemicals.

 

Plant designers chose to implement Emerson’s PlantWeb digital plant architecture with batch processes controlled by the DeltaV digital automation system and using FOUNDATION fieldbus technology. Emerson is also providing on-site engineering assistance during the implementation and start-up phases. Instrumentation includes Rosemount temperature and pressure transmitters, Micro Motion mass flowmeters, and FIELDVUE digital valve controllers mounted on Fisher control valves.

 

"The factory in Nanjing will become our largest and most important production base in China,” said Louis Loosbrock, group vice president of Nalco. “Products made there will be capable of implementing the most advanced water treatment strategies.”