Operating permit for CDT plant in Marl
The extensive work to repair the damage caused by the fire at the CDT plant of Evonik Industries at Chemiepark Marl has now been completed. In November, the Münster district government issued an operating permit pursuant to the German Federal Emissions Law (BImSchG). All mechanical systems of the CDT plant were in place by the end of November, and as planned, the CDT plant will start operating in December. The first shipments of polyamide 12 made from the precursor material to be produced in the plant are scheduled to go out in January 2013. The full product portfolio will be gradually reestablished to restore the company’s full polyamide 12 capacity.
The reason for the production loss was an explosion, followed by a fire that occurred on March 31, 2012, in a facility for the manufacture of cyclododecatriene (CDT) which caused significant material damage.
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