This project is related to a new and very large petrochemical complex to be built in Shanghai (China). The Sulzer delivery concerns six polymerization reactors for polystyrene production, where controlled removal of heat and perfect mixing conditions enhance the product yield and quality. The customer is Shanghai SECCO Petrochemicals Company Ltd., a joint venture of important European and Asian oil companies. The major part of the project will be executed in Switzerland and Europe, and some 70% of the order will be invoiced in 2003.  

Urs Fankhauser, president of the Sulzer Chemtech division: “This large order confirms that our expectations of investment volume growth in Asia, and particularly in China, have been justified. I am very gratified that the customer chose Sulzer Chemtech’s leading technology.”

Sulzer Chemtech’s Mixing and Reaction Technology Business serves customers in the oil & gas, refinery, petrochemical, chemical, and plastics industry segments with a variety of proven products and innovative solutions based on static mixers. By obstructing fluid motion, these components generate controlled mixing effects within the fluid without any moving parts.

Sulzer Chemtech (www.sulzerchemtech.com) is a global market leader in the field of chemical process engineering. The company is present in all main industrialized countries and repeatedly sets new standards in mass transfer technology with high-efficiency cost-effective solutions. Apart from component development and production, the offering includes engineering and other related services. Sulzer Chemtech serves customers in the oil and gas, petrochemical, chemical, and plastics industries. Sulzer Chemtech employs approximately 1300 professionals worldwide. Net sales in 2002 totaled CHF 290 million.

The Sulzer Corporation (www.sulzer.com) is comprised of the four core divisions Sulzer Metco (surface coating solutions and services), Sulzer Turbomachinery Services (service and repair of thermal turbomachinery), Sulzer Pumps (pumping solutions and services), Sulzer Chemtech (chemical process components and services), and the venture division Sulzer Hexis (fuel cell systems for residential applications). Sales in 2002 totaled CHF 1946 million. Sulzer currently employs more than 9000 professionals worldwide.