CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
Evonik’s existing DL-methionine plant on Jurong Island. Image by Evonik.
company has production sites, sales offices as well as innovation and technical service centres, located in Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam, and employing around 900 people. Evonik’s regional headquarters for the SEAANZ region is in Singapore which is also the company’s regional hub for innovation and for technical customer support.
Totally Integrated Power from Siemens has enabled Evonik to minimise downtime and maximise energy efficiency. Image by Evonik.
Totally Integrated Power for MetAMINO production complex Evonik produces DL-methionine at another production complex on Jurong Island. The plant has an annual production capacity of 150,000 metric tons. The DL-methionine is sold, under the brand name MetAMINO, to the animal nutrition sector. When used as a feed additive, DL-methionine contributes to the efficient, healthy and environment-friendly development of livestock. The manufacturing plant requires reliable power supply to ensure smooth operations and to meet the demands of complex chemical production processes. Since the plant
in Singapore started its operations in 2014, Siemens has supplied its Totally Integrated Power (TIP) which provides a fully integrated energy management solution. It has enabled Evonik to minimise downtime and maximise energy efficiency, while simultaneously ensuring power quality and flexibility. EVONIK With more than 33,000 employees, Evonik is one of the world leaders in speciality chemicals for the construction, coatings, automotive, nutrition and personal care sectors. Regional operations In the SEAANZ (South East Asia, Australia & New Zealand) region, the
Evonik’s second methionine complex in Singapore Evonik Industries is building a second world-scale plant in Singapore for the production of MetAMINO as well as all strategically important precursors, to ensure product quality and supply security. The new complex, which will be built next to Evonik’s first plant, will become operational in 2019. It will have an annual production capacity of 150,000 metric tons. The new plant will increase Evonik’s annual production capacity of MetAMINO to a total of approximately 300,000 metric tons in Asia, and to approximately 730,000 metric tons worldwide.
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