business opportunities for entrepreneurs in the chemical
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Chemiepark Knapsack
Business opportunities for entrepreneurs
in the chemical and related process industries
CHEMIEPARK KNAPSACKChemical Park Knapsack
* By Katharina Bauer / InfraServ Knapsack, Engineering & Contracting (Jan 2011)
Current investments in the Chemiepark Knapsack
Opportunities for future investments
Business development IBT / cooperation opportunities
AGENDA
Chemiepark Knapsack
More than 100 years of experience in the chemical business
Where do we come from?
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Chemiepark Knapsack –international production companies
More than 1.3 billion € ininvestments over the past 8 years
Currently running, starting and scheduled investment projects
� FSM 2 plant, investment € 25 million, started, flame retardant products � FSM 3 & 4 plant, investment € 30 million / € 30 million scheduled 2012� Second combined power plant, € 350 million, 450MWel,started� Specialty chemicals plant (phosphorus), € 40 million scheduled 2012� Natural gas reforming to hydrogen, € 80 million, scheduled 2014
Specialty chemicals plantFSM 2 plant
* By Katharina Bauer / InfraServ Knapsack, Engineering & Contracting (Jan 2011)
Current investments in the Chemiepark Knapsack
Opportunities of future investments
Business development IBT / cooperation opportunities
AGENDA
� promising target groups:
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Outlook for Knapsack
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Organic and inorganic basic
Chlorine
Plastic
Cellulose
PLABiomass
New materials
Carbon fibers
Solar Silicon
Thin film
Paper
Glass
= Developing sector
= Mature sector
= Growing sector
What does the future hold for the well establishedChemiepark Knapsack?
Renewable Resources
� Future of chemical industry?!� Oil is running short and becoming more and more expensive
� White biotechnology� New routes to „old“ products� New products substituting existing ones
� Renewable resources = seasonal goods� Storage capacities� Year-round availability of resources necessary
� Large volumes of raw materials necessary for biological conversions� Regional availability important
Scope for future investments
� Field Specialty chemicals
� Segment Industrial Bio Technology (IBT)
� Investment scale Pilot plant € 1-5 million
Production plant € 20-40 million
� Employees 15-20
Current investments in the Chemiepark Knapsack
Opportunities of future investments
Business development IBT / Cooperation opportunities
AGENDA
Location SW of Cologne: - Chemiepark Knapsack - ample ressources of sugar beet
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w.klett.de
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A 4River Rhine
Rhineland:Sugar industrie (Pfeifer & Langen)=> sugar beet molasse available
Chemiepark Knapsack – commodity network
Bayer CS thermPhos VinnolitClariant Basell
PSM rawmaterials
PSM-plants
Isoxadifen
Fluquinconazol
Basta-preproducts
Acetyl-chloride
Oxa-Phos-pholane
Oxa-Phopholane
Phosphorus
Phosphorus-acid esters
HostaflamAP
P-inter-mediates
P2O5Polyacid
Phospho-rus red
P-rot
Hostaflam-PR
Causticpotash
Chloro aceticacid
Chloroaceticacid
Hydrogen chloride
Chlorine
Salt
Elektro-lysis
Causticsodium
EDC, Oxi, VC
PVC
S-PVC
Poly-propylen
Propylene
Polypropylene
PP-compounds
Phosphorus-pentasulfide
P-Penta-sulfide
Sulfur
Phosphorus-pentoxide
Polyphosphorus-acid
Nexans
High Temperature
Superconductors
HTSL
CeramicsAcetic aid
Hydrogen
CABB
Mefenpyr-diethyl
Ethene
SafewayKA
Safeway KA
Depal
Depal
Hypo-phosphite
PropamocarbPropamocarb-Fosetylate
Illoxan
TFMAP
Site conditions
� Sufficient amount of sugar beet molasses regionally available
� Commodity network, energy and water supply, and waste disposal
on site
Promising products (study by nova Institute)
� Acetic acid� Bio-plastics
� Polylactic acid (PLA)
� Polyhydroxybutyric acid (PHB)
Acetic Acid
� Chemical building block� Mainly produced by chemical synthesis from methane
(Monsanto) � Biological route = old process:
� Vinegar production process known for more than 1000 years
� Two step fermentation process:1. Conversion of sugar to ethanol (alcoholic fermentation)2. Conversion of ethanol to acetic acid
Chemiepark Knapsack – commodity network
Bayer CS thermPhos VinnolitClariant Basell
PSM rawmaterials
PSM-plants
Isoxadifen
Fluquinconazol
Basta-preproducts
Acetyl-chloride
Oxa-Phos-pholane
Oxa-Phopholane
Phosphorus
Phosphorus-acid esters
HostaflamAP
P-inter-mediates
P2O5Polyacid
Phospho-rus red
P-rot
Hostaflam-PR
Causticpotash
Chloro aceticacid
Chloroaceticacid
Hydrogen chloride
Chlorine
Salt
Elektro-lysis
Causticsodium
EDC, Oxi, VC
PVC
S-PVC
Poly-propylen
Propylene
Polypropylene
PP-compounds
Phosphorus-pentasulfide
P-Penta-sulfide
Sulfur
Phosphorus-pentoxide
Polyphosphorus-acid
Nexans
High Temperature
Superconductors
HTSL
CeramicsAcetic aid
Hydrogen
CABB
Mefenpyr-diethyl
Ethene
SafewayKA
Safeway KA
Depal
Depal
Hypo-phosphite
PropamocarbPropamocarb-Fosetylate
Illoxan
TFMAP
Acetic Acid
� Many fermentation steps� Large amounts of extracting
agent
� Laborious process compared to the chemical synthesis
PLA
� Lactic acid is made from maize, sugar cane, sugar beets, wheat or other biomass containing large amounts of sugar (dextrose)
� PLA is a thermoplastic and allows similar processing techniques and applications as conventional plastics
� Until now, limited industrial scale PLA production, but huge market potential� Production of PLA in Europe is for a limited number of committed
customers and does not satisfy the growing demand
� Applications:� Plastic bags, tableware, food packaging
� Durable hard plastics
Chemiepark Knapsack – commodity network
Bayer CS thermPhos VinnolitClariant Basell
PSM rawmaterials
PSM-plants
Isoxadifen
Fluquinconazol
Basta-preproducts
Acetyl-chloride
Oxa-Phos-pholane
Oxa-Phopholane
Phosphorus
Phosphorus-acid esters
HostaflamAP
P-inter-mediates
P2O5Polyacid
Phospho-rus red
P-rot
Hostaflam-PR
Causticpotash
Chloro aceticacid
Chloroaceticacid
Hydrogen chloride
Chlorine
Salt
Elektro-lysis
Causticsodium
EDC, Oxi, VC
PVC
S-PVC
Poly-propylen
Propylene
Polypropylene
PP-compounds
Phosphorus-pentasulfide
P-Penta-sulfide
Sulfur
Phosphorus-pentoxide
Polyphosphorus-acid
Nexans
High Temperature
Superconductors
HTSL
CeramicsAcetic aid
Hydrogen
CABB
Mefenpyr-diethyl
Ethene
SafewayKA
Safeway KA
Depal
Depal
Hypo-phosphite
PropamocarbPropamocarb-Fosetylate
Illoxan
TFMAP
PLA
PLA
� Lactic acid production:� Many process steps� Different processes to be explored
� Polymerization to PLA rather straight forward
� Especially promising, if lactic acid is used as raw material
PHB
� Employed by microorganisms as a form of energy storage molecule
� Crystalline, brittle in pure form� Copolymerization to alter the properties necessary
� Biocompatible, biodegradable� Suitable for medical applications
� e.g. stents
� Until now, very limited industrial scale production, but huge market potential
Chemiepark Knapsack – commodity network
Bayer CS thermPhos VinnolitClariant Basell
PSM rawmaterials
PSM-plants
Isoxadifen
Fluquinconazol
Basta-preproducts
Acetyl-chloride
Oxa-Phos-pholane
Oxa-Phopholane
Phosphorus
Phosphorus-acid esters
HostaflamAP
P-inter-mediates
P2O5Polyacid
Phospho-rus red
P-rot
Hostaflam-PR
Causticpotash
Chloro aceticacid
Chloroaceticacid
Hydrogen chloride
Chlorine
Salt
Elektro-lysis
Causticsodium
EDC, Oxi, VC
PVC
S-PVC
Poly-propylen
Propylene
Polypropylene
PP-compounds
Phosphorus-pentasulfide
P-Penta-sulfide
Sulfur
Phosphorus-pentoxide
Polyphosphorus-acid
Nexans
High Temperature
Superconductors
HTSL
CeramicsAcetic aid
Hydrogen
CABB
Mefenpyr-diethyl
Ethene
SafewayKA
Safeway KA
Depal
Depal
Hypo-phosphite
PropamocarbPropamocarb-Fosetylate
Illoxan
TFMAP
PHB
� Simple process� Not yet established on large scale� Further processing
(copolymerization…) necessary
� Promising
Comparison of processes/products
� Comparison based on material costs / current market price
� Acetic Acid� Oil price development in future!
� Bio-plastics PLA / PHB� Substitution of existing plastics (polypropylene)� New applications: PHB – medical sector
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Chemiepark Knapsackindividual solutions for start ups and new invetsments
� Investors choosethe services thatsuit their business model from a widerange offered by the site operator.
� Major benefits: � shared site overheads� time to market
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Chemiepark Knapsackplug & play concept
� InfraServ Knapsack offers a plug & play concept for investors
� Benefits:� Flexibilization and optimization of the business
model
� Possibility of focusing on core business
� Time and cost saving through shared services and existing infrastructure
� Synergy potentials resulting from optimum structures
� Benefits from integrated know-howstructures
Why am I here?
Industrial Bio-technology:
� Being in touch with experts from � Chemical industry � Scope Bio-Tec / Plastics
� Identifying new processes� Supporting scale up processes� Discussing scale up business� Discussing opportunities of
cooperation
Site development for the Chemiepark Knapsack:� Exploring the possibilities
for building a� Pilot plant� Production plant located
on the Knapsack site
Summary
� Chemiepark Knapsack perfect location for bio based production� Commodity network� Regional availability of resources
� Due to increasing oil prices, alternate bio-based routes to bulk
chemicals will become attractive (acetic acid)
� New bio-plastics produced from renewable resources already
interesting alternatives to conventionally
produced plastics
� No large scale production in Europe yet – first mover
� Easy start for businesses due to the plug and play concept, powered by Infraserv Knapsack
See you in Cologne!
www.chemiepark-knapsack.de
Site development:
Pierre Kramer�: +49 (2233) 48-6343@: [email protected]
Wolfgang Urmetzer�: +49 (2233) 48-6243@: [email protected]
Chemiepark Knapsack