thyssenkrupp establishes its first global Oleochemical cluster in Thailand
thyssenkrupp inaugurated its technology center for the oleochemical industry in Map Ta Phut, Thailand, to deliver engineering solutions to global customers. Representing an investment of more than €18 MM, Map Ta Phut will become thyssenkrupp’s global oleochemical competence center for R&D, engineering, project execution and technology development services.
“Thailand is a key market for us in Asia and we are proud of our long heritage here. The investment in the Oleochemicals competence center shows our strong commitment to strengthen the country’s position as one of our global engineering hubs,” said Dr. Peter Feldhaus, CEO of thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions.
The Map Ta Phut facility provides the full value chain on site, from state-of-the-art engineering and EPC execution capabilities to laboratories and pilot plant facilities that guarantee process performance, and for product development hosting Singapore-based Inventa’s production technologies for alkoxylation, esterification and amination that thyssenkrupp acquired in 2015.
The company recently shipped a large modular plant to Oxiteno, a Brazilian chemical multinational manufacturer. It has been fully engineered, and assembled in Thailand, and after final inspection dismantled for the transport, it is now on its way to the end customer in the United States. The reactor was built using the innovative Jet Reactor system which offers superior performance with better process automation and control, lower residual alkylene oxide levels, and faster reaction cycle times when compared with conventional stirred reactor designs.
More than 100 contracts for major clients in Thailand and South-East Asia have been completed, including Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) projects as well as lifecycle services. Key projects in Thailand include Petrochemical Plants in Rayong, Mining Equipment in Mae Moh and 4 large Cement Plants in Saraburi. Today, thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions operates offices in Bangkok and Map Ta Phut and employs over 250 engineers.
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