Speciality chemicals production is situated on a 14 acre site north of the River Derwent at Workington, Cumbria. Offering mainly liquid products and with annual output typically in excess of 15,000mtpa manufacturing facilities are housed in three plants equipped with bulk storage and larger vessels necessary to realise the economies of scale required.
- Reactors
- Around 200,000 Litres Total Reactor Capacity
- Stainless Steel – 4,000 to 33,000 litres
- Glass lined – 4,000 to 4,500 litres
- Services to Reactors
- Temperature – Hot oil to 250°C
- Vacuum – To 5mBar
- Product Isolation and Purification
- Distillation – 14 theoretical plates
- Wiped Film Evaporator – SS 2m2 heating area
