Relocation support for a once-in-a-century project – Ticona's new plastics-production plant

Industry: Chemicals; Ticona GmbH, Industriepark Höchst

Welcome to Industriepark Höchst! Ticona, a subsidiary of U.S. chemical group Celanese, is a global leader in the production of engineering plastics. Its high-performance plastics are used for a wide range of applications – from cogwheels for industry and tiny optical components all the way to structural components for carmakers.

Ticona intends to leave its Kelsterbach site by mid-2011 to make room for the Frankfurt Airport expansion. A comparison of German sites revealed that Industriepark Höchst offered the best conditions for Ticona's continued success. Infraserv Höchst, the site operator, presented a compelling technical and business plan. Ticona is rebuilding its production facilities at Industriepark Höchst: 4,000 cubic meters of concrete, 600 kilometers of cabling, 10,000 metric tons of steel and about 100 kilometers of pipelines will be needed to build the plant. Due to its sheer size, the relocation has been called a "once-in-a-century project" for the park.

The bottom line

To prepare for the relocation of the world's largest polyoxymethylene (POM) facility within the customer's tight timeframe, Infraserv Höchst will provide the site infrastructure on an agreed-upon schedule. This involves running utility and disposal lines, data cables and access roads to the production facilities. Once everything comes online, Infraserv Höchst will supply energy, utilities, process media and raw materials and safely dispose of wastewater and waste. Infraserv Höchst's efficient energy-production plants and pipeline network will continuously and redundantly supply the massive amounts of steam needed by the facilities. Also, Infraserv Höchst will host Ticona's IT and telephony systems, secure the site and provide occupational medical care for staff members with its security services and fire department.

Infraserv Höchst's services

	• Energy and process media: redundant supply of power (10 kV) and steam (16 and 4 bar), compressed air (7 and 4 bar), natural gas, cooling water, methanol, nitrogen, drinking water and demineralized water • Disposal: accept cooling water, rainwater, wastewater and condensate. Biological treatment of wastewater and liquid sludge and subsequent disposal in wastewater-treatment and sewage-sludge-incineration plant • Construction and operation of energy building and recooling plant for the new facility. Provision of additional areas, including areas to hold construction-site equipment during construction, and providing access to road and rail network, port facilities and sewage system • Security services (fire department and plant security): including incident and crisis management, access controls, rounds and patrols, open-up/lock-up services • Occupational medical care and assistance for site employees (occupational medicine, health and safety, corporate health promotion, emergency medical services) • IT services and IT operations (telephony and data network) Timeframe Preparatory and supporting development work for the construction of the plant: 2007-2011 Operator services starting in 2011