Centrifuge specialist Thomas Broadbent Ltd has sold large-scale decanter centrifuges to Chinese producers of Pure Terepthalic Acid (PTA)an oil-based chemical used in the production of polyester fibres.
Due to their high capacityrobust construction and durabilityBroadbent dewatering decanters have proved to be compatible with the PTA manufacturing process.
Broadbent PTA decanters are robustproviding operators with reliability over long periods of operation. On continuous duty (24/7) internal and external seals are lasting well over a year without attention or replacement. This is particularly beneficial to operators who previously had to replace these vital components every five months – causing additional expensereduced or lost production and costly downtime.
As demand for man-made fibres continues to increase at record levelsInternational textile and PTA producers are currently upgrading and expanding production facilities with new and more cost-effective technologiesparticularly in areas such as ChinaIndiaTaiwan and Thailand.
Broadbent PTA decanters are among the largest available and have already provided substantial cost-saving benefits for many international producers. The company recently supplied PTA decanters to the Zhejiang Yisheng Petroleum Co Ltd. Ningbo(China) for use in its first stream production process.
Thomas Broadbent is basedHuddersfieldUK. www.broadbent.co.uk
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