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GEA to supply new Electrostatic Tar Precipitator (ETP) for customer in South America

05 Nov 2020

In spite of the COVID-19 pandemic and all related obstacles GEA could sign another contract for the engineering and supply of an electrostatic tar precipitator with a long-term customer.

This is what an electrostatic tar separator typically looks like. (Photo: GEA)

This is what an electrostatic tar separator typically looks like. (Photo: GEA)

The new Electrostatic Tar Precipitator (ETP) will replace two old vessels and at the time of commissioning - scheduled for late spring in 2021 - the customer will operate three ETPs supplied by GEA for the tar precipitation of the entire coke oven gas in the steel works. The new ETP is designed as a single field electrostatic precipitator with gas flow in vertical direction from the bottom to the top with an overall tar collection efficiency of 99.9 %.

The project was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic from mid of March to end of July 2020 but finally decided within a few weeks after its restart. During the break GEA kept a successful co-operation between its teams in Essen/Germany and Buenos Aires/Argentina and the customer which finally resulted in this new contract award by a leading South American steelmaking company.

"We are proud to have received a follow-up order from this customer that reflects confidence in GEA's technology and product quality. The extensive know-how gained in more than thousand reference plants gives us the experience to design new or to retrofit plants that are tailored to the customer's needs and minimize operating costs," says Jens Lange, Head of Emission Control Sales Support & Process Engineering Industrial at GEA BU Chemical Technologies – Emission Control.

GEA Emission Control Technology

Treatment of emissions and effluents into air, water or soil are the main challenges of industrial pollution control, besides energy efficient and resource saving production methods. GEA Emission Control is providing gas cleaning technologies to help our customers to allow production in a cost effective, ecological viable and sustainable way. Our technologies enable them to comply with regulations, whilst increasing output and still maintaining a competitive edge. Due to GEA’s excellent knowledge of our customer production processes very often separated substances can be reused in the production cycle to safe raw material and energy. Beside gas cleaning technologies GEA Emission Control is active in several areas to reduce the CO2 footprint and/or Greenhouse Gases within customers and industries.

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GEA is one of the world’s largest suppliers of systems and components to the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. The international technology group, founded in 1881, focuses on machinery and plants, as well as advanced process technology, components and comprehensive services.

With more than 18,000 employees, the group generated revenues of about EUR 5.4 billion in more than 150 countries in the 2023 fiscal year. GEA plants, processes, components and services enhance the efficiency and sustainability of customer’s production. They contribute significantly to the reduction of CO2 emissions, plastic usage and food waste. In doing so, GEA makes a key contribution toward a sustainable future, in line with the company’s purpose: ”Engineering for a better world“. GEA is listed on the German MDAX the European STOXX® Europe 600 Index and is among the companies comprising the DAX 50 ESG, MSCI Global Sustainability as well as Dow Jones Sustainability World and Dow Jones Sustainability Europe Indices.
 
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