thyssenkrupp uhde

engineering witH iDeAs

Company Profile 2012

ThyssenKrupp Uhde
Engineering with ideas
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welcoMe 3

letter FroM tHe eXecutiVe BoArD 4–5

HigHligHts 6–7

AcHeMA 2012 8–9

rAnge oF serVices/eXecutiVe BoArD 10–11

FActs & Figures/orgAnisAtion 12–13

one gloBAl network 14–15

sHAle gAs in tHe usA 16–23

tecHnologY Business unit 24–45

AMMoniA & ureA

26–27

nitrAtes & HYDrogen

28–29

we
electrolYsis
30–31

coke PlAnt tecHnologies

32–33

gAs tecHnologies
34–35

BiotecHnologies
36–37

orgAnic cHeMicAls & PolYMers

38–39

PolYester, PolYAMiDes & BioPlAstics

40–41

HigH-Pressure tecHnologies
42–43

reseArcH AnD DeVeloPMent

44–45

Business unit contrActing 46–66

AsiA-PAciFic
48–53

euroPe
54–56

inDiA/MenA
57–59

suB-sAHArA
60–61

AMericAs
62–65

oil & gAs Business line

66

PuBlicAtion creDits/PHoto creDits 67

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ThyssenKrupp Uhde

Our corporate philosophy “Engineering with ideas” runs like a leitmotif

through all the success stories of the ThyssenKrupp Uhde group.
Once again designed as a book of ideas with a personal touch, the
ThyssenKrupp Uhde Company Profile for 2012 documents the resourceful-
ness of our engineers and charts our development to becoming an inter-
national EPC contractor with a proprietary technology portfolio.
With more than 2,000 plants to its credit, ThyssenKrupp Uhde is one of the world’s leading
engineering companies in the design and construction of chemical, refining and other indus-
trial plants.

We have affiliates, or local organisations, in all four corners of the globe. This worldwide
network with over 5,900 employees is active in a number of different fields: fertilisers,
electrolysis, gas technologies, oil, coal and residue gasification, refining technologies, or-
ganic intermediates, polymers and synthetic fibres, and also coke plant and high-pressure
technologies.

Here at ThyssenKrupp Uhde, we are synonymous with cost-effective high-tech solutions in

industrial plant construction and supply the entire range of services associated with an EPC
contractor along with comprehensive service packages for the entire life cycle of your plants.

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ThyssenKrupp
Uhde
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Dear

Business Associates
“If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up people to collect wood and don’t assign them
tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea.” This
quote by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry is what I chose to inspire ThyssenKrupp Uhde to set a
new course after the financial crisis. I hoped to change the mindset at the company and
achieve greater internationality and better networking of our resources.

Dortmund, April 2013

In the two previous company profiles, I took the
opportunity to outline our vision of our company as
an internationally successful plant contractor with
the aim of winning your trust. We addressed and
presented our competence in the art of engineering
(2010) and design (2011) and this has met with
a resounding response. In the present company
profile (2012) we focus on our final design compe-
tence and portray the company from a top view.
This change in perspective aims to make clear how
ThyssenKrupp Uhde has developed in the past three
years. At the height of the boom years we overhauled
our company and reinvented ourselves. Now that
the financial crisis is over, we still stand for reliability
and continuity and today we are in a much better
position to develop new markets quickly, flexibly and
competently, as the example of the shale gas revo-
lution in the USA shows. That ThyssenKrupp Uhde is
an efficient unit with an intelligent network of local
organisations becomes clear in the reports of the
past business year.
Let’s recall all that has happened over the past year.
A number of major projects have been postponed,
but the number of medium-sized and relatively
small projects in the form of studies and basic work
has increased. Risk assessment has now become a
priority for projects, and project financing has thus
become more challenging. Feedstock and energy
price trends have also led to market shifts. But all
in all, ThyssenKrupp Uhde has adapted extremely
well to the changes by giving our local employees a
greater role in what we do. Our employees are our
capital. Without the expertise of our 5,900 members
of staff we would not be able to bid, build and be
successful around the world.
We aspire to unity in diversity. Cultural differences,
the ability to analyse one’s own attitudes and a clear
understanding of the international EPC business are
all traits shared by our employees. They are our face
and every day they demonstrate great commitment
to our customers in working to solve the challenges
on our construction sites. Without their loyalty and
their skills we would only be half as good for they are
what makes ThyssenKrupp Uhde a leading name in
plant contracting. We want to keep it that way, too,
so we aim to recruit the best people and offer them
excellent perspectives at our company.
As you know, we have restructured the company, our
research and development regarding new and better
products has been significantly improved, and our
ship has set course. We have increased our com-
petitiveness by improving our processes. Our facts
and figures bear witness to this: During the period
under review, from October 2011 to September
2012, our sales figures and orders in hand have
remained almost the same. Especially now, in a
tough economic market environment where deci-
sions are often made all too quickly, we are focusing
on longevity and a stable course. Our reputation and
our good name depend on your trust in our services.

You will see as you read this company profile that
we have not being standing still in the past few
months, but have continued to develop. The vision
of “One Uhde” is no longer a promise, but has
systematically and enthusiastically continued to be
implemented at our company during the past few
years.
Our success relies on our professionalism, our
focused project management, our high safety and
quality standards and, of course, our technological
competence. It is these things that have created
stable business relations with our customers that
have grown up over decades.
We are on the right course and are in a position to
offer and execute small, medium-sized and larger
projects efficiently and cost-consciously. For us,
flexibility, quality and service go without saying.
At the same time, we are pursuing a clear growth
strategy, which also extends to our employees.
We are starting a recruitment drive at our local
organisations in the regions. At the same time we
will be building up sufficient capacities at our head
office in Dortmund and elsewhere in Germany so
that we remain able to satisfy growing customer
requirements in future, too. Where necessary, we
will continue to expand our portfolio in line with our
strategic planning objectives as with the acquisition
of Energy & Power for our oil and gas business
in 2011. Furthermore, we are now part of the
new Industrial Solutions Business Area within the
ThyssenKrupp Group, into which Marine Systems
was also integrated at the beginning of 2013.
Together with our sister companies in the Group
we have more than 20,000 employees develop-
ing more and even better solutions for the EPC
business.
Our name has always been synonymous with top
quality, reliability and first-class “German engineer-
ing”. We are rightly proud of being a company
that demonstrates our quality standards and our
resourcefulness every single day.
5
ThyssenKrupp Uhde
In my opinion, ThyssenKrupp Uhde is a very special
company in the international EPC business. I believe
we are unique in what we offer and what we can do
and we set ourselves apart from our competitors in
that we can offer our enthusiasm, our engineering
skills, our proprietary processes and construction
partners on a local basis. We have been doing so
for over 90 years and now have over 2,000 plants
to our credit.
Wherever you are in the world and whatever your
EPC needs, we are the company to contact be-
cause, as I said at the beginning, we consider our-
selves to be experts with a clear understanding of
delivering holistic projects and processes in an ever
more complex world. We not only know how to build
a ship and navigate the seas, we also long for the
“endless immensity of the sea” and are passionate
about the plant contracting business.
The members of the Executive Board are aware that
our success is the success of our employees and we
would therefore like to thank all employees for their
outstanding performance and commitment. But
we are also deeply indebted to you, our esteemed
business associates, for your trust in our compe-
tence and it is therefore our pleasure to assist you
in achieving your goals. I am convinced that with
our “Engineering with ideas” we can develop, shape
and improve a piece of the future for our customers.
Yours faithfully
Dr. Michael Thiemann
Chairman of the Executive Board
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HigHligHts 2011/ 2012

Europe’s biggest urea plant comes on stream
October 2011

November 2011

March 2012
In Sluiskil, Netherlands, ThyssenKrupp Uhde commis-
sions Europe’s biggest urea plant. The plant for the
production of 3,500 t/day of urea solution is for Yara of
Norway, the world’s biggest producer of urea. The plant
is handed over to the customer in October 2011 after
a construction period of three years. Yara invested 400
million euros in its construction.

Pohang (South Korea) UTC+9 36° 02´ N / 129° 34´ E

The steel producer POSCO bestows the “Supplier of the Year” title on
ThyssenKrupp Uhde for the second time. Our employee, Arkadius
Gorski, accepts the prize on behalf of ThyssenKrupp Uhde.

POSCO honours ThyssenKrupp Uhde

POSCO bestows the “Supplier of the Year” title on
ThyssenKrupp Uhde. This is the second time we have
Sluiskil (Netherlands) UTC+1 51° 16´ N / 003° 50´ E received the award in over 20 years of stable business
Europe’s biggest urea plant for the production of 3,500 t/day of urea
is on stream after a construction period of three years.
relations between the two companies. All of the coke
oven plants at Pohang and Gwangyang in South Korea
were built by us. This time the award acknowledges,
in particular, the successful supply and commission-
ThyssenKrupp Uhde acquires Otto Corporation ing of a new coke oven plant by ThyssenKrupp Uhde
in South Korea.
As part of its drive to expand its market presence in the
field of coke plant technologies, ThyssenKrupp Uhde
acquires the Tokyo-based company, Otto Corporation.
Otto Corporation, whose process portfolio fits ideally
with ThyssenKrupp Uhde’s fields of activity, will in fu-
ture trade in Japan as a wholly owned subsidiary under
the name of ThyssenKrupp Otto.
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ThyssenKrupp Uhde

Chlor-alkali electrolysis technology Consistent expansion of the Oil & Gas busi-
May 2012

June 2012

July 2012
for AkzoNobel
At the Frankfurt-Höchst industrial estate, AkzoNobel
wishes to convert an amalgam electrolysis plant to
the modern membrane process and commissions
ThyssenKrupp Uhde to design and supply the energy-
saving “Uhde single elements”. This extensive conver-
sion project involves replacing the existing amalgam
cells with membrane electrolysers. The new plant will
increase annual production capacity by around 50 %
to 250,000 tonnes of chlorine and 275,000 tonnes of
caustic soda solution. Commissioning is scheduled for
late 2013.
ness
ThyssenKrupp Uhde strengthens its capabilities in the
global Oil & Gas business through the acquisition of
Energy and Power Global Limited (E&P) and its subsid-
iaries. ThyssenKrupp Uhde will use the newly acquired
company with headquarters in London and Wales as
the central hub for all engineering and consulting ac-
tivities in the global oil and gas business. Energy and
Power provides engineering services to support project
development from project screening through to sanc-
tion and into project delivery.

Singapore UTC+8 1° 28´ S / 103° 84´ E Wales (UK) UTC+0 52° 13´ N / 003° 77´ E
Cell Generation 6 has already been installed at a chlorine plant for H.M. Lord Lieutenant of West Glamorgan, D. Byron Lewis Esq.,
CIFEL Singapore. CStJ, FCA, Queen Elizabeth II’s official representative, presents
ThyssenKrupp Uhde Energy and Power with the “Queen’s Award
for Enterprise in International Trade”.

Generation 6 improves the operating efficiency

of electrolysis plants
ThyssenKrupp Uhde introduces its new Generation 6
“Uhde single element” design at ACHEMA in Frankfurt
am Main, Germany, on a 400 m² exhibition stand along-
side its interactive Book of Ideas. This new Generation 6
is a systematic improvement of Generation 4 and 5
electrolysis cells. The new technology jointly devel-
oped by UHDENORA and Industrie de Nora provides
improved energy consumption and an enlarged active
electrode surface area without changing the basic
single-element concept.
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AcHeMA 2012

Magic book of ideas spellbinds ACHEMA visitors

It was almost like performing magic, being able to move something simply by waving
your left or right hand. The pages of the big, interactive book of ideas turning over
silently and effortlessly as if on their own. A film starting just by moving your arm.
Visitors stopped and gathered round the red book on the ThyssenKrupp Uhde stand,
fascinated by the technology. “Hey, how do they do that?” asked one. “That’s just
amazing,” said another and pulled out his smartphone to record the spectacle. The
interactive book of ideas was the central feature of ThyssenKrupp Uhde’s exhibition
stand at ACHEMA 2012 and it was a real attention-grabber. The response of both visi-
tors and ThyssenKrupp Uhde employees was impressive. The design of the light, open
stand was welcoming and it quickly filled up with visitors and those whose interest had
been aroused. Contacts were made and discussions were held on new technologies,
reference plants and career opportunities. Groups of students visited for a tour of the
stand to gather information on the company and its range of services. All in all, it was
a roaring success for ThyssenKrupp Uhde.

“ACHEMA continues to have a huge impact,” said Dr. Michael Thiemann, CEO of
ThyssenKrupp Uhde and Chairman of the ACHEMA Committee. Other exhibitors also
said they were satisfied with the number and quality of the visitors. For many the exhib-
ition proved much better than in 2009 and even better than in 2006 before the crisis.
“We will be here again in 2015, as well,” said Dr. Thiemann. “ACHEMA has become a
tradition for ThyssenKrupp Uhde and that will not change.”

Over the five days of the exhibition, 167,000 guests visited the 3,773 exhibitors
who were showcasing their products and services in an exhibition space totalling
136,400 m2. On show there was everything the chemical, process engineering and
biotechnology sectors need, from laboratory equipment, components and the EPC
business to packaging lines. This ACHEMA was also more international than ever
before with representatives from 56 foreign countries making up almost half of the
exhibitors. ACHEMA is the keynote event for the process industry. Globalisation not
only means that Europeans and Americans go to Asia but also that Asian exhibitors
and visitors are increasingly coming to Europe. Alongside the exhibition, the ACHEMA
congress was also very well visited and with more than 900 presentations it offered
a diverse, cutting-edge, high-profile congress programme that reflected the full spec-
trum of process technology.
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ThyssenKrupp Uhde
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rAnge oF serVices

We conduct a full feasibility analysis: from the infrastructure through to the end products.
MARKET STUDIES
We provide innovative engineering solutions backed by experience and state-of-the-art tools.
ENGINEERING
We source materials on the international market.
INTERNATIONAL PROCUREMENT
We manage your investment effectively.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
We are on the spot: reliably, quickly and efficiently.
CIVIL WORKS AND ERECTION
We ensure a perfect start: for commissioning and beyond.
COMMISSIONING
We put together the best financing package for your project: tailor-made and international.
FINANCING
We provide global services from a single source.
SERVICES

Our global competences

ThyssenKrupp Uhde provides its customers with a comprehensive range of services in the
construction of industrial plants, from market studies through to product marketing.
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eXecutiVe BoArD

Dr. Savas Lazaridis

Business Unit Implementation
Global Project Management, Global Engineering,
Global Procurement, Global Construction Management,
Global Information Technology
Alfred Hoffmann
Business Unit Technology
Fertiliser, Base Chemicals, Polymers,
Research & Development
Dr. Uwe Kinski
Business Unit Finance & Administration
Accounting & Controlling, Commercial & Controlling,
Human Resources, Legal & Insurance Dr. Michael Thiemann
Chairman of the Executive Board

Helmut Knauthe
Business Unit Contracting
Asia-Pacific, Europe/Africa,
India/MENA, Americas,
Business Line Oil & Gas Klaus Schneiders
Special Projects
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FActs & Figures 2012

THySSENKRUPP UHDE GROUP

ThyssenKrupp Uhde GmbH and its affiliates in Germany and abroad (consolidated companies)

FACTS & FIGURES 2010/2011 (€ IN MILLIONS) FACTS & FIGURES 2011/2012 (€ IN MILLIONS)

Order intake 1,613.3 Order intake 1,122.5

Sales* 1,427.6 Sales* 1,330.2
Orders in hand 2,977.8 Orders in hand 2,802.7

Order intake in terms of engineering hours (million) 5.8 Order intake in terms of engineering hours (million) 5.1
Equity 556.6 Equity 583.5

ORDER INTAKE OF THE THySSENKRUPP UHDE GROUP 2011/2012

Asia-Pacific 26.0 %
Europe/Africa 40.0 %
India/Middle East 18.3 %
Americas 15.7 %

NET SALES OF THE THySSENKRUPP UHDE GROUP 2011/2012* (* acc. to IFRS)

30.7%

29.6%

20.2%

Contracting & Services

19.5%
Base Chemicals
Polymers

Fertiliser
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ThyssenKrupp Uhde

thyssenkrupp Ag
orgAnisAtion
TECHNOLOGIES
Marine Systems* Plant Technology* ThyssenKrupp Uhde

Steel Europe Elevator Technology

Materials Services Components Technology

MATERIALS
* since 01.01.2013: ThyssenKrupp Industrial Solutions

ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE OF THySSENKRUPP UHDE

TECHNOLOGy BUSINESS UNIT

Fertiliser Ammonia Urea Nitrates
Base Chemicals Hydrogen Electrolysis Coke plant technologies Gas technologies
Polymers Biotechnologies Organic chemicals Polymers
Research & Development
Business Line Technology Services

CONTRACTING BUSINESS UNIT/LOCAL ORGANISATIONS

Asia-Pacific Uhde Shedden (Australia) Uhde Eng. Consulting (Shanghai) ThyssenKrupp Otto
Melbourne (Australia) Shanghai (P.R. China) Tokyo (Japan)
Uhde (Thailand)
Bangkok (Thailand)
Europe ThyssenKrupp Uhde Eng. Services OOO Uhde Uhde Edeleanu
Bad Soden/Taunus (Germany) Dzerzhinsk (Russia) Brno (Czech Republic)
Haltern (Germany)
ThyssenKrupp Uhde Energy and Power
London/Port Talbot (UK)
India/MENA Uhde India Uhde Engineering Egypt Uhde Arabia
Mumbai/Pune (India) Cairo (Egypt) Al Khobar (Saudi Arabia)
Americas Uhde Engineering de México Uhde Corporation of America Uhde do Brasil
Mexico City (Mexico) Pittsburgh, PA (USA) Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
(Business partner)
Sub-Sahara ThyssenKrupp PDNA Engineering
Johannesburg (South Africa)
Business Line Oil & Gas

SALES AND PROJECT EXECUTION OFFICES

Beijing Dubai Hanoi Moscow Seoul
(P.R. China) (UAE) (Vietnam) (Russia) (South Korea)
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ThyssenKrupp Uhde
One global Network
WESTERN EUROPE AMERICAS

01 ThyssenKrupp Uhde GmbH 07 UhdeInventa-Fischer GmbH 12 Uhdedo Brasil Ltda.

Dortmund (Germany) Berlin (Germany) Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
02 ThyssenKrupp Uhde GmbH 08 Uhde
Inventa-Fischer AG 13 Uhde
Engineering de México S. A. de C. V.
Bad Soden/Taunus (Germany) Domat /Ems (Switzerland) Mexico City (Mexico)
03 ThyssenKrupp Uhde GmbH 09 UhdeFertilizer Technology B. V. 14 UhdeCorporation of America
Ennigerloh (Germany) Roermond (Netherlands) Bridgeville, Pittsburgh, PA; Houston, TX (USA)
04 Uhde High Pressure Technologies GmbH 10 ThyssenKrupp Uhde Energy & Power
Hagen (Germany) London, Port Talbot (UK)
05 ThyssenKrupp Uhde Engineering Services 11 UHDENORA S. p. A.
Haltern (Germany) Milan (Italy)
06 ThyssenKrupp Uhde GmbH
Leuna (Germany)

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For further information on our global
organisations, please go to:
www.thyssenkrupp-uhde.de
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CENTRAL AND SOUTH-EAST ASIA, PACIFIC

CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE SOUTHERN AFRICA REGION AND AUSTRALIA

15 UhdeEdeleanu s.r.o. 19 Uhde 23 UhdeIndia Private Ltd.

Brno (Czech Republic) A Division of ThyssenKrupp Mumbai, Pune (India)
PDNA Engineering (Pty) Ltd.
16 OOO
Uhde Branch Office Moscow 24 Uhde (Thailand) Ltd.
Sunninghill, Johannesburg (South Africa)
Moscow (Russia) Bangkok, Map Ta Phut (Thailand)
17 OOOUhde Branch Office Nizhny Novgorod 25 Uhde Rep. c/o ThyssenKrupp AG
Nizhny Novgorod (Russia) MIDDLE EAST AND Rep. Office
NORTH AFRICA Hanoi (Vietnam)
18 OOOUhde
Dzerzhinsk (Russia) 20 Uhde Engineering Egypt Co. S. A. E. 26 Uhde Engineering Consulting
Cairo (Egypt) (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.
Shanghai (P.R. China)
21 UhdeArabia Ltd.
Al Khobar (Saudi Arabia) 27 Uhde Beijing Representative Office
Beijing (P.R. China)
22 ThyssenKrupp Technologies
TechCenter Middle East 28 KEPCO-Uhde Inc.
Dubai (UAE) Seoul (South Korea)
29 ThyssenKrupp Otto
17+18 Tokyo (Japan)
16 30 Uhde Shedden (Australia) Pty. Ltd.
Melbourne, Brisbane (Australia)
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Mannville Group,
Horseshoe Canyon

Frederick Brook
Horton Bluff

Bakken Utica

Powder River

Antrim
Niobrara

Marcellus, Utica,
Devonian

Uinta New Albany

Raton
San Juan Excello Mulky
Chattanooga

Fayetteville
Woodford
Arkoma Basin
Bend
Floyd Neal,
Conasauga
Barnett Haynesville
Barnett,
Woodford

Tuscaloosa

Eagle Ford
La Casita
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Shale gas in the USA ThyssenKrupp Uhde

new energY sources in

tHe usA
Shale gas: an energy revolution
In the last ten years shale gas exploitation in the USA has risen sharply. In some parts it has
even increased six-fold. There seems to be no end to the shale gas boom in sight. In a study
from January 2012, the American Energy Information Administration (EIA) estimated that
the production of shale gas will more than double in the USA by 2035 and will then make
up almost half of the gas produced.

2030
Natural gas will replace crude oil as the
most significant part of the energy mix. The
USA will be a net exporter of natural gas

2020
The USA will have catapulted itself from being the world’s
largest consumer of energy to the largest producer

2017
The USA will become the world’s largest oil producer

2015
The USA will become the world’s largest gas producer

2010
US energy imports fall below 50 %
Source: IEA World Energy Outlook 2012

2008
The economic and financial crisis leads to
a decrease in energy consumption

1990 1980
Hydraulic fracturing or fracking, the key technology Natural gas plays an increasingly
for yielding shale gas, is developed important role in the world market
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tecHnologicAl strengt
pays off
In a recent interview the Chairman of ThyssenKrupp Uhde’s Execu-
tive Board, Dr. Michael Thiemann, talked about the impact the shale
gas boom has had on ThyssenKrupp Uhde and its volume of orders.
What impact will the shale gas revolution in the
USA have on ThyssenKrupp Uhde as a plant
contractor?
Thiemann: Shale gas exploration has indeed been
a great catalyst for the world market and has led
to low gas prices in the USA. It has set off a wave
of activities, the first of which is being felt now. It
involves the construction of plants in which shale
gas can be used without having to be upgraded,
e.g. power plants and fertiliser plants. We are
expecting the second wave to hit in the next four
to five years based on the gas cracker capacities
which are now in the pipeline and which will supply
olefins for building-block chemicals. In some cases
the upgrading technologies needed are already
available. A direct result will be the construction
of polyethylene plants, polypropylene plants and
other basic plastics plants. And I am sure the gas-
to-liquids route will again attract the interest of the
fuel industry in the USA.
What strategy do you intend to adopt in ap-
proaching this topic?
Thiemann: The fact is that only those who approach
the first phase correctly will be around to compe-
te in the second. Therefore, it is crucial to be
at the forefront of these developments, and at
ThyssenKrupp Uhde we think we have a good
chance of being up there with the leaders.
you have already won your first orders for
fertiliser plants and there are more in the evalu-
ation phase – is this a golden opportunity for
ThyssenKrupp Uhde’s ammonia and urea
business?
Thiemann: Major projects are now being launched
which aim to make America’s fertiliser industry
independent of imports. A neck-and-neck race for
these projects has broken out. In October 2012
we won a project in Iowa to carry out the basic
engineering for a new liquid fertiliser plant with a
production capacity of 4,300 t/day on behalf of
Orascom Construction Industries (OCI). This will
be one of the two largest single-train UAN plants in
the world. We are carrying out the engineering for
six of the total seven process plants and supplying
the required process equipment and machinery.
Our proprietary processes are being used in the
nitric acid, ammonium nitrate and UAN plants.
This is the first shale-gas-based contract for our
company and we believe we have a good chance
of winning more.
Is this an opportunity to break the dominance
of American plant contractors in the USA?
Thiemann: We’ll use the first wave to refocus
our activities in America by establishing project
management and erection capacities as well as
procurement structures. We currently have 30 to
40 shale-gas-dependent projects on our project
list. We won the Iowa project on the basis of our
technological strength and we are convinced that
this strength will enable us to come out on top
when the next projects are awarded, too. Our
strong focus on technology has paid off against
American competitors who are conventional non-
technology-oriented general contractors.
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Mannville Group,
Horseshoe Canyon Shale gas in the USA ThyssenKrupp Uhde

tH Frederick Brook

Bakken Utica

Powder River

Antrim
Niobrara

Marcellus, Utica,
Devonian

ThyssenKrupp Uhde projects 2011/2012

Uinta New Albany
Monterey-Temblor
Raton
Monterey Excello Mulky
San Juan
Chattanooga

Fayetteville
Woodford
Arkoma Basin
Bend
Floyd Neal,
Conasauga
Barnett Haynesville
Barnett,
Woodford

Tuscaloosa

Eagle Ford
La Casita

“Only those who win projects now can be successful

in the second and third waves,” said Dr. Michael Thiemann.
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sHAle gAs reVolution

in three waves
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Shale gas in the USA ThyssenKrupp Uhde

Dr. Michael Thiemann talks about the shale gas revolution coming in three waves. He says that
fertilisers can be produced from the shale gas without the need for significant engineering in-
vestment. Fertiliser plants are following the growth trend in the world’s population and, just like
power generation facilities, are part of the first wave in shale gas exploration.
The market in the USA is currently undergoing a complete As 80 % of the raw materials costs feed through to the
realignment. ThyssenKrupp Uhde has the opportunity production costs, it does not take a genius to see that
to gain a foothold in this market due its technological even small price differences have a huge impact. Accord-
capabilities. A prime example is the contract awarded to ing to the rating agency, Fitch, numerous international
ThyssenKrupp Uhde by CF Industries in October 2012, chemical companies are investing money in the construc-
which was closely followed by a second in early Novem- tion of ethane crackers. This is heralding the start of the
ber. The fertiliser producer is expanding its operations second wave predicted by ThyssenKrupp Uhde’s CEO,
in Donaldsonville and Port Neale, and increasing its Dr. Thiemann.
urea, ammonia, UAN and nitric acid capacities. The two
projects, in which ThyssenKrupp Uhde processes will be Unlimited shale gas reserves
employed, involve ThyssenKrupp Uhde rendering basic Shale gas reserves really do seem to be unlimited, and the
and detail engineering, procurement, delivery services, exploitation of gas fields that are of interest to ethylene
and services during construction and commissioning. producers is only just beginning. But there can be big dif-
ferences in shale gas. A distinction is made between dry
But this is just the tip of the iceberg. The American Chem- and wet shale gas. Dry gas contains almost pure methane
ical Council estimates that the shale gas boom has now with small quantities of longer-chain hydrocarbons. Prior
triggered a total investment volume of USD 25 billion. to use, water merely needs to be removed from the gas
and it can then be fed into the gas grid or an ammonia
A strong demand for ethane crackers? plant. Dry shale gas formations are currently being
This projection is driven by a global ethylene production tapped. But it is the wet gas deposits that are really
of some 160 million tonnes in 2012. Since without eth- exciting as, alongside methane, they also contain LNG,
ylene the chemical and plastics industries would fall apart: ethane and crude oil – enough feedstocks for the planned
Packaging, car seats, cable sheaths, buckets and many gas crackers.
other things are based on this commodity chemical. World-
wide demand is growing unabated.
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exploitation and production
on the rise
The production of shale oil is rising rapidly alongside shale gas exploitation.
In the Bakken Shale Formation in the US states of
North Dakota and Montana alone, oil production
has risen from nothing to around 500,000 barrels
a day (one barrel equals 159 litres) within six years.
This is equivalent to approximately one-third of
Libya’s production volume. It means that North
Dakota is already producing more oil than Alaska
and production will continue to rise sharply. As a
result, there has already been a significant drop in
US oil imports. A ten-year low of 8.8 million barrels
a day has now been reached.
In its global energy forecast, World Energy Outlook
2012, the International Energy Agency states that
“the global energy map is changing in dramatic
fashion”. It says the main contributing factor is the
unconventional oil and gas reserves in the United
States. Firstly, these will enable the country to
become independent of energy imports and, at the
same time, make it “the biggest oil producer in the
world by 2017”.
In view of the extraordinary growth in US oil and
gas exploitation, the report speaks of a funda-
mental change in global energy supply chains. It
says that due to developments in the market for
unconventional natural gas it is expected that by
2020 the USA will be a net exporter of natural gas
and as early as 2035 will become independent of
energy imports.
While the regional balance of power is changing,
“global energy demand will rise further, by up to a
third by 2035”.
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Shale gas in the USA ThyssenKrupp Uhde

europe now set to follow suit

The situation in the USA will also have an impact in Europe. In November
2012 the Members of the European Parliament declared themselves in
favour of the ongoing exploration and exploitation of shale gas.

Sweden
83 tcf

tcf = trillion cubic feet

Norway
83 tcf Russia
200-300 tcf

Poland
187 tcf
UK Netherlands
20 tcf
17 tcf Germany
8 tcf

France
180 tcf

Turkey
15 tcf
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Business Unit
Technology

Fertiliser Base Chemicals

Ammonia & Urea 26–27 Hydrogen 29
Nitrates 28 Electrolysis 30–31
Coke Plant Technologies 32–33
Gas Technologies 34–35
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Our activities ThyssenKrupp Uhde

Polymers Research and Development

Biotechnologies 36–37 Research and Development 44–45
Organic Chemicals & Polymers 38–39
Polyester, Polyamides & Bioplastics 40–41
High-pressure Technologies 42–43
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AMMoniA & ureA

The shale gas revolution in North America has generated a rising demand for natural-gas-based
plants in the USA for ThyssenKrupp Uhde’s Ammonia & Urea technology division. In February
2012 ThyssenKrupp Uhde was awarded an engineering contract for a major Ammonia and
Liquid Fertiliser Complex in the southern USA, and in July this was followed by a second engin-
eering contract for a similar complex in the Midwest.

In September 2012 the international fertiliser
group Orascom Nitrogen International awarded
ThyssenKrupp Uhde a contract for the construc-
tion of a major Liquid Fertiliser Complex in Wever,
Iowa, USA. Liquid urea ammonium nitrate (UAN)
fertiliser is produced from ammonia and carbon
dioxide, with the intermediates being urea solution,
nitric acid and ammonium nitrate. ThyssenKrupp
Uhde will be carrying out the engineering for six of
the total seven process plants and supplying the
required process equipment and machinery. An
additional product, diesel exhaust fluid (DEF), a
urea solution for the environment-friendly cleaning
of diesel exhaust, will also be produced at the new
complex. The scope of the contract also includes a
plant for the production of urea granules, which will
apply Uhde Fertilizer Technology’s (UFT’s) process.
Commissioning is scheduled for 2015.
In Sluiskil, Netherlands, ThyssenKrupp Uhde com-
missioned Europe’s biggest Urea Plant, which
was built for Yara. The product will be used as
technical-grade urea for cleaning diesel exhaust
from cars and, above all, trucks.
In Arzew (Algeria) we have completed one of the
two ammonia trains and the urea plant for our
Algerian/Egyptian customer, Sonatrach Fertilizer
Corporation (SORFERT).
AMMONIA & UREA IN BRIEF
New contracts
· Engineering contract for a major Ammonia and Liquid Fertiliser (UAN)
complex in southern USA
· Engineering contract for an Ammonia and Liquid Fertiliser Complex in
Midwestern USA
· Engineering contract for a major Liquid Fertiliser Plant in Iowa (USA)
Sites and commissionings
· Sluiskil (Netherlands): Commissioning of a Urea Plant
· Arzew (Algeria): Commissioning of Ammonia and Urea Plants
· Ruwais (U.A.E.): Pre-commissioning of an Ammonia-Urea Plant
· Damietta (Egypt): Work on construction site suspended due to political
unrest
R&D activities
· Low-energy concepts
· Autothermal Reformer (ATR) for large-scale plants
· Continuous improvement of UFT’s granulation process, focusing on
reducing investment and operating costs as well as lowering emissions
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Fertiliser Business Unit Technology ThyssenKrupp Uhde

Technology portfolio
Synthesis gas generation
Steam reforming
Autothermal reforming
Combined autothermal
reforming (CAR ®)

Synthesis gas products

Ammonia

Nitrogenous fertilisers
Urea

uhde Fertilizer technology

Growth with improved environmental compatibility
In 2012 Uhde Fertilizer Technology B. V. (UFT) was able to follow on smoothly from the success of the
past two business years. The main reasons for this were the successful completion of ongoing contracts,
including the commissioning of three UFT Granulation Units, and the granting of two more licences, each
for a Urea Fluidised-Bed Granulation Unit, as well as the award of three more engineering packages.

The QAFCO V and QAFCO VI Granulation Units that were commissioned are currently the world’s biggest
on-stream granulation units, and they stand out for their exceptional performance and excellent product
quality. The QAFCO V Granulation Unit, designed for a capacity of 3,850 tonnes of urea granules a day
(mtpd), has already achieved a production of over 4,200 mtpd. With this plant UFT has set new standards
in urea granulation. A further Granulation Unit with a capacity of 4,200 mtpd has already been ordered.

Intensive research and development work has led to further optimisation of the UFT technologies for
abating urea dust and ammonia emissions in granulation units, thus enabling these emissions to be kept
well within the statutory limits.

Arzew (Algeria) UTC +1 35° 85´ S / 000° 32´ E

The ammonia-urea complex for the customer SORFERT comprises a UFT urea granulation unit.
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nitrAtes
Customised plants for demanding markets
The market for hydrogen and synthesis gas plants, as well as for nitric acid and ammonium nitrate plants,
has been volatile and dynamic. On the one hand, there is a persistent trend towards energy-optimised
plants that can be operated flexibly, whilst on the other there has been a definite shift in the markets in
natural gas production regions as a result of the increased use of shale gas. Against this background
the product groups in the Hydrogen & Nitrates Division have experienced an increase in activity and new
engineering contracts in the past business year.

Nitric acid plants: quick and feedstock-efficient
A 1,000 t/day Nitric Acid plant for Omnia at Sasol-
burg (South Africa) and another for HuChems in
Yeosu (South Korea) came on stream. The HuChems
plant is the next chapter in decades of cooperation
between this company and ThyssenKrupp Uhde.
The two plants emit approximately 1.4 million t/year
less CO2-equivalent greenhouse gas as a result of
the ThyssenKrupp Uhde EnviNOx® system. This
is equal to the annual amount emitted by around
600,000 cars with an average mileage of 15,000
km a year.
LDAN complex: reliable and integrated
Working with Uhde Shedden (Australia),
ThyssenKrupp Uhde has successfully commis-
sioned a plant complex for the production of
300,000 t/year of Low-Density Ammonium Nitrate
(LDAN) for the joint venture between PT Armindo
(Indonesia) and Orica Pty Ltd. (Australia). Tech-
nically similar plant complexes with a capacity of
200,000 t/year are currently in the erection or
engineering phase for our clients Egyptian Carbon
Holding (EHC) (Egypt) and Mining Chemical Industry
Holding Corporation Ltd. (MICCO) (Vietnam).

Nitrate fertiliser plants: flexible and cost-efficient

ThyssenKrupp Uhde successfully booked an order
for a 2,000 t/day production plant for calcium
ammonium nitrate for our client Bagfas in Turkey as
well as an engineering contract with CF Industries
for a Nitric Acid and UAN liquid fertiliser production
plant at its site in Donaldsonville, Louisiana (USA).

Sasolburg (South Africa) UTC +2 26° 48´ S / 027° 49´ E

Construction work on the nitric acid/ammonium nitrate plant being built by ThyssenKrupp Uhde for Omnia Holding in Sasolburg
(South Africa) is making good progress.
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Fertiliser / Base Chemicals Business Unit Technology ThyssenKrupp Uhde

Technology portfolio
Synthesis gas generation
Steam reforming

HYDrogen
Autothermal reforming
Combined autothermal
reforming (CAR ®)

Synthesis gas products

Methanol
Hydrogen
Hydrogen and synthesis gas: energy-efficient and low in emissions Carbon monoxide
Oxo-synthesis gas
The high energy efficiency, flexibility, and high avail- Arthur (Texas) and St. Charles (Louisiana). In the
Mineral acids
ability of the steam reforming process developed same country, ThyssenKrupp Uhde was awarded Nitric acid
by ThyssenKrupp Uhde are decisive advantages an engineering contract for a Synthesis Gas plant N2O/NO x abatement
(EnviNOx ®)
for our alliance partner, Praxair. A new Hydrogen with a capacity of 120,000 Nm3/h and a down-
plant for Praxair is nearing completion in Paradeep stream Methanol plant. The methanol produced Mineral fertilisers
Ammonium nitrate/CAN, UAN
(India). Two other Hydrogen plants for Praxair are (1,300 t/day) at this plant is to be converted to fuel Compound fertilisers
currently under construction in the USA, at Port in an additional step using the MTG process. DAP, NP, NPK

HyDROGEN & NITRATES IN BRIEF

New contracts
· EnviNOx®: Radici (Italy)
DSM Nanjing (P.R. China)
· Nitrates: CAN: Bagfas (Turkey)
LDAN: Vinacomin (Vietnam)
UAN: CFI (USA)
· Hydrogen: Synthesis Gas: Sundrop Fuels (USA)
Methanol: Sundrop Fuels (USA)

Sites and commissionings

· Nitrates: EHC (Egypt)
AS AlexFert (Egypt)
HuChems (South Korea)
Orica (Indonesia)
Omnia (South Africa)
· Hydrogen: IOCL (India)
Valero, Port Arthur (USA)
Valero, St. Charles (USA)

R&D activities
· Minimisation of nitric acid plant emissions
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electrolYsis
Singapore UTC +8 01° 27´ S / 103° 84´ E
UHDENORA has built a 37,500 t/year chlorine plant based on Cell Generation 6 for CIFEL Singapore.
Cell Generation 6
UHDENORA and ThyssenKrupp Uhde presented its
sixth generation of electrolysis cells to a gather-
ing of professionals from the chlorine-producing
industry in June 2012 and announced the market
maturity of this latest development. In close co-
operation with UHDENORA and Industrie Denora,
ThyssenKrupp Uhde has once again improved
the cost-effectiveness of the Uhde single-element
technology and can thus continue to offer its cus-
tomers a lucrative, innovative product in the
coming years. Successful implementation of an
“elastic element” in the proven “Uhde single-
element” design has led to a number of improve-
ments, such as an enlarged active electrode sur-
face area, which results in a lower specific energy
consumption without the need to forego the advan-
tages of the conventional “Uhde single-element”
design. UHDENORA and ThyssenKrupp Uhde have
thus consolidated their technological lead over
competitors.
Chinese customers awarded UHDENORA additional
contracts for plant expansions (Shandong Befar)
based on the latest V6-generation cell design and
are thus reaping the benefits of this technology.
Vinnolit Knapsack commissions upgrade
For Vinnolit in Knapsack (Germany) ThyssenKrupp
Uhde is upgrading 165 older-generation chlor-
alkali electrolysis cell elements to the current
state of the art, assuming full responsibility for all
aspects of the upgrade for the first time. The scope
of supplies and services for this service package
includes all procurement, installation, logistics
and commissioning services. While ongoing pro-
duction is the sole responsibility of the operator,
ThyssenKrupp Uhde is ensuring that the element
upgrade goes smoothly.
Latest technology for AkzoNobel
AkzoNobel awarded a contract for the engineer-
ing and supply of the latest ThyssenKrupp Uhde
membrane cell technology to its Frankfurt/Höchst
site – the location where the first Hoechst-Uhde
membrane cell was once developed. Within the
scope of the conversion and expansion project,
ThyssenKrupp Uhde sixth-generation membrane
cells will, for the first time, produce 250,000 tonnes
of chlorine a year in Germany from early 2014.
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Base Chemicals Business Unit Technology ThyssenKrupp Uhde

Technology portfolio
Chlor-alkali electrolysis
- Conventional
membrane process
- Membrane process
with ODC technology

HCl electrolysis
- Diaphragm process
- Membrane process
with ODC technology

Skid-mounted plant concepts Chlorate electrolysis

Chlorine dioxide ClO 
UHDENORA has won a contract for a skid-mounted plant for Produquimica Industria e Comercio in Brazil.
This is now the second skid-mounted plant contract awarded to UHDENORA in the past two years, a clear
sign that interest in this product is growing. Low energy costs in North America due to shale gas deposits
are opening up the market to new opportunities for technological changes, plant expansions and new
chlorine plants, including skid-mounted plants.

Electrolysis in brief
New contracts Sites and commissionings
· Arkema Jarrie · Solvay Lillo 2 (Belgium)
· AkzoNobel (Gemany) · Leuna-Harze (Germany)
· Vinnolit (Germany): Full-service element upgrade · Yantai Juli (P.R. China)
· Reliance Industries – in cooperation with Uhde India Private Ltd.: · Bayer Uerdingen (Germany)
Element conversion from v2 to v5 · CIFEL (Singapore)
· Bayer Caojing (P.R. China): HCl ODC · Vinnolit (Germany)
· QVC II (Qatar): Basic Engineering · Birla Renukoot (India)
· Elquim (Cuba): Basic Engineering · Grasim Nagda (India)
· Shandong Befar Group (P.R. China): 180,000 t/year of NaOH 100% · PCC Rokita Brzeg Dolny (Poland)
· XINJIANG SHENGXIONG ENERGY · Solvay Tavaux (France)
· Produquimica Industria e Comercio (Brazil): 16,900 t/year of NaOH 100% · ACV Al-Jubail (Saudi-Arabia)
· Chemical Industries (Singapore): 39,500 t/year of NaOH 100% · Asahimas (Indonesia)
· Hebei Shengua Chemical Industry (P.R. China): 80,000 t/year of NaOH 100% · Grasim Patalganga (India)
· Grasim Vilayat (India)
R&D activities · PRODESAL (Columbia): 12,000 t/year of NaOH 100%
· Commissioning of the first industrial BM2.7v6 electrolyser in December 2011 · Chemprod Nominees (Australia): 15,700 t/year of NaOH 100%
and market launch of BM2.7v6 in June 2012
· Shaanxi Beiyuan Chemical Co. (P.R. China): 400,000 t/year
· Plant design: skid-mounted plants of NaOH 100%
· Developments in the field of electrochemical energy storage with the redox · Koruma Klor Alkali Sanayi Ve Ticaret (Turkey): 15,900 t/year
flow battery of NaOH 100%
· NaCl ODC technology: Demonstration of industrial maturity on an industrial · Hebei Chengxin (P.R. China): 100,000 t/year of NaOH 100%
scale
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coke PlAnt tecHnologies

There has been a further increase in steel production: The new record now stands
at 1.5 billion tonnes worldwide. Wherever steel is produced, coke is required and
ThyssenKrupp Uhde’s Coke Plant Technologies Division is profiting from this, just as
it is from the ever more stringent environmental requirements that need to be met
for revamps and new builds. ThyssenKrupp Uhde’s Coke Plant Technologies Division
offers the highest standard worldwide.

FORMOSA Plastics Group in Taiwan (China) is plan-
ning to build a new steelworks in Vietnam. In the
first expansion stage at the Formosa Ha Tinh Steel
coke oven plant ThyssenKrupp Uhde is supervising
construction of the complete Gas Treatment Unit
after completing the basic engineering package.
The TISCO group (Taiyuan Iron and Steel Corp.)
in China commissioned ThyssenKrupp Uhde to
engineer an additional battery. For MCC/Sakkaide
in Japan ThyssenKrupp Uhde is continuing its hot
repairs to the existing batteries. In April 2012 the
first single-chamber pressure control system in
North America successfully went into operation at
an old battery belonging to Essar Steel Algoma. In
Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, USA, Germany and
Brazil ThyssenKrupp Uhde employees are super-
vising construction and commissioning activities at
numerous construction sites.
Finally, the foundation stone for a new coke oven
battery on the Hüttenwerke Krupp Mannesmann
site in Duisburg was laid in April 2012.
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Base Chemicals Business Unit Technology ThyssenKrupp Uhde

Technology portfolio
Coke oven batteries

Gas treatment plants

Coal and coke handling

Heat recovery cokemaking

Complete plants

Coke oven servicing machines

Emissions control systems

Setting a trend in the USA Technology services

Uhde Corporation of America (UCA) and ThyssenKrupp Uhde are jointly building a new Coke Oven Battery
with the requisite Servicing Machines for US Steel, the biggest steel producer in the USA, at their site in
Clairton (Pennsylvania). This project has great significance in the US market: The PROven® system with
single-chamber pressure control is being used for the first time in a new battery in the USA and, for the
first time in around 20 years, the US environmental agencies have approved the construction of a con-
ventional coke oven battery, and certified it as “Best Available Control Technology”. This status is seen as
the new benchmark that sets the trend for future projects.

The oven servicing machines were manufactured in Germany and transported to the USA. The first coal
charging car was ready for use within a few days of being placed on the tracks at the coke oven battery.
The heating-up process began in early August 2012 and the first coke was produced in November 2012,
well before the actual contractually agreed date.

UCA was also awarded an additional contract to build two additional coke quenching towers for the same
plant. Here, US Steel opted for ThyssenKrupp Uhde’s Low-Emission Wet Quenching (LEQT) technology
to meet the stringent pollution control requirements. By devoting attention to a number of research and
development topics, our Coke Plant Technologies Division ensures that it maintains and improves its
technical edge throughout the world.

COKE PLANT TECHNOLOGIES IN BRIEF

New contracts R&D activities
· Taiwan: Formosa – Gas Treatment Unit for FHS (Vietnam) · Participation in ECOCARB – European project to optimise heating
· Taiwan: China Steel Corp. – Batteries (Hot Repair) of coke ovens
and Gas Treatment (new Deacidifier) · Optimisation of PROven® system
· P.R. China: TISCO (Taiyuan) – Battery 3 · New process for biological wastewater treatment
· Use of US clamp-on meters for coke oven water
Sites and commissionings · Further development of coke oven batteries with stamping operation
· Taiwan: DSC (Taichung) – Phase 2 (Batteries + Gas Treatment Unit) · Thermohydraulics of quenching tower
· South Korea: Hyundai Steel – Phase 3 (Batteries · 1D plate model for HR oven cake
and Gas Treatment Unit) · 3D model of lower part of HR oven
· South Korea: POSCO (Gwangyang) – Phases 5A and 5B · Flow simulation in sole flue
(Batteries and Gas Treatment Unit) · Alternative compacting process for heat recovery ovens
· Germany: HKM (Battery and Gas Treatment Unit)
· Japan: MCC-Sakaide – Hot Repair
· Japan: JFE (Kurashiki) – Battery
· USA: US Steel (Clairton) – Battery, Servicing Machines and Quenching Towers
· USA: US Steel (Granite City) – Quenching Tower
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gAs tecHnologies
Growing demand for gas technologies
In December 2010 ThyssenKrupp Uhde took over
the High-Temperature Winkler (HTW) gasification
process from RWE Power. The process is par-
ticularly suited to the gasification of lignite, high-
ash coals with high melting points, biomass and
household waste. During almost four decades
of development work for the commercialisation
of the HTW technology, HTW plants were built
for lignite gasification for methanol production
in Germany, for biomass gasification (peat) for
fertiliser production in Finland and for the gasifi-
cation of household waste in Japan. In early 2012,
ThyssenKrupp Uhde, in collaboration with Uhde
Dortmund (Germany) UTC+1 51° 30´ N / 007° 29´ E
The Mongolian President Tsakhia Elbegdorj visited North Rhine-Westphalia accompanied by a major business delegation during a five-day
state visit to Germany. On this occasion ThyssenKrupp Uhde and the representatives of the Mongolian government signed two Memoranda
of Understanding on 31/03/2012.
Corporation of America in the USA, succeeded in
winning its first HTW licence agreement and com-
prehensive Front-End Engineering Design (FEED),
whereby a trendsetting plant for the production of
synthetic fuels will be designed by over 100 engi-
neers. On completion, the plant is to produce 3,500
barrels a day of gasoline based on the proven
methanol-to-gasoline (MTG) process.
The FEED for the BioTfueL demonstration project
in France, which will apply the PRENFLO® Direct
Quench (PDQ) entrained-flow gasification process,
has now also been completed.
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Base Chemicals Business Unit Technology ThyssenKrupp Uhde

Technology portfolio
Gasification
Coal/Petcoke gasification
(PRENFLOTM)
Oil/residue gasification
Biomass gasification
Partial oxidation

Synthesis gas applications

Gas treatment for synthesis
gas, hydrogen
Sulphur recovery
Coal-to-liquids
(methanol-to-gasoline,
Fischer-Tropsch)
Ammonia, methanol

Olefins
Propane dehydrogenation
Butane dehydrogenation
(STAR process ®)

Shanxi Province (P.R. China) UTC+8 37° 87´ N / 112° 4´ E

ThyssenKrupp Uhde is carrying out the basic engineering for a methanol-to-gasoline plant for Jingchen Anthracite Coal Mining (JAM).

Another success for methanol-to-gasoline GAS TECHNOLOGIES IN BRIEF

(MTG) New contracts

ThyssenKrupp Uhde has been working with Exxon-
Mobil on the development and engineering of the
methanol-to-gasoline (MTG) technology, which has
been globally commercialised, for over 30 years.
After commissioning the first MTG plant for Jing-
chen Anthracite Coal Mining (JAM) in China in
2009, basic engineering for a plant that is ten times
bigger is currently underway. Due to low shale gas
prices in the USA, an enormous demand for MTG
· First licensing agreement for HTW gasification after taking over tech-
nology from RWE
· Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) contract for Sundrop Fuels in
Louisiana (USA)
· Basic Engineering for JAM-II MTG plant (P.R. China)
· Basic Engineering for MTG plant for Sundrop Fuels in Louisiana (USA)
· Permitting for a number of PDH plants
· Supply contract signed for critical equipment for PDH plant
· FEED and detail engineering contract for BioTfueL demonstration plant
(France)

plants for the production of gasoline from natural
gas is developing in North America.
· Licensing agreement for PRENFLO® PDQ gasification with ICM (Industrial
Corporation of Mongolia) for the construction of a coal-to-liquids plant
(Mongolia)
· Various engineering contracts for KEPCO-Uhde for IGCC and SNG appli-
cations based on PRENFLO® PSG gasification

Propane dehydrogenation: STAR pro- Sites and commissionings

cess® profits from shale gas boom
Low natural gas prices in the USA have created a
real boom in demand for gas-based chemical
plants. ThyssenKrupp Uhde’s proprietary STAR
process® for propane dehydrogenation, which was
implemented for the first time in Port Said (Egypt)
is also reaping the benefits.
· PDH plant for EPPC in Port Said, Egypt, produces on-spec.
propylene
· Commissioning of a new PRENFLO® start-up burner
in Puertollano (Spain)
· Biomass gasification tests carried out successfully
at HTW gasifier in Aachen
· Continuation of construction activities for TransGas projects in West
Virginia and Kentucky (USA)

R&D activities
· Construction of a biomass “+ X” gasification plant for the production of
biodiesel and biokerosene in France
· Systematic improvement of existing technologies through various R&D
projects in the newly established Product Development Department
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BiotecHnologies
ThyssenKrupp Uhde invests in industrial biotechnologies
The first European multi-purpose fermentation facility for the continuous production of bio-based
chemicals has been built at the Leuna industrial site (Germany), a location known far beyond the borders
of Europe. This multi-purpose pilot plant will serve to bridge the gap between bench-scale and industrial-
scale fermentation and recovery processes offered by ThyssenKrupp Uhde and its corporate technology
partners. The Biotechnologies Division and its laboratory moved from Leipzig to Leuna in August 2012,
and will now continue its research work at this location.

BIOTECHNOLOGIES IN BRIEF
Sites and commissionings

· Commissioning of ThyssenKrupp Uhde multi-purpose facility in Leuna

· Commissioning of a 13,000 t/year succinic acid plant in Louisiana (USA)
by Myriant Technologies

R&D activities

· Optimisation of existing technologies

· Expansion of feedstock base for conventional fermentation technologies
through use of second-generation C sources
· Development of new and more effective fermentation and downstream
technologies

For the Division, the pilot plant is a breakthrough.
Some time ago, Uhde Inventa-Fischer developed
a proprietary process for the production of poly-
lactic acid (PLA) from lactic acid. This caused
ThyssenKrupp Uhde to focus attention on the
investigation and production of lactic acid, the
feedstock for PLA. After five years of research,
a team of engineers and scientists succeeded in
developing a licensable process for lactic acid
production. And now with the pilot plant, up to
1,000 t/year of lactic acid or 700 t/year of succinic
acid can be produced. Other organic acids are in
the development stage and it is also planned to
test them at this multi-purpose plant. The plant will
demonstrate ThyssenKrupp Uhde’s technology for
the production of organic acids and supply larger
Leuna (Germany) UTC+1 51° 20´ N / 012° 2´ E
Europe’s first multi-purpose fermentation facility for the production of bio-based chemicals is located here.
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Polymers Business Unit Technology ThyssenKrupp Uhde
Technology portfolio
Gypsum-free process for the
production of high-purity lactic
acid (polymer grade) based on
carbohydrates
Gypsum-free process for the pro-
duction of succinic acid based
on glucose
quantities of lactic and succinic acid under industrial
conditions. While the lactic acid is to be converted
into PLA at Uhde Inventa-Fischer’s pilot plant in
Guben (Germany) part of the succinic acid will be
passed, in collaboration with our partner Myriant,
to prospective major customers for testing, and the
rest will be converted into polybutyl succinate (PBS)
at Uhde Inventa-Fischer’s pilot plant in Berlin. PBS,
like PLA, is a biodegradable plastic, and it can be
used as an alternative to, or in combination with,
PLA.
The 13,000 t/year succinic acid plant for our part-
ner Myriant Technologies in Louisiana (USA), for
which we carried out the engineering, is currently
being commissioned.
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orgAnic cHeMicAls
& PolYMers
The dynamic growth of emerging markets will cause the demand for polymers and organic
chemical products to continue to rise.
In China the success story of low-density polyethyl-
ene (LDPE) plants engineered by ThyssenKrupp
Uhde looks set to continue with the construction of
two new plants. The basic engineering and some of
the detailed engineering are being carried out on an
EVA Copolymer plant in Yulin and a Homopolymer
plant in Urumqi.
In Qatar ThyssenKrupp Uhde has successfully
completed the construction and commissioning
of a 300,000 t/year LDPE plant based on the
Lupotech T process licensed by LyondellBasell.
Besides the core plant, all utilities and a new cen-
tral control room were also built and commissioned
during full operation of the entire complex; the full
plant has now begun commercial production.
Shaanxi (P.R. China) UTC+8 34° 28´ N / 108° 99´ E
12 January 2012: Contract signing for the LDPE plant in the Shenhua Shaanxi Methanol to Chemicals Project.
ThyssenKrupp Uhde won a contract from ZapSib-
Neftekhim for the Extended Front-End Engineering
on a polypropylene plant based on the Spheripol
process licensed by LyondellBasell. The 500,000
t/year plant will produce a broad spectrum of high-
quality polypropylene grades in Tobolsk (Russia).
The South Korean company SKC Co. acquired a
licence from Evonik/Uhde to increase the capacity of
its HPPO plant at its site in Ulsan to 130,000 t/year.
The next-generation propylene oxide reactor was
successfully commissioned parallel to the reactors
already in operation.
Two years after its market launch the award-winning
HPPO technology jointly developed by Evonik/Uhde
is continuing to enjoy great success.
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Polymers Business Unit Technology ThyssenKrupp Uhde

Technology portfolio
Organic chemicals
Ethylene dichloride (EDC)
Vinyl chloride (VCM)
Vinyl acetate monomer (VAM)
Ethylene oxide (EO)
Ethylene glycol (EG)
Terephthalic acid (PTA)
Propylene oxide (PO)

Polypropylene
Homopolymers
Copolymers

Polyethylene
HDPE
In Jilin City in Jilin Province (P.R. China), JiShen Co. ORGANIC CHEMICALS AND POLYMERS IN BRIEF LDPE
LLDPE
is building a new propylene oxide (PO) complex with New contracts
Copolymers
a capacity of 300,000 t/year based on the environ- · China Shenhua Coal-to-Liquid and Chemical Yulin (Shaanxi, P.R. China):
Polyvinyl chloride
ment-friendly Evonik/Uhde process. Commissioning 300,000 t/year LD Polyethylene + EVA Copolymer plant
S-PVC
of the plant is scheduled for late 2013. ThyssenKrupp · Qatar Vinyl Company (Mesaieed, Qatar):
285,000 t/year Ethylene Dichloride (Oxichlorination) plant
Uhde is supplying the Extended Process Design
· ZapSibNeftekhim L.L.C (Tobolsk, Russia):
Package along with Critical Equipment. A new plant 500,000 t/year Polypropylene plant
is being built on the same site by Evonik Indus- · Sayanskkhimplast (Sayansk, Russia):
tries to produce the hydrogen peroxide required. Modernisation/Capacity Increase of a VCM plant to 330,000 t/year VCM
ThyssenKrupp Uhde is also responsible for the en- (EP, Phase 1)

tire engineering for this new hydrogen peroxide · China Shenhua Coal-to-Liquid and Chemical Xinjiang (Urumqi, Xinjiang
Uygur Autonomous Region): 270,000 t/year LD Polyethylene plant
plant.

Sites and commissionings

The next chapter in our long-standing cooper-
· Qatar Petrochemical Company (Mesaieed, Qatar)
ation with our Siberian client Sayanskkhimplast has
· Karpatnaftokhim (Kalush, Ukraine)
begun with the start of a new project phase in the
EDC/VCM plant revamp. ThyssenKrupp Uhde has
R&D activities
been awarded an additional contract to increase the
· Energy optimisation and heat utilisation in PO and VCM/PVC processes
plant’s capacity and improve the process.
· Heat utilisation in VCM/chlorine plants (e.g. NaOH concentration)
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PolYester, PolYAMiDes
Uhde Inventa Fischer can look back on a very successful business year 2011/2012, marked
by a high order intake, successful commissionings and the expansion of its technology and
services portfolio.
Polyester: Europe’s biggest PET plant
The contract concluded between Uhde Inventa-
Fischer and JBF Industries Ltd. of India for the
construction of a Melt-To-Resin (MTR®) plant in
Geel (Belgium) has provided the plant engineering
and construction company located in Germany and
Switzerland with proof that its patented, resource-
conserving, energy-efficient MTR® technology is
Polyamide: flagship project in high-speed spinning
The contract to build a 180,000 t/year polymerisa-
tion plant for the production of high-performance
polyamide 6 for Changle Highsun Synthetic Fiber
Technology Co. in Changle City (P.R. China) is a
great success for Uhde Inventa-Fischer’s poly-
amide business. The flagship project sets new
POLyESTER, POLyAMIDES & BIOPLASTICS IN BRIEF
New contracts
· Changle Highsun – Liheng (P.R. China): PA 6, Textile, VLP , HPPA , OPRG ,
® ®
Semi-Dull/Full Dull, 390 t/day
· JBF Industries (Belgium): PET/MTR®, 2x 600 t/day, PET/FTR® 150 t/day
· Lotte Chemical UK (UK): PET/MTR® 600 t/day
Berlin (Germany) UTC+1 52° 52´ N / 013° 41´ E
Test bed for testing the viscosity of polybutylene succinate (PBS).
a leading process for the production of PET pel-
lets. The plant, which will have a total capacity
of 432,000 t/year, will be the biggest in Europe.
Integration of the patented FTR® (Flakes-To-Resin)
process will establish JBF as one of the biggest con-
sumers of PET recycling material (54,000 t/year).
standards in the market in applying both the
patented High-Performance Polyamide 6 (HPPA®)
technology for producing various chip qualities
and the extremely cost-efficient Overproportional
Refeeding Process (OPRP®).
R&D activities
®
· PET: Capacity increase, new recipes and recycling for MTR® technology
· PA: Simulation of moving bed, “HPPA® 2-stage Assistant” and recipe
management
· PLA: Scale-up and modification of Planeo® process, improvement
in heat resistance, modelling of crystallisation
· PBS: Technology ready for market launch
Sites and commissionings
· FCFC (Vietnam): PA 6, Textile, VLP®, HPPA® Semi-Dull/Full Dull, 130 t/day
· FRX Polymers (Belgium): FRX Polymers Technology, Nofia®
Flame-Retardant Polymers, Copolymers and Oligomers
· JSC Grodno Azot PTC Khimvolokno (Belarus):
PA 6, Textile, VLP®, OPRP®, 2x 130 t/day
· Huafon (P.R. China): PA 6.6, 110 t/day
· Indorama (USA): PET/FTR®,150 t/day
· Köksan (Turkey): PET/MTR®, 600 t/day
· Micro Polypet (India): PET/MTR®, 600 t/day
· Octal (Oman): PET/MTR®, 2x 720 t/day
· Octal (Oman): Utilities and Offsites for plant
· PVTEX (Vietnam): PET/TX Grade, 500 t/day
· Sabic (Saudi Arabia): PET, 2x 600 t/day
· SK Chemicals (Republic of Korea): DISCAGE® Reactor, Equipment
· SK Chemicals (Republic of Korea): PET/2R Technology,
400 t/day and 150 t/day

& BIOPLASTICS
Bioplastics: new technology for the continuous production of biodegradable
polybutylene succinate (PBS)
In the field of bioplastics Uhde Inventa-Fischer has
expanded its product portfolio to include polybutyl-
ene succinate (PBS) technology. The biopolymer
is produced by polycondensing succinic acid and
butanediol in a continuous process.
Successful expansion of services portfolio
Uhde Inventa-Fischer has expanded its services
portfolio in order to better meet the future require-
ments and needs of its customers. The company’s
scope of services now includes tailored solutions
and services that extend throughout the entire life
cycle of polyester and polyamide plants, including
Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam) UTC+7 10° 83´ N / 106° 63´ E
Polyamide 6 plant commissioned for Formosa Chemicals & Fibre
Corporation (FCFC) to the south of Ho Chi Minh City in 2011.
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Polymers Business Unit Technology ThyssenKrupp Uhde
Technology portfolio
Polyester
PET, PBT, PBAT, PBS, PEN, PTT, etc.
Polyamides
PA 6, PA 6.6, etc.
Biopolymers
PLA incl. LA and dilactide, PBS, etc.
With a melting point of 120 °C, good barrier pro-
perties and high mechanical stability, PBS is per-
fect for compounds and for being processed into
packaging materials, films, engineering plastics
and textiles.
capacity increases, optimisation of key components
and production processes, feedstock changes rele-
vant to the production process, pilot plant testing
of PET, PBT, co-polyester and PLA, as well as
retrofitting of the Flakes-To-Resin (FTR®) recycling
technology.
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HigH-Pressure tecHnolog
In the 2011/2012 business year ThyssenKrupp Uhde’s local organisation Uhde High Pres-
sure Technologies (UHPT) again experienced favourable market growth.
LDPE
There is currently a very strong global demand
for autoclave reactors, cylindrical high-pressure
vessels with a volume of approximately 2,000
litres, equipped with agitators and motors located
in the pressure chamber. LG-Toyo and Formosa
Plastics (FPC/CTCI) almost simultaneously ordered
a full range of high-pressure equipment including
autoclave reactors.
Another UHPT highlight is the contract for a two-
phase flow pump with a central hydraulic power
station for Samsung Total Petrochemicals. The
pump, which is for a South Korean LyondellBasell
LDPE plant, consists of five high-pressure units,
each of which delivers doses of 150 l/h of fluid to
the reactor at 3,200 bar.
Urea
In 2011/2012 UHPT also added two new orders to
its Saipem (Snamprogetti) licence project refer-
ence list: one for Matix Group of India and one for
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) of Japan. The
order for Matix Group involves supplying a valve
package to West Bengal for the first time. For our
Japanese customer UHPT will be providing high-
pressure valves for the Tatarstan Ammonia Fertil-
izer (TAF) project in Turkmenistan.
High-pressure treatment
UHPT has designed, engineered and built one of the
biggest high-pressure pasteurisation plants with a
volume of 700 litres and an operating pressure of
6,000 bar. The plant will be used to keep food fresh
for three to four times longer than before. UHPT
and its partner MULTIVAC were awarded the gold
FoodTec Award 2012 for the new system.
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ies

Service
The LDPE Maintenance Workshop which, until
2011, was a firm fixture, has now been developed
into the LDPE Plant Improvement Conference.
Licensors, contractors and suppliers are invited to
attend and join in developing and discussing new
technical solutions. The 8th LDPE Plant Improve-
ment Conference 2013 is to be held abroad for the
first time in Qingdao (P.R. China) in April 2013.

Supercritical fluids
In the 2011/2012 business year UHPT sold a 2x 200-
litre extraction plant on the American market. The
company also booked an 800-litre spare extractor
with a clamp closure for a design pressure of 880
bar for a German customer.
In July 2012 UHPT successfully commissioned a cGMP-compliant
pharmaceutical production facility for a reputable customer in
the USA. The plant is based on an innovative high-pressure pro-
cess using supercritical CO2, which obviates the need to use toxic
substances.

High-pressure technologies in brief

New contracts Sites and commissionings

· LG-Toyo (South Korea): Autoclave reactor, separator, drums, piping,
valves, hydraulic oil unit
· Sadara (DOW/Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia): HP shell and tube heat
exchangers, valves, hydraulic oil unit
· Formosa Plastics FPC/CTCI (P.R. China): Autoclave reactor, separator,
recycle gas separator, suction filter, wax recovery cyclone, recycle
gas cooler
· Samsung Total Petrochemicals (South Korea): Two-phase flow pump,
hydraulic oil unit
· Matix Fertilizer (India): Control valves, motor-operated valves
· TAF (Turkmenistan): Control valves, motor-operated valves
· Multivac (New Zealand): Pasteurisation pilot plant, 2 l/7,000 bar
· Multivac (Netherlands): Pasteurisation plant, 150 l/6,000 bar
· QAPCO 3 (Qatar): Valves and pumps
· Hanwha (South Korea): Autoclave reactor, heat exchanger, pumps
· Saudi Kayan (Saudi Arabia): Valves and pumps
· GS Engineering and Construction (Saudi Arabia): Intercooler
· Fraunhofer IGB (Germany): CO2/propane pilot plant
R&D activities
· Manufacture: Horizontal winding machine
· HPP: Anti-cavitation pressure relief valve
· Pumps: Electromechanical drive
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reseArcH
AnD
DeVeloPMent
Innovation is more than just a good idea: “The German chemical plant construction industry is
faced with growing international competition and rising customer expectations. The best option
is for the industry to consolidate and enhance its traditionally strong technological position
through continuous innovation,” said Dr. Jens Wagner, Head of Research and Development at
ThyssenKrupp Uhde.

EnviNOx® is a process developed by ThyssenKrupp
Uhde for the catalytic abatement of nitrous oxide
(N2O) and nitrogen oxides (NOx) in the waste
gases of industrial processes. Nitrous oxide is
classified as a greenhouse gas that is 300 times
as potent as CO2. After the success of EnviNOx®
in abating these gases at a number of nitric acid
plants over the past few years and establishing
itself as a new Best Available Technology for these
plants, the process has now been installed for
the first time in a caprolactam production plant.
Along with nitric acid plants, caprolactam plants,
of which there are various types, constitute one
of the main sources of industrial-process-related
N2O emissions. The EnviNOx® unit installed at the
caprolactam plant above will abate N2O emissions
by more than 98 %. A second caprolactam plant of
the same type, which is currently under construc-
tion for the same operator, will also be equipped
with an EnviNOx® system soon. Current develop-
ment work is focusing on adapting the EnviNOx®
process for use in other types of caprolactam
plants.

Dortmund (Germany) UTC+1 51° 30´ N / 007° 29´ E

An R&D team composed of Dr. Bernd Langanke, Dr. Christoph Roosen, Gregor Polcyn and Dr. Niels Bredemeyer (left to right) is working on
ways to ensure a secure power supply for the future.
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Research and Development Business Unit Technology ThyssenKrupp Uhde

Redox flow batteries: a contribution to a secure energy supply for the future
Renewable energies, such as wind and solar power, are not equally available in all regions. They are
also subject to fluctuations depending on the time of day and the season and it is impossible to accur-
ately predict their availability. In securing a stable power supply with a high percentage of these forms
of energy, power suppliers are faced with challenges which ThyssenKrupp Uhde can play a key part in
overcoming. Energy storage systems provide a way to adjust the supply of electric power to demand and
are thus a key component on the path to further integration of renewables. So-called redox flow bat-
teries are of particular interest for storing energies on a megawatt scale to compensate for fluctuations
in power generation depending on the time of day or for inaccurate predictions of power output. With this
technology, ThyssenKrupp Uhde can capitalise fully on its strengths as a major global plant contractor
focused on customer-tailored engineering activities. Furthermore, the technology has strong synergies to
ThyssenKrupp Uhde’s established electrolysis activities.

A redox flow battery consists of a package of electrochemical cells that are combined into stacks of
100 to 200 cells as in a conventional electrolyser. Like a battery, each cell consists of two electrodes that
are physically separated from each other by a membrane. Each of the cells is permeated by two different
electrolytes, which are stored in external tanks. These electrolytes contain dissolved compounds that
react electrochemically and can thus store electric energy in the form of chemical energy. “The power of
a storage system of this kind is determined by the number, size and performance of the cells, while the
capacity, i.e. the storage period, can be varied via the amount of electrolyte. This allows an energy storage
system of this kind to be accurately tailored to the respective requirements,” said Dr. Christoph Roosen,
Chemical Engineer Research and Development. However, further development work is still required before
this technology can be implemented on an industrial scale with the lowest possible investment costs.

Connection to
mains supply

Electrolyte Electrolyte

Electrochemical cells
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Business Unit
Contracting

Asia- Pacific 43–53

Europe 54–56

INDIA/MENA 57–59

SUB -SAHARA 60–61

Americas 62–65

Oil & Gas Business Line 66

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Our activities ThyssenKrupp Uhde

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AustrAliA
Australia is one of the world’s biggest economies and is currently one of the most prosper-
ous among the developed industrial nations. Economic growth has been steady for more
than 20 years and was 2.5% in 2011. While growth in the USA and some EU countries has
plateaued compared with 2007, before the crisis began, the Australian economy has grown by
around 7%.

Uhde Shedden (Australia) has successfully completed Front End Engineering Design of a new Residue
Fluid Catalytic Cracking (RFCC) complex at Daura Refinery in Baghdad, Iraq. The contract was awarded
by Midland Refineries Company (MRC), which operates under the jurisdiction of the Oil Ministry of Iraq.

The MRC Daura RFCC project is part of the Daura Refinery upgrade. The new RFCC complex, rated at
30,000 BPSD, is to be built adjacent to the existing refinery and is designed to maximise the yield of
transport fuels, gasoline and diesel. The complex consists of seven licensed process units and associated
utilities, storage units, off-plot facilities and large infrastructure to enable it to operate on a self-contained
basis and minimise interfaces with the existing refinery.

Uhde Shedden (Australia) was contracted to manage development of the Licensor Process Design Package,
develop on its basis Front End Engineering Design including the capital cost estimate, and prepare a
tender package for the execution stage of the project.

The project was executed over 15 months in three ThyssenKrupp Uhde group offices, Uhde Shedden’s
offices in Melbourne and Brisbane, and the Uhde (Thailand ) office in Bangkok. The project was the big-
gest of its kind ever undertaken by our Australian local organisation. The Daura Project has successfully
opened up a new market in the Middle East, providing an additional opportunity for ThyssenKrupp Uhde
to further consolidate its strength and capabilities in the refining sector around the world.

Uhde Shedden
(Australia)
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Asia-Pacific Business Unit Contracting ThyssenKrupp Uhde

Japan
Otto Corporation was established in 1952 as an exclusive agent of Dr. C. Otto & Company
GmbH, the leading West German engineering company for coke oven plants at the time, for the
purpose of selling its technologies and plants on the Japanese market.

ThyssenKrupp Otto in brief Since then, the company has had an impressive
New contracts sales record for coke oven batteries as well as
· JFE Steel Corporation: EP services for coke oven battery (1A pad-up)
related plants and equipment not only in Japan,
and bleeder valves but also in countries such as Korea and Taiwan.
· Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation: EP services for coke oven repair
In 1986, as a parallel business activity, the com-
· Nippon Steel Corporation: EP services for sinter pallets
pany entered into the engineering of environmental
· JGC Corporation (P.R. China): EP services for an incineration plant
solutions such as the handling, recycling, combus-
· Tokyo Hakuzen: EPC services for an incinerator
tion, incineration and gasification of various kinds
· Shikoku Durock: EP services for a liquid feed system
of waste in response to customer demands in
Japan and overseas. On joining the ThyssenKrupp
Sites and commissionings
Uhde group in October 2011, Otto Corp. was re-
· Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation: Hot repair (EPC) of a coke oven battery
named ThyssenKrupp Otto.
· JFE Steel Corporation: EP services for coke oven battery
· JFE and Nippon Steel Corporation: EP/EPC services for coke oven ThyssenKrupp Otto’s business activities are di-
machines
vided into two divisions. The first is the Coke
· POSCO (Korea): E services for coke oven battery equipment
Oven Plant Division, which now boasts 60 years’
· JGC Corporation (P.R. China): EP services for a waste incineration plant
experience in the field and covers all EPC services
· Dragon Steel Corporation (Taiwan): EP services for a coal-handling plant
associated with coke oven batteries. The second
· Esso Australia Proprietary Limited (Papua New Guinea): EP services for
an industrial waste incineration plant
is the Environment & Energy Solutions Division,
· Bright Pig Chiba and Shikoku Durock: EP services for a liquid
which focuses on the engineering and supply of
feed system industrial waste incinerators and recycling plants,
· Tokyo Hakuzen (Japan): EP services for an incinerator as well as burners for special industrial furnaces
· Nippon Steel Engineering Co., Ltd.: EP services for radiant tube burners and high-efficiency combustion equipment based
on proprietary technology.
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tHAilAnD
Already with a good order backlog and a high workload, Uhde (Thailand) is looking forward to
profiting from the further growth expected in the South-East Asian markets during 2012/2013.
Besides the Thai market, there are also business opportunities in Vietnam, Malaysia and
Indonesia, which the company intends to develop in the coming year.

Uhde (Thailand) and Star Petroleum Refining Co.
(SPRC) have enjoyed a stable business relationship
since 2004, when the first one-year engineering
services framework agreement was signed. This
was followed by a second framework agreement
for the period 2005 to 2007 with an extension until
2008. A third agreement was then concluded for
the period 2009 to 2011. Now a further agreement
has been signed covering the next three years.
Under this agreement, Uhde Thailand provides
engineering services for all disciplines and supplies
manpower to SPRC.
The first turning of the sod on the IRPC Public Com-
pany Limited (IRPC) construction site in Rayong
Province, Thailand, took place on 9 January 2012.
This EPCM contract involves integrating a new
300,000 t/year plant for Styrene Acrylonitrile
(SAN) Copolymer in an existing IRPC complex at
this location.
On 23 March 2012 the Dye Production Plant job site
celebrated the achievement of 300,000 man-hours
with no lost-time accidents. The job site involves the
expansion of an existing facility in Samut Sakorn
Province, Thailand, for Huntsman (Thailand) Ltd.
(HU) within the framework of a lump-sum EPC con-
tract. The new plant is to produce a new product
using an innovative reactive dyeing process devel-
oped by HU Technology of Switzerland.
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Uhde Thailand
Ltd.

On 29 May 2012 the ThyssenKrupp Uhde group

signed an EPC contract for a Nitric Acid and Low-
Density Ammonium Nitrate complex with Vietnam
National Coal and Mineral Industries Group (Vina-
comin) in Hanoi (Vietnam). The project is being
executed in Thai Binh, Vietnam. The complex will
consist of a Nitric Acid plant and an Ammonium
Nitrate Prill plant, complete with all associated
utilities and infrastructure. ThyssenKrupp Uhde is
responsible for the part of the complex inside the
battery limits (the ISBL part) and is performing the
Basic Engineering, supported by Uhde (Thailand).
In December 2012 the Basic Engineering was hand-
ed over to Uhde (Thailand), where the complete
Detailed Engineering Package is being carried out
with the support of ThyssenKrupp Uhde Dortmund. Map Ta Phut (Thailand) UTC+7 8° 66´ N / 099° 85´ E
Uhde (Thailand) is revamping a gasoline hydrotreating unit
(GHU) for IRPC Public Company Limited.
Uhde (Thailand) was awarded an EPC contract by
Sak Chaisidhi Co. Ltd. (SAKC), a Thai Oil group
company, to expand a solvent plant. The project
is being executed in two phases. The first phase UHDE THAILAND LTD. IN BRIEF
was the Basic Engineering Package and a Capital New contracts
Cost Estimate. The second phase, the EPC, started
· IRPC Public Co., Ltd.: SAN III Expansion
in November 2011 and is due for completion in
· Sak Chaisidhi Co., Ltd.: EPC for SAKC Expansion
March 2014.
· Evonik United Silica (Siam) Limited: Silica Plant Expansion
· Alter NRG Corp.: Modular Plasma Gasification Units
Uhde (Thailand) also won an EPC contract from
· Aker Cool Sorption A/S: Terminal services – Vapour Recovery Unit
Alter NRG to supply Plasma Gasification Modules.
· Alliance Engineering (services for various clients)
Uhde (Thailand) is responsible for the detailed
engineering, procurement and construction of Sites and commissionings
the modules in Thailand. The modules are to
· IRPC Public Co., Ltd.: Gasoline Hydrotreating Unit
be exported to Europe. Following on from the
· Huntsmann Thailand Ltd.: Dye Production plant
successful preparation of the Basic Engineering
Package for a Silica Expansion project for Evonik
Services
United Silica (Siam) Limited, Uhde (Thailand) also
· Basic Engineering/FEED
successfully secured the subsequent phase of the
· EPCM/EPC services
project for the Detailed Engineering, Procurement
· Alliance engineering (services on the basis of framework agreements)
and Construction Management.
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cHinA
Despite the difficult global economic environment and a global fall-off in demand, China is the
world’s second-biggest economy after the USA. High economic growth and a rising per-capita
income continue to make the People’s Republic a strategically important magnet for foreign
investments.

On 7 February 2012 Maison Global and ThyssenKrupp Uhde formed a strategic alliance in China. Maison
Global is a successful EPC and EPCM company in the chemical, petrochemical and infrastructure sectors
in China. The company offers the following services: project/engineering management, process engin-
eering, piping and layout engineering, mechanical engineering, civil/structural/architectural engineering,
instrumentation, electrical engineering and CAE & 3D design. ThyssenKrupp Uhde will now market its
technologies in China together with its new partner and contribute its global expertise in the field of turn-
key projects.

Shanghai (P.R. China) UTC+8 31° 22´ N / 121° 48´ E

Uhde Engineering Consulting Shanghai is a reliable partner and ensures prompt, on-spec. supply of equipment and components fabricated
in China to the site.

Uhde Engineering Consulting Shanghai (UECS) has been providing procurement and inspection services in
the Chinese market for nearly ten years now, and the company has earned itself an excellent reputation for
quality and punctual delivery, not only within the ThyssenKrupp Uhde group, but also with ThyssenKrupp
AG and other companies.

In 2012 UECS signed a global inspection service agreement with ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe. As the only
nominated inspection service provider in China, UECS will check and guarantee the quality of ThyssenKrupp
suppliers on the spot.
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Uhde High Pressure Technologies placed its first
order with UECS for high-pressure piping supports.
This is the start of what will be long-term cooper-
ation in this special field of high-pressure technology.
UECS offers services for ThyssenKrupp Uhde pro-
jects around the world, for example the low-density
ammonium nitrate project for Egypt Hydrocarbon
Corporation, for which UECS shipped equipment,
including vessels, storage tanks, reactors, valves,
etc. UECS also supplied static equipment valued at
EUR 1.3 million for the propane dehydrogenation
and polypropylene project for Egypt Propylene &
Polypropylene Company.
In addition, UECS is supplying a reactor package
to DSM Nanjing.
The 2011/2012 business year was also the first
time that UECS was given approval to supply static
equipment to Uhde Inventa-Fischer. This first order
comprises a package of heat exchangers and a
package of vessels.
UECS’s success on the local and global markets
is due to its comprehensive quality assurance
system. The key underlying components of this
are buyers who are familiar with the local vendor
market and regular auditing. Ongoing schedule
and quality controls with everything from inspec-
tions at manufacturers’ workshops to packing,
loading and export procedures that are reviewed
and confirmed on the spot are key factors in the
procurement process.

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New contracts sul t
C on
· Spare parts supply for ThyssenKrupp CSA (Brazil)
· Static equipment supply for ThyssenKrupp Uhde’s EHC and EPPC project
(Egypt)
· Reactor supply for DSM in Nanjing (P.R. China)
· Procurement service for EPCM Evonik/Uhde Jilin PO project in Jilin
(P.R. China)
· Piping supports for Uhde High Pressure Technologies (Germany)
· Static equipment supply for Qenos (Australia)
· Vessel and heat exchanger supply for Uhde Inventa-Fischer’s JBF project
(Belgium)
· Valve inspection service for American Southern Company

Sites and commissionings

· Static and rotating equipment as well as piping material supplies for

ThyssenKrupp group global projects and as a third-party supplier for
customers worldwide
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thyssenkrupp uhde
engineering serVices
In order to better accommodate the market situation in the engineering services business,
the Uhde Contracting Europe Operating Unit of ThyssenKrupp Uhde GmbH in Bad Soden
was integrated into Uhde Services GmbH in Haltern with effect from 1 October 2012.
Under the name ThyssenKrupp Uhde Engineering Services, the company offers customer-specific
concepts and high-quality engineering services right up to EP/EPC execution.

Within the framework of its biggest contract to
date, Uhde Services is supplying key components
of a new coke oven battery for Hüttenwerke Krupp
Mannesmann in Duisburg, Germany, which com-
prises 70 new coke ovens. Besides the engineering,
the scope includes supply and installation of the
mechanical parts of the battery, the entire refrac-
tory lining and upgrade of the current Coke Oven
Machines for the existing battery. The revamp of
the coke oven machines comprises two charging,
two pusher and two transfer machines. In order to
achieve the nominal daily capacity, 155 ovens need
to be pushed. A pushing cycle currently takes an
average of 15 minutes but with the second battery
this will need to be cut to eight minutes, which will
require state-of-the-art ThyssenKrupp Uhde tech-
nology. Rapid hydraulic drives with integrated linear
displacement transducers and PLC control units
that have been adapted accordingly will make this
improvement necessary. The two existing coking
coal charging cars will also be equipped with a new
moveable function group that compensates for the
geometric changes in the charging holes of the old
battery along the oven and battery axes.
Approximately 30,000 tonnes of standard and
shaped bricks, mortar, mixes and insulating materi-
als, will be needed to complete the refractory lining
correctly and on schedule. The mechanical erection
includes all of the steel structures, installation of
the big and small pipes with the appurtenant valves
and also the reversing device. At peak periods there
will be around 300 specialists from Uhde Services
working on-site during the main nine-month instal-
lation period.

New coke oven battery for HKM


The system shown here was produced
exclusively for the Nord Stream project.
Shell Rheinland Raffinerie near Cologne is one of
the biggest and most modern refineries in Germa-
ny. Its products include mainly antiknock gasoline
and diesel fuels as well as kerosene, fuel oil and
bitumen. It is now planned to convert the refinery,
which is designed to process bitumen-rich crude
oils, to new, alternative crude oils. The conversion
steps include, among other things, modifying or
completely replacing exposed plant components
(crude distillation column, heat exchangers, pumps)
as well as converting the furnaces and replacing
the piping, etc. following redesign using different
materials.
Shell Germany commissioned ThyssenKrupp Uhde
to render the full Basic and Detailed Engineering
Packages as well as the Construction Supervision
and Commissioning Support due to the latter’s
extensive experience in jobs of this kind. The
converted plant is due to come on stream in early
May 2013.
The approximately 1,200-kilometre offshore Nord
Stream pipeline, which runs from Wyborg in Russia
to Lubmin in Germany, is regarded as one of the
most important infrastructure projects in Europe
at the present time. The first stretch of the Baltic
pipeline, which came on stream in November 2011,
is now being followed by the second, on which
precommissioning has already begun. Filling the
pipeline with technical-grade gas is the final step
before it is commissioned and begins to transport
gas on a regular basis. The step is necessary to
achieve a specific pressure level in the pipeline
beforehand. The gas-in system engineered and
supplied by ThyssenKrupp Uhde will be used to fill
the pipeline with natural gas. The design, mate-
rial and manufacture of the plant in Wyborg are
extremely demanding in terms of engineering and
on-schedule completion. Filling of the second pipe-
line with technical-grade gases was successfully
completed in late October 2012.
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Europe Business Unit Contracting ThyssenKrupp Uhde
ThyssenKrupp Uhde Engineering Services
in brief
New contracts
· ArcelorMittal, Bottrop (Germany): Tunnel Repair at coke oven battery 1
· ArcelorMittal, Seraing (Belgium): Heating Wall Repair
at coke oven battery
· BASF SE, Ludwigshafen (Germany): Consulting
· BAYERNOIL Raffineriegesellschaft mbH, Neustadt/Vohburg (Germany):
Basic/Detailed Engineering
· CLARIANT Produkte GmbH, Frankfurt (Germany):
Engineering Services
· DOMO Caproleuna GmbH, Leuna (Germany): Engineering for a new
Propylene Storage Tank Facility
· Essar Steel Algoma Inc. (Canada): Battery Repair
· Grupa LOTOS S.A., Gdansk (Poland): Study
· Hüttenwerke Krupp Mannesmann GmbH (HKM), Duisburg (Germany):
Replacement of existing Buckstays during Ongoing Operation
· Johns Manville GmbH, Bobingen (Germany): Basic Engineering
· LANXESS Deutschland GmbH, Leverkusen (Germany):
Basic Engineering
· Mariisky NPZ Ltd., Moscow (Russia): Study for an Aromatics Complex
· PCK Raffinerie GmbH, Schwedt (Germany): Study
· SASOL Germany GmbH, Brunsbüttel (Germany): Basic/Detailed
Engineering
· SASOL Solvents GmbH, Herne (Germany): Study/Basic Engineering
· SASOL Wax GmbH, Hamburg (Germany): Study
· Shell Deutschland Oil GmbH, Rheinland Raffinerie Godorf (Germany):
EPCM Services
· Shell Oil Deutschland GmbH, Wesseling (Germany): Additional
Engineering Contracts for Rheinpower II and Hydrocracker III
Sites and commissionings
· Abu Qir Fertilizer II, (Egypt): Replacement and Commissioning of
Electotechnical Equipment and Automation Technology successfully
completed
· Hüttenwerke Krupp Mannesmann (HKM), Duisburg (Germany): Revamp,
Commissioning and Test Run of first Coke Oven Machines (Transfer
Machine, Charging Cars) completed
· Hüttenwerke Krupp Mannesmann (HKM), Duisburg (Germany): Refractory
Oven Construction, Mechanical and Piping Installation in Coke Oven
Batteries under construction
· Nord Stream AG, Wyborg (Russia): Natural gas inlet station
· Shell Oil Deutschland GmbH, Wesseling (Germany): Extensive moderni-
sation of several Air Preheaters during a turnaround
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russiA
Russia’s economy is exhibiting stable growth despite some slowdown in the global econ-
omy and expected development problems in CIS countries.

Leading Russian companies, such as Rosneft, Gazprom, Sibur and Lukoil, have announced major invest-
ments in economic sectors that are important to the ThyssenKrupp Uhde group, including petrochemicals,
oil refining and gas processing. Particularly worthy of mention is the spurt in activity in the fertiliser industry
in CIS countries. Projects for high-capacity ammonia plants that produce between 2,000 and 3,000 t/day
have been announced by quite a few Russian companies, including EuroChem and Togliattiazot. The last
business year was a very successful one for OOO Uhde in Russia. In the polymers business a contract was
signed with Sibur for a Polypropylene Plant FEED in Western Siberia. It reaffirms the good reputation that
ThyssenKrupp Uhde has earned through implementing similar projects, including the Revamp of an EO/EG
Plant for Sibur in Dzerzhinsk, on which OOO Uhde is currently responsible for the Project Documentation
and Detailed Engineering as well as rendering Procurement Services for Long-Lead Items.

The signing of a third contract between ThyssenKrupp OOO UHDE IN BRIEF

Uhde and Sayanskkhimplast has provided another
good VCM/PVC reference in the region. Repeated
orders from existing clients bear witness not only to
ThyssenKrupp Uhde’s high competence but also to
the depth of trust and excellent reputation enjoyed
by the company.
In Cherepovets, a major project within the
ThyssenKrupp Uhde group is currently being exe-
cuted for Severtar, a joint venture between Severstal
and Rütgers: the revamp of a Tar Distillation Unit,
including a new Pitch Granulation Unit, a new Pitch
Storage Unit and a new Naphthalene Crystallisa-
tion Unit by OOO Uhde in cooperation with the
Coke Plant Technologies Division of ThyssenKrupp
Uhde. The Engineering Services for a new Pitch
Storage and Rail Tank Car Loading Station have
already been completed.
A number of studies and permitting projects in
the refining sector are currently being executed by
OOO Uhde’s Nizhny Novgorod office. The prospect
of additional projects and business opportunities in
the Russian refining sector is rosy.
New contracts
· OAO Sibur-Neftekhim: Project Documentation, Detailed Engineering and
Procurement for Long-Lead Items on EO/EG Plant Capacity Expansion to
300,000 t/year of ethylene oxide equivalent in Dzerzhinsk (Russia)
· Severtar: Revamp of a Tar Distillation Unit (Construction of a new Pitch
Granulation Unit, a new Pitch Storage Unit and a new Naphthalene Unit)
in Cherepovets (Russia)
· OAO TAIF-NK: Feasibility Study on CDU/VDU unit 7 in Nizhnekamsk
(Russia)
· OAO TAIF-NK: Project Documentation and Detailed Engineering for a
Sulphur Storage Unit in Nizhnekamsk (Russia)
· ThyssenKrupp Uhde GmbH: Project Documentation and participation in
FEED Preparation on a Polypropylene Plant for ZapSibNeftekhim L.L.C.
in Tobolsk (Russia)
Sites and commissionings
· Severtar: Engineering Services for Technical Upgrade of a Rail Tank Car
Pitch Loading Station in Cherepovets (Russia)
· OAO Karbolit: Refurbishment of a raw materials storage unit in
Orekhovo-Zuevo (Russia)
· OOO Karbodin: Design of a Urea Storage System for a resin plant in
Orekhovo-Zuevo (Russia)
· ThyssenKrupp Uhde GmbH: Structural Steel Engineering Services on the
Coal By-Products plant for ThyssenKrupp Uhde’s Phase III project on the
job site for Hyundai Steel (Korea).
· OAO Samara-Neftekhim project: Project Documentation and Detailed
Engineering for an Isodewaxing plant
· OOO Air Liquide Kstovo: Air Separation plant in Kstovo (Nizhny Novgorod
Region, Russia)
· OOO Air Liquide Balakovo: Air Separation plant in Balakovo (Saratov
Region, Russia)
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Europe/Middle East Business Unit Contracting ThyssenKrupp Uhde

egYPt
Uhde Engineering Egypt (UEE) is slowly continuing along its growth path and Egypt will in
future remain a market to be reckoned with.

UEE has completed the Detailed Engineering activities for a 720 t/day Granular Ammonium Sulphate
(AS) project, the first of its kind to be implemented by ThyssenKrupp Uhde based on an Australian
technology. This engineering milestone was successfully achieved in nearly 60,000 man-hours by almost
40 engineers. UEE is currently providing Procurement Services for the project using our global procure-
ment network.

In July 2012, UEE renewed its service agreement with United Gas Derivatives Company (UGDC) and thus
continued to provide Engineering Support for this company’s existing Gas Derivatives plant in Port Said
(Egypt). Furthermore, UEE provided Egyptian Methanex Production Company (Emetahnex) with Engineer-
ing Services for a Methanol project in Damietta. As a member of ThyssenKrupp Uhde’s global engineering
network, UEE provided Engineering Support for ThyssenKrupp Uhde projects, such as an Ammonia-Urea
project in the USA, a Low-Density Ammonium Nitrate (LDAN) project in Vietnam and a Nitric Acid plant in
Turkey. This year has witnessed further cooperation between UEE and other sister companies within the
ThyssenKrupp group, for example Polysius AG and Polysius S.A.S., with UEE providing these companies
with inspection services on their local projects in Egypt.

On the business development front, UEE has approached new clients in various industrial sectors.
Recently, UEE was qualified on behalf of ThyssenKrupp Uhde to bid for an Ethyl Benzene/Styrene Mono-
mer (EBSM) plant in Alexandria. In May 2012, representatives from UEE and ThyssenKrupp Uhde took
part in the Baghdad Oil and Gas Exhibition. UEE also started to contact new clients in Iraq and has already
received inquiries for development projects in Iraqi refineries.

UHDE ENGINEERING EGyPT IN BRIEF

New contracts
· Detailed Engineering and Local Supplies for a 720 t/day Granular
Ammonium Phosphate project for Alexandria Fertilizers Company
(AlexFert)
· Inspection services on behalf of our sister company, TK Polysius AG,
for two of their projects (Egypt)
· Engineering Services on a Liquid Detergent plant for Henkel Egypt
in Port Said (Egypt)
· Engineering Services for United Gas Derivatives Company (UGDC)
on their existing facility in Port Said (Egypt)
· Basic Engineering Support on a Low-Density Ammonium Nitrate (LDAN)
project for Egyptian Hydrocarbon Company (EHC)

Sites and commissionings

Alexandria (Egypt) UTC+2 31° 27´ N / 030° 9´ E
· Support for ThyssenKrupp Uhde by providing their Egyptian 3D model of the ammonium sulphate process unit
Hydrocarbon Company (EHC) job site with local technical staff for Alexandria Fertilizers Company (AlexFert).
· IT support for ThyssenKrupp Uhde’s SORFERT project (Algeria)
· Site Support for Egyptian Fertilizers Company (EFC) on the Revamp
of their Urea plants in Ain Sukhna (Egypt)
· Operational Support for Propane Dehydrogenation (PDH) plant
in Port Said (Egypt)
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inDiA
Uhde India Private Ltd. (UIPL) can again boast an excellent workload and a high order
intake in the 2011/2012 business year.
UIPL was awarded a contract by Formox AB (Swe-
den) to render Detailed Engineering Services for a
formaldehyde plant they are building for Ibn Sina
(Saudi Arabia). The award of this project comes
in the wake of several formaldehyde projects
successfully implemented for Formox AB (formerly
Perstorp). The engineering for the project is due for
completion in the fourth quarter of 2012.
Zuari Holdings selected UIPL to render Engineering
Services for the capacity augmentation revamp of
an NPK-A plant. The scope of the contract inclu-
des Detailed Engineering, Procurement, Inspection
and Expediting, Project Management and Plan-
ning, Construction Supervision and Commissioning
Assistance Services. In the first phase of the
project, UIPL is providing Detailed Engineering
Services. The project is due for completion in the
second half of 2013.
UIPL was also appointed to render Engineering
Services for AkzoNobel’s 50-million-litre-per-year
Waterborne Paints Facility in Malanpur (Gwalior).
The scope of services includes Extended Basic
Engineering, Detailed Engineering, Project Planning
and Management, Procurement Services, Inspec-
tion and Expediting Services and Construction
Supervision. The plant will be built bearing in mind
AkzoNobel’s desire to double the plant’s capacity
in the coming years.
UIPL was awarded a contract by Umicore Anandeya
(Goa) to render Extended Basic Engineering, Detailed
Engineering and Technical Procurement Services
for a 6,000 t/year Zinc Oxide Expansion Project.
Furthermore, Kudos Agrohols Limited awarded
UIPL a Lump-Sum Turnkey job to design, engineer
and build a 50 tpd Caustic Soda-Chlorine Plant at
their chemical facilities site in Dera Bassi (Punjab,
India). It is intended to use the Caustic Soda from
the plant for in-house requirements connected with
their other chemical facilities in the complex. The
project has a completion period of 22 months.
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Private Ltd.
India Business Unit Contracting ThyssenKrupp Uhde

UIPL successfully completed the Engineering Ser-

vices for the Monoammonium Phosphate (MAP)/
Diammonium Phosphate (DAP) plant and Triple
Super Phosphate (TSP)/Monoammonium Phos-
phate (MAP) plant for INCRO S.A. (Spain). UIPL’s
scope included Basic Engineering for the Offsites
and Utilities, Detailed Engineering for the Offsites
and Utilities and the Process Plants, Technical
Procurement Services, Inspection/Expediting and
Supervision Services for Construction/Commissi-
oning activities.

UIPL successfully completed the Linear Alkyl Ben-

zene Duplication project for Farabi Petrochemicals
within 23 months when the plant went on stream
and the feed cut-in was satisfactorily performed. In
addition, two 8,000-tonne Cryogenic LPG Storage
Tanks were successfully set up for Bharat Petrol-
eum Corporation Ltd. (BPCL) at their LPG Bottling
Plant at the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT)
loading terminal in Uran (near Mumbai, India).

UHDE INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED IN BRIEF

New contracts
· Formox AB: Formaldehyde plant (Saudi Arabia)
· Zuari Holdings: NPK plant revavmp (Goa, India)
· AkzoNobel: Waterborne paints facility (Gwalior, India)
· Umicore Anandeya: Zinc plant (Goa, India)
· Kudos Agrohols: Caustic LSTK Soda plant (Punjab, India)
· ThyssenKrupp Uhde: Polybutylene Terephthalate (PBT) Resin plant for
SIPCHEM (Saudi Arabia)
Sites and commissionings
· INCRO S. A. (Spain): Phosphatic Fertiliser plants for Bunge Maroc Phosphore
(Morocco)
· Farabi Petrochemicals: Linear Alkyl Benzene plant (Saudi Arabia)
· Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited: Cryogenic LPG Storage Tanks at JNPT
loading terminal (Mumbai, India)
Further projects
· Praxair India: LSTK Hydrogen plant in Paradeep (Orissa, India)
· Indian Oil Corporation: Vacuum Gas Oil and Diesel Hydrotreater project
in Paradeep (Orissa, India)
· Utkal Alumina: Alumina Refinery (Orissa, India)
· DCW Limited: Synthetic Oxide Pigment plant (Tamilnadu, India)
· Essar Projects (MATIX Fertilizers): LSTK Cryogenic Ammonia Storage
Tanks (West Bengal, India)
· Coromandel International: LSTK Urea-Grade NPK plant (Kakinada, India)
· Gujarat Alkalies & Chemicals: Sodium Chlorate plant (Dahej, India)
· Aditya Birla Group: Caustic Soda projects in Gujarat (Maharashtra, India)
· Indian Synthetic Rubber Limited: FEED/PMC Services project for Styrene
Butadiene plant (Panipat, India)
· Indian Oil Corporation: Feedstock Conversion project at Koyali Refinery
(Baroda, India)
· Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited: Naphtha Hydrotreater,
Continuous Catalytic Regeneration Reformer project at Mahul Refinery
(Mumbai, India)
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soutH AFricA
Chemicals and energy: the future in Sub-Sahara. ThyssenKrupp Uhde was awarded the
Basic Engineering design for Clean Fuels II for Sasol Synfuels and will be supported by
expertise from the global ThyssenKrupp Uhde group.
Ever more stringent requirements for the cleanli-
ness of fuels produced in South Africa have made
it necessary to upgrade these products. Reducing
the aromatics content plays a key part in this.
ThyssenKrupp Uhde is undertaking Clean Fuels II
for Sasol Syntuels with an international team of
colleagues from South Africa, Australia, India and
Germany on the spot in Secunda.
Other major contracts from the Sasol group, one of
the world’s largest Coal-to-Liquids producers, in-
clude Coal Tar Filtration and Water Recovery Growth
for the treatment of Fischer-Tropsch reaction water.
These contracts are in the civil execution phase.
ThyssenKrupp
PDNA
Construction work on the new multi-purpose pipeline
between Durban (Coast) and Johannesburg (Inland)
is scheduled to be completed in 2013. Commis-
sioning of the pump stations is taking place and
design of the pump station in Durban is still to be
completed.
In June 2012 a new ThyssenKrupp Uhde 1000-t/day
nitric acid plant came on stream for OMNIA. This
plant is faced with a shortage of ammonia feedstock
on the South African market. Therefore, ammonia
is currently being imported into South Africa via the
Richards Bay terminal. This may lead to attractive
opportunities for ThyssenKrupp Uhde to build new
ammonia plants in future.

In other Sub-Saharan countries, for example
Mozambique, abundant coal and gas deposits are
also of interest in developing new business. Down-
stream products from these natural resources, such
as ammonia and urea, will be targeted by these
countries. In order to pursue these Sub-Saharan
business opportunities in the Oil, Gas and Petro-
chemical sector optimally, ThyssenKrupp Uhde
is planning to open an office in Mozambique and
Ghana in 2013.
As mentioned above, Southern Africa is also ex-
periencing increasing demand for clean fuels and
renewables. A new business line called GreenTec
has been created to handle this sector of business
properly.
Secunda (South Africa) UTC+2 26° 52´ S / 029° 20´ E
Water Recovery Growth for Sasol.
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THySSENKRUPP UHDE
A DIVISION OF THySSENKRUPP PDNA
ENGINEERING (PTy.) LTD. IN BRIEF
New contracts
· Destillate Hydrotreater Design Risk Assessment for Synfuels Growth
Programme 1b
· Engineering for a new multi-product pipeline – Terminal 1
· EPCM Services for damage repair to column 34VL 101
· Sasol Clean Fuels II – Basic Engineering
Sites and commissionings
· New multi-purpose pipeline from Durban to Johannesburg for Transnet
· Hydrogen Compressor Replacement for Sasol
· SynFuels Growth Programme for Sasol Refinery debottlenecking
· Water Recovery Growth for Sasol
· Coal Tar Filtration for Sasol
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AMericAs
With a workforce now totalling 150 employees, our business partner in Pittsburgh, Uhde Cor-
poration of America (UCA), has developed into a local project implementation office which is more
than able to address the inquiries relating to the shale gas boom. Besides project management
and document management, UCA has a procurement, inspection and logistics department that
not only covers local projects, but also contributes to ThyssenKrupp Uhde’s global procurement
activities, sourcing from the US market for ThyssenKrupp Uhde projects throughout the world.

In 2010 United States Steel Corporation (US Steel)
placed a contract for the engineering and supply
of equipment for a coke oven battery (C Battery)
which includes the supply of coke oven servicing
machines and a low-emission quench tower (LEQT).
C Battery is a 6.1-metre-high battery comprising 84
ovens. It is equipped with state-of-the-art environ-
mental features to meet the strictest environmental
standards. In November 2012 C Battery began
cokemaking operations and USS celebrated its
commissioning on 31 January 2013. The design of
C Battery and the new low-emission quench towers
is recognised by the North American Environmen-
tal Protection Agency (EPA) as the Best Available
Control Technology.
Uhde Corporation of America generated the majority
of value added in 2012 from this contract. In addition,
USS commissioned UCA to supply three additional
LEQTs: one for Granity City and two for Clairton
Works. The quench tower in Granity City is now
in operation: the two for Clairton Works are under
construction. With this major order for US Steel, UCA
generates 70 % of their total revenue in the USA.
UCA was also awarded a contract in 2011 to
provide the reformer island and peripheral static
equipment for two hydrogen plants to Praxair
for their customer and end-user Valero. The two
identical plants, one in St. Charles, Louisiana,
and one in Port Arthur, Texas, will each be built
to produce 3.8 million Nm3 (135 MMSCFD) of
hydrogen for use in oil refining. The hydrogen

plants are to be erected on site at Valero refineries.
The reformer will be the largest ThyssenKrupp
Uhde has designed to date. In January 2012 UCA
was commissioned by CF Industries (CFI) to per-
form a FEED study for the purpose of investigating
the feasibility of expanding their Donaldsonville
(Louisiana) plant. This expansion would include
a 3,500 MTPD Urea Melt plant, a 3,500 MTPD
Urea Granulation plant and a 4,300 MTPD UAN
plant. A 3,300 MTPD Ammonia plant was added
to the study several months later. In November of
the same year ThyssenKrupp Uhde was awarded
the contract to build all four plants. In addition,
ThyssenKrupp Uhde is also expanding a Fertiliser
complex for CF Industries in Port Neal, Iowa. This
includes an Ammonia plant with a capacity of
2,200 t/day, a Urea plant with a capacity of 3,500
t/day and a Urea Granulation unit with a capacity
of 3,500 t/day. Commissioning is scheduled for
2016. Furthermore, UCA and ThyssenKrupp Uhde
have provided extended Basic Engineering, pro-
curement services and technology supervision
to Myriant Technologies, LLC for the construction
of a Bio-Succinic Acid plant in Lake Providence,
Louisiana. The plant will be the first of its kind in
the United States, producing succinic acid from
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renewable bio-based feedstocks. Succinic acid is
an important building block in the production of
consumer plastics, pigments and pharmaceuticals.
The final product is identical to petroleum-sourced
succinic acid, yet is less costly and more environ-
mentally friendly. In order to meet industrial market
demands for a safe, on-site source of ammonia,
UCA has developed a concept together with John-
son Matthey Catalysts for a small ammonia plant
based on a gas-heated reformer technology. UCA
is now in a position to offer a capacity range of 330
MTPD to 550 MTPD and has a standard design of
450 MTPD available and ready to go.
UHDE CORPORATION OF AMERICA IN BRIEF
New contracts
· Sundrop
· CF Industries (Donaldsonville and Port Neal)
· US Steel (Clairton)
· Orascom
· Cyanotech
Sites and commissionings
· US Steel (Clairton)
· US Steel (Granite City)
· Praxair
· Myriant
· Cyanotech
UCA
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MeXico
Mexico is the fourteenth-biggest economy in the world and the twelfth-biggest trading nation.
On top of this, it is also the seventh-biggest oil-exporting country. Uhde Engineering de México
benefits from this and has succeeded in winning valuable projects in both the Oil & Gas and
Chemical & Petrochemical sectors as well as intensifying cooperation with key clients.

Uhde Engineering de México (Uhde Mexico) com-
pleted important projects for the petroleum group
PEMEX Refining in the Oil, Gas and Refining sector
during the last business year. Working with Axens
North America, Uhde Mexico has completed the
Basic Engineering Package and Extended Basic
Engineering Package through to a FEED package
for three new plants and six revamps for the pro-
duction of Ultra-Low-Sulphur Diesel.
Development of the oil sands projects in Canada is
also a fundamental part of Uhde Mexico’s activities
in the upstream business. Other projects in the
upstream business include providing Tradeco with
engineering services for a relief and burner system
in a gas production complex in Nuevo Pemex,
Tabasco (Mexico).
The alliance with Praxair has been extended to
engineering activities in Canada and a number
of countries in South America. Uhde Mexico also
expanded its range of services for Praxair to inclu-
de for the first time Front-End Loading (FEL) 2
phase services.
In the mining sector Mexicana de Cobre, the main
copper producer in the Americas with plants in
Mexico, USA and Peru, is an important customer
for Uhde Mexico. The first contracts with this group
are connected with the Caridad complex in Nacozari
Sonora (northern Mexico). For this complex Uhde
Mexico carried out the Project Execution and Detail
Engineering on a Flash Furnace, Dryer and Waste
Heat Boiler Modernisation and Expansion project.
In the same sector, in the cement industry, Uhde
Mexico supports its sister company ThyssenKrupp
Polysius in working for various clients.

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Cd. Madero, Tamaulipas (Mexico) UTC-6 22° 28´ S / 097° 83´ E

Working with Axens North America, Uhde Engineering de México has built a plant for the production of ultra-low-sulphur diesel
for PEMEX Refining.

UHDE ENGINEERING DE MÉXICO IN BRIEF

New contracts
· Praxair: Engineering, FEL 2 Phase on the Northwest Air Separation Unit in Sturgeon County (Canada). Design using AutoPlant 3D platform
· Praxair: Industrial Gas Projects in a number of different countries: Pisco (Peru), Campana (Argentina), DeAcero (Mexico), Memphis (USA)
and Vale Inco (Canada). Engineering services. Use of AutoPlant 3D platform
· Tradeco: Priority Installations for an L301 relief and burner system in Nuevo Pemex, Tabasco. Engineering services
· Iquisa: Electrolysis plant in Garza García N.L. (Mexico), Basic Engineering, Design using 3D PDMS platform
· E&I Engineering Services for TKRI (Denver, USA) for Oil Sands Slurry Preparation Plants for CNRL train 3 and Imperial Oil Train 2 in Fort McMurray (Canada)
· Mexichem: S-PVC Plant Expansion, Detail Engineering Services in Cartagena (Columbia)
· Agreement with the EPC contractor ICA Fluor in Mexico for engineering services on various projects
· Collaboration with our sister company Uhde Corporation of America (UCA) for P&IDs and Piping to be applied in modular design
· Valeo: Engineering Services for an Autoparts Plant Expansion in San Luis Potosí (Mexico)
· Consultancy Services during Project Setup and Definition for a major autoparts and car producer (Mexico)
· Mexicana de Cobre: Project Management and Detail Engineering Services on a Flash Furnace, Dryer and Waste Heat Boiler Modernisation and Expansion
Project for the Metallurgical Complex La Caridad in Nacozari (Sonora, Mexico)
· BASF Mexicana: Relief and Safety Valve Engineering in Altamira (Mexico)
· Transfluid: Technical Support during the Environmental Assessment Study for a Maritime Storage Terminal
· Polysius: Civil and Structural Engineering Services for a Cement Plant Expansion (Guatamala)

Sites and commissionings

· Imperial Oil, KOSP Project in Fort McMurray (Canada): “As-built” Drawing Services
· Bristol Myers Squibb, Pharmaceutical Producer, in Mexico City (Mexico): Facilities Integration including demolition services
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thyssenkrupp uhde
oil & gAs Business line
Energy and Power Global Limited, which joined the ThyssenKrupp Uhde group in 2012 and was
then renamed ThyssenKrupp Uhde Energy and Power (TKUEP), will be boosting the expertise
of the group in the upstream oil and gas business and expanding the group’s range of services.
TKUEP was involved in various successful projects
during 2012, including acting as lenders’ engineer
on the Tullow Oil Jubilee project (offshore Ghana),
Front-End Engineering Definition on a pipeline for
Gulf Keystone Petroleum in Kurdistan (Iraq) and
various concept and Basic Engineering require-
ments for Sasol Petroleum International on their
Temane facility (Mozambique).
TKUEP has been heavily involved with a Salt-Cavern-
Based Gas Storage Project in the United Kingdom,
acting as the Owner’s Engineer representatives for
EDF Energy. Responsibilities included defining the
engineering design criteria, verifying the design,
and carrying out the construction and commis-
sioning of the gas storage facilities. The scheme
TK UEP covers the addition of further former salt produc-
tion cavities to existing cavities that were leached
specifically for gas storage.
TKUEP was contracted by Sasol Petroleum to devel-
op the detailed design, procure equipment and
manage the construction works via an EPCM con-
tract for an Extended Well Test (EWT) facility at the
company’s Inhassoro field in southern Mozambique.
On 21 April 2012 TKUEP was awarded the Queen’s
Award for Enterprise in International Trade. The
award was presented on 18 September 2012 at
TKUEP’s Welsh office by H.M. Lord Lieutenant of
West Glamorgan, D. Byron Lewis Esq., CStJ, FCA,
the Queen’s official representative. The award is
made by the Queen on the advice of the UK Prime
Minister. It is a public acknowledgement of out-
standing achievement in international trade.
During the next year TKUEP will use its expertise
to advance the growth of ThyssenKrupp Uhde in
the upstream Oil & Gas market with the aim of
becoming the centre of excellence for the group in
upstream Oil & Gas.
THySSENKRUPP UHDE ENERGy AND POWER IN BRIEF
New contracts
· EDF Energy
· Sasol Petroleum International
· Gulf Keystone Petroleum
· E.ON Ruhrgas
· Dragon LNG (Petronas, BG Group)
· Vitol
· Hess
· Tullow Oil
· ERC Equipoise
· Dubai Supply Authority
· Euroil
· Nautical Petroleum
· Bank of Scotland
· Sasol Petroleum
Sites and commissionings
· Owner’s Engineer on Gas Storage project
· Project Management and Engineering support services on an LNG Import
Terminal
· Commissioning of onshore UK gas wells
· EPCM on Mozambique gas development
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Business Unit Contracting ThyssenKrupp Uhde

Illustrations
ThyssenKrupp Uhde’s head office in Dortmund (Germany) // Source: Geocontent p. 3

Exhibition stand at ACHEMA 2012 p. 9

Shale gas deposits in the USA p. 16

ThyssenKrupp Uhde’s activities in the USA p. 19

Shale gas deposits in Europe p. 23

Ammonia train in Arzew (Algeria) p. 26

AS AlexFert plant construction site in Alexandria (Egypt) p. 29

Shaanxi Beiyuan Chemical Co. Ltd.’s plant in Jinjie, Shenmu, Yulin City;
Shaanxi Province (P.R. China) p. 31

Coke oven plant near Taichung (Taiwan) p. 32

MTG plant for Jincheng Anthracite Coal Mining p. 34

Multi-purpose fermentation plant in Leuna (Germany) p. 36

LDPE 3 project for QAPCO, Mesaieed (Qatar) p. 39

Manufacture of an EVA autoclave p. 42

Redox flow battery p. 45

Uhde Shedden’s head office in Melbourne (Australia) // Source: DigitalGlobe p. 48

Coke oven battery in Fukuyama (Japan) p. 49

Styrene acrylonitrile copolymer plant for IRPC in Rayong Province (Thailand) p. 50

Uhde (Thailand) Ltd.’s head office in Bangkok // Source: DigitalGlobe p. 51

Uhde Engineering Consulting (Shanghai) Co. Ltd. // Source: DigitalGlobe p. 53

Coke oven battery in Duisburg (Germany) p. 54

Phosphate fertiliser plant for INCRO S.A. in Jorf Lasfar (Morocco) // Source: DigitalGlobe p. 58

Reformer at Mahul refinery in Mumbai (India) p. 59

Head office of ThyssenKrupp Industrial Solutions South Africa (Pty.) Ltd. in Johannesburg (South Africa)
Source: Geosense p. 60

Clairton Works in Pennsylvania (USA) p. 62

Uhde Corporation of America’s head office in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (USA)

Source: DigitalGlobe p. 63

Uhde Engineering de México’s head office in Mexico City (Mexico)

Source: DigitalGlobe p. 64 Publication credits
TKUEP’s head office in London (UK) ThyssenKrupp Uhde Company Profile
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