Articles from Auriga Magasinet No. 2, September 2006
Production plant for fungicides
Early 2008 will see the completion of a production plant at Rønland for producing fungicides and the tapping of the first volumes of flutriafol produced in Denmark.
In 2001, Cheminova acquired Syngenta’s global flutriafol activities. Since then, Cheminova has introduced the product for more crops in several new markets, the most successful introduction having been in Brazil for the eradication of the Asian rust fungicide in soya. In the coming years, Cheminova will be offering flutriafol for an additional number of crops and in more countries, thereby boosting demand for the product.
The new production plant for fungicides is situated at the southern end of Cheminova’s
extensive factory site. Behind the plant, the central production area can be seen,
and with Nissum Bredning to the north.
Increased production
With a view to ensuring sufficient supplies of flutriafol for the market, a decision has been made to build a production plant at Rønland which in addition to flutriafol will also be able to produce other fungicides. The first volumes of flutriafol are to be tapped in early 2008.
Up until the start-up of the new production plant, Cheminova’s need for flutriafol for the market will be covered by its UK subsupplier which is licensed by Cheminova to produce the fungicide. However, the capacity of the subsupplier’s production facilities is not sufficient to handle the expected increase in demand, hence the establishment of the new production plant at Rønland.
Reuse of installations
Rather than constructing a new production plant from scratch, there are financial advantages in simply converting the existing plant used for the production of preservatives. As regards flutriafol alone, the conversion solution requires only about half the investment of a completely new plant. With a view to being able to produce a wider range of fungicides, and aiming for a so-called multi-purpose plant, more millions must, however, be invested.
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