Introduction to Tongsuh
Tongsuh Petrochemical
2014.APR
Asahi Kasei Group
4 Business Sectors
9 Core Operating Companies
Chemicals & Fibers
Electronics
Asahi Kasei Chemicals
Asahi Kasei Microdevices
Asahi Kasei Fibers
Asahi Kasei E-materials
Asahi Kasei Corp.
Holding company
Homes &
Construction Materials
Health Care
Asahi Kasei Pharma
Asahi Kasei Homes
Asahi Kasei Medical
Asahi Kasei
Construction Materials
ZOLL Medical
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NaCN & AN Capacity of Asahi Group
Korea
M.East
Japan
Thailand
UNIT:KMT
Sodium Cyanide
Acrylonitrile
2012
2014
2017
2012
2014
2017
Korea
42
70
70
Korea
315
560
560
Japan
10
10
10
Japan
450
200
200
Thailand
-
-
-
Thailand
200
200
200
M.East
-
-
(40)
M.East
-
-
(200)
Total
52
80
120
Total
965
960
1160
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Tongsuh`s Products Profile
Acrylamide
Propylene
Acrylonitrile
Ammonia
Air
By-product
By-product
Ammonium
sulfate
By-product
Acetonitrile
HCN
Sodium
cyanide
NaOH
Blow-down
Product
By-product
Formalin
Liquid NaCN
EDA
Formalin
EDTA
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 Production method of NaCN
By-Product
On Purpose
Type
AN by product
Light Oil and etc.
Proportion
30% (Integrated 20%)
70%
Cost Comparison
Competitive
Conventional
 Compared to on purpose, by-product is more
competitive method to produce NaCN
 On purpose NaCN maker is under pressure in terms of
cost.
 Tongsuh Petrochemical has special facility called
“methanol injection” to compensate its output loss in
case of AN operation cuts.
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Tongsuh’s Sodium Cyanide
- Shape
- Size
- Weight
- Purity
: Briquette
: 32 X 30 X 12.5 mm
: Approx. 13.3g/Briquette
: 98% min.
- Packing
50kg Steel Drum
1mt Wooden Box
- Transportation
by Container
According to IMDG code Class 6.1
UN No. 1689
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Sodium Cyanide Packing
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Tongshu Location
Seoul
Head Office
UlsanPlant
Busan Port
Seoul to Ulsan 300km
Busan to Ulsan 50km
Busan, South Korea's largest port city, retains its
No. 5 spot in container handling capacity in the world.
( 17,040 thousand TEUs in 2012)
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NaCN Trade to Americas
(Unit : t/year)
USA & CANADA
Capacity 200,000
Demand
85,000
Balance surplus
Short Balance
In Americas
TSPC&Asahi
Mexico &
SOUTH AMERICA
Capacity
12,000
Demand 180,000
Balance
deficit
Estimated by TSPC
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