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Overview of entire plant.
van Soelen says, “Getting a new greenfield that features a 8m x 1.4m by 3.5 metre kettle.
galvanizing plant up and running is an immense
challenge at the best of times. To do so during Manfred Schnell, Koerner’s Sales Director, explains
a global pandemic is a testament to the strong that “the complete pre-treatment process is
relationships we have with all relevant public enclosed, so that no acidic fumes can escape into
and private sector stakeholders, and to the the environment. Meanwhile, the fumes are washed
environmental, and health and safety bona fides continuously in a scrubber that meets the most
of our plant.” The relevant authorities were always stringent environmental regulations. In addition, the
very clear about what it would take to remain in zinc kettle itself is enclosed and the ‘white fumes’
compliance while undertaking the work. As a result, generated in the process are collected and filtered in
Covid-19 presented a series of challenges that could a zinc dust filter.”
be overcome, instead of a catastrophe.
Every floor in the acid-handling area of the plant
Designed by specialists from Austria and Germany is coated with an acid-proof material, in order to
at Koerner KvK, the Norgalv facility is a semi- eliminate the risk of these compounds entering the
automated, single-line hot-dipped galvanizing plant ground.
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