Fig. 1. UBH International conducts a whole life cost analysis that compares its own and other tanks.
Suppliers of chemical storage tanks and their associated equipment have to keep sharply focused on new and impending legislation. Sean Ottewell reports.
Les fournisseurs de réservoirs de stockage chimiques et des équipements connexes doivent se maintenir très au fait de la législation existante et des lois imminentes. Reportage de Sean Ottewell.
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Chemikalientanks und allen dazugehörigen Vorrichtungen müssen neue und geltende gesetzliche Bestimmungen genauestens einhalten. Ein Bericht von Sean Ottewell.
Increasing regulation focuses on chemical storage tank design
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hem Resist Europe says it has the in-house capability of producing the world’s largest corrosion resistant all-thermoplastic spiral-wound vertical cylindrical chemical storage tanks
and vessels. Manufactured in polypropylene and high density polyethylene with diameters up to four metres, all of its thermoplastic chemical storage tanks and vessels provide a true alternative to glass fibre reinforced (GRP) and traditional lined metal vessels for the storage and processing of corrosive solutions. The company’s chemical storage tanks and vessels
are designed to European standard EN 12573:2000 which is adopted across the EU and offers engineers the ability to specify construction to a pan-European standard. Production of spiral wound tanks and vessels both in the UK and Czech Republic means that the company can offer supply to customers’ plants both in the UK and continental Europe. Chem Resist European’s latest contract
completion is for Holchem Laboratories, one of the UK’s foremost detergent and disinfectant manufacturers. Chem Resist was chosen for the design, manufacture, installation and commissioning of a complete storage and mixing plant for the majority of the company’s high-volume cleansing products. The new system gives Holchem increased capacity, allowing them to cope more efficiently with high-demand spikes at particular times of the year.
Another major manufacturer, UBH International,
has conducted a whole life cost analysis that compares its own and other tanks. The analysis suggests that savings with its own products are in the region of 30 per cent. This, says the company, is down to general resilience of design, use of standard materials, and visibility of/access to structural elements which together ensure easy assessment and repair. Its tanks are being used worldwide to handle materials as diverse as hazardous and non-hazardous chemicals, ultra-high purity liquids and gases, cryogenic gases, LPG, hazardous waste and food-grade products. “As a manufacturer of bespoke products for
an immense range of specialist applications, UBH International consults closely with its customers in order to produce carefully tailored solutions,” says the company. The company operates a ISO 9001:2000 quality
management system and also holds ASME U and R stamps for its manufacture and repair work.Also, in the interests of safety, efficiency and the environment, UBH seeks to promote, where possible, the eco- friendly concept of inter-modal transport, which allows the swift, secure and economical transfer of tanks between road, rail and container vessel (Fig.1). The Tank Connection Affiliate Group (TCAG) is
an integrated family of companies that specialize in liquid and dry bulk storage applications worldwide. Unlike tank suppliers that offer a single choice in
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