Metal alloys for meeting today’s trends in Asia
VDM Metals
According to this company, two trends were obsreved in the Asian market over the past years. One trend is the increase of efficiency in industrial production. This has led to higher operating temperatures and pressures that can only be safely managed through the use of high-alloyed materials. The second trend is the increasing importance of environmental protection. When burning black and brown coal in power plants, for example, chlorides and other compounds are released, which lead to the formation of contaminated sulfur oxides. To minimize sulfur dioxide emissions, the gases can be cleaned in fluegas desulfurization (FGD) plants, frequently in a wet scrub, with a limestone suspension or seawater. This company’s comprehensive portfolio of alloys (photo) — including VDM Alloy 31 Plus, VDM Alloy 2120 MoN, VDM Alloy 59 or VDM Alloy 625 — supports optimum solutions for the challenging tasks of the following applications: petroleum refining, production of phosphoric and superphosphoric acids, phosphate fertilizer, contact with oxidizing and reducing media, sulfuric acid, nitric acid, acetic acid, chlorine, caustic soda, salt production, vinyl chloride monomer production for plastics, synthesis of organic compounds or production of paper and pulp. Stand O36 — VDM Metals GmbH, Werdohl, Germany