InEnTec Chemical Midland Facility

Artist's rendering of the plant already under construction.  It is scheduled to be fully operational in late 2009.

Dow Corning signed a long-term contract with InEnTec Chemical to convert chlorinated organic residuals into aqueous hydrogen chloride (HCl) and clean synthesis gas, a replacement for natural gas used to produce steam. The products will then be reused by Dow Corning in its Midland operations. The plant is expected to produce more than 10 million pounds per year of HCl and 11 million BTU's per hour of syngas.

Actual plant on March 26th, 2009.

April 8th, 2009

PEM #1 arrives via truck late April.

PEM #1 set in place April 28th, 2009.

UPDATE June 9th, 2009: All major vessels are except for the HCl production system are in place and the structure is essentailly complete.  Final electrical, control and piping installation continues along with refractory installation inside the PEM and TRC.  The project remains on schedule.

UPDATE August 5th, 2009: The HCl production system arrives and is installed.  All major components in place.  Commissioning of various subsystems begin.

Aqueous HCl production unit arrives and is set in place.

HCl production unit installed.

UPDATE September 3rd, 2009: Commissionings of major vessels and subsystems are nearing completion.  The entire system is expected to be brought up to operating temperatures this week.

Boiler building (left) and oxygen production plant (4 tanks in back) looking north from TRC platform.