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others and, in general, reduce the investment cost
extensively without compromising the quality of the
equipment and materials used.
This has led Euromel® Melamine plants to become
particularly cost-effective.
The trend for building ever-larger urea plants involves
the demand for larger and more OPEX-efficient
melamine plants as well.
To cope with this trend, Eurotecnica has developed
and implemented the 60,000 ton/year single-reactor
single-train unit.
As many as twenty-two Melamine plants worldwide are
based on the Euromel® Melamine Process.

QAFCO Melamine Plant – Mesaieed, Qatar - view of Euromel® Plant, the
largest melamine plant in the Middle-East Technologies - Carbon Black
Carbon black is a 12 million ton/year market, it’s
expanding and covers a wide spectrum of growing
melamine have been produced to-date – a sign of its applications.
superior quality. Carbon black is primarily used in the manufacturing of
Originally introduced in the 1960s, this high-pressure rubber-based goods, such as tires, where it plays a
non-catalytic technology was ahead of its time and vital role in increasing tire’s tread wear and rolling
considered truly innovative because it was the first resistance. Regardless how the new vehicles are
high-pressure melamine technology ever implemented powered, either by engines or electric motors, they will
in a commercial-scale plant. always need tires.
Across the years, the Euromel melamine process has Carbon black is a 12 million ton/year market, it’s
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enjoyed some remarkable improvements that make it a expanding and covers a wide spectrum of growing
unique technology, thanks to a skilful R&D department applications.
and cooperation with all licensees. Tires are by far the largest single market for carbon
Environmental compliance, low energy consumption black, consuming 69% of total demand, which is
and absence of add-on chemicals for purification (that growing around 3.8% per year. About 70%-75% of the
typically generate safety and environmental concerns) carbon black used in tire manufacturing consists of
contribute to the lowest OPEX throughout its tread (or reinforcing) grades, while the remaining 25%-
considerably extended time span. 30% consists of carcass (or semireinforcing) grades.
The latest generation of the Euromel Melamine World demand for carbon black used in the production
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Process (G4) has witnessed a phenomenal reduction in of non-tire rubber products is 22% and it is growing at
energy consumption that has no equal in the industry. 5.2% per year.
Eurotecnica’s vast experience in the design and Major applications include automotive products as well
implementation of melamine plants has been key in as all general rubber components for industrial
finding ways to further reduce energy consumption. applications. Specific items include belts and hoses
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The G4 Euromel Melamine Process has been (such as conveyor belts, hydraulic hose, fuel hose, etc.)
completely re-engineered and revised in order to and mechanical and industrial rubber goods (seals,
reduce the number of critical components, simplify gaskets, membranes, wheels, etc.). In terms of grade

9%

22% Tires
Rubber-Non-Tires
Non-Rubber
69%

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