BASF Corporation`s Beaumont, Texas Facility

BASF Corporation’s Beaumont, Texas Facility
Material in this presentation is compiled
from sources believed to be accurate, but
are not warranted by BASF. The terms of
any lease agreement would determine
BASF’s obligations to any future tenant.
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Beaumont Plant
Table of Contents
Site Overview:
Slides 2 – 12
Special Site Features:
Slides 13 - 14
Site Utilities:
Slides 15 - 17
Community Information:
Slides 18 – 21
Immediately Available Property:
Slides 22 - 26
Contact Information:
Slides 27 - 29
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Strategic location at the Gulf of Mexico
“Golden
Triangle”
Over 85 Manufacturing Sites in the area.
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Beaumont Site
AP stand-alone site
494 acres property; 151 acres
developed; 343 acres available
Two dedicated Synthesis
Plants; One Multi Purpose
Plant (MPP)
One Formulation Plant
Operational/Administrative
Infrastructure
130 direct employees
BASF Corporation’s Beaumont Site is
located 10 miles south of Beaumont, Texas
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Site Is Open for Development on a Competitive Lease Basis
Site Specifications:
Land
Acres:
494
Zoning:
Industrial
Topography:
Level
Within City Limits:
No
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Dicamba Unit
Dedicated production facility
Continuous process
Start-up 1974
Post-emergence herbicide for
broadleaf weeds
Trade Names: Clarity®, Banvel®
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DMTA Unit
Dedicated production facility
Continuous process
Start-up 1992
Pre-emergence herbicide for grass
Trade Names: Frontier®, Outlook®
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BPP Unit
Multi Product Production facilit
Smaller batch processes
Start-up 1976
Product: Mepiquat Chloride, Pix®
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Formulation/Packaging
Formulation facility for liquid
Herbicide formulations
Packaging Capabilities
•
1 and 2.5 gal jugs
•
1, 5 and 10 l jugs
(filling only, hand case)
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200 l drums
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WOD Unit
RCRA permitted liquid waste
incinerator
Start-up 1989
Three independent waste feed systems
15 Mio BTU/hour capacity
Natural gas auxiliary fuel
Designed for chlorinated waste feeds
with Chlorine recovery as 15% HCl
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Where the first oil in Texas was found !
Beaumont, Texas
Distance Chart
Distance Chart
Distance from Beaumont, TX
Distance from Beaumont, TX
Location
Location
Houston
Miles
86
New Orleans
Miles
264
Austin
238
Chicago
1,004
Dallas
276
Washington, DC
1,169
San Antonio
281
New York
1,524
El Paso
810
Los Angeles
1,626
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Transportation
Highways
Nearest Interstate:
Nearest 4 Lane Highway:
Airports
Nearest Commercial :
Nearest International:
Rail
Railed Served:
Rail Company:
I-10
Spur 93, US 69, US 73
Distance (Miles):
Distance (Miles):
10
0
Southeast Texas Regional Airport (BPT) Distance (Miles): 2
Houston, TX (IAH)
Distance (Miles):
90
Yes
Union Pacific
Port
Distance to Port:
10 miles
#4 ranked US port in 2003 by cargo volume in tons
Spur to Site:
Existing
Channel Depth (Feet):
40
Distance To:
Distance To:
10 Miles
6 Miles
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Commercial Service
Foreign Trade Zone:
Overnight Service:
Beaumont, Pt. Arthur
FedEx, DHL, UPS
Ground
Rail
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Rail Service:
The site is served by the Burlington
Northern Santa Fe railway. BNSF
connects to all railroads throughout the
NAFTA region and serves the Gulf and
West Coast ports directly.
Service to the East Coast ports are
from New Orleans, LA by Inter Line
Agreements with Union Pacific
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Utilities
Electricity
Distribution Supplier:
Primary Voltage-kV:
Phase:
Distance to Substation:
Loop Feed:
Steam
Entergy
13.5 k VA
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Adjacent to 56 k VA substation
Yes, 2 (56 k VA lines)
Source:
Heat Energy Capacity:
Capacity Availability:
Distance to Source:
Boilers
96 MBTU/hr (2-Gas)
80 Klb/hr, 400 psi (Gas)
On Site
Natural Gas
Distribution Supplier:
Main (Inches):
Service Line (Inches):
Pressure–psi:
Centerpoint Energy
20
3
650 let down to 100 psi
Process Water
Supplier:
Source:
Peak Capacity Per Day:
Excess Capacity Per Day:
Quality:
Pressure--psi
Potable Water
Supplier:
Waste Water Treatment
Biological Wastewater Treatment:
Process:
Lower Neches Valley Authority
Neches River
1,200,000 gal/day
350,000 gal/day, expandable
Clarified, soft, untreated
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City of Beaumont
Telecommunications
Service Provider
Fiber Optics:
ISDN:
Satellite Communications:
DSL:
AT&T, Sprint
Yes, multimode
PRI
Can be purchased
No
Incineration
Type:
Capacity:
Hazardous Materials:
Permitted:
On Site:
Number of Units:
Liquid
15 MBTU/hr
Yes
RCRA, CAAA
Yes
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Nitrogen
No
Deep Wells for non hazardous
waste water
Service Provider:
Nitrogen Source:
Supply Pressure:
Service Line:
Air Liquide
Pipeline
160 psig
3 inches
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Shared Services
General
Security:
Fire Protection:
Perimeter patrols, severe weather advisories, emergency alarms and notification
Fire distribution system with 10 MM gallons in reserve onsite, supplying an underground loop
system at 150 P.S.I. Water and foam capable systems
Emergency Response: Medical personnel, hazardous material response
Raw Material Storage: Safe storage for Chlorobenzenes, acid chlorides, hydrazine, acids, caustic, and others
Receiving &
Warehousing:
Centralized receiving and distribution
Rail:
Direct Access to plant
Commercial Scales:
Truck and rail regulated by Texas
Department of Transportation
Logistic Scheduling:
Customized management services
Office Space:
3,000 sq. ft.
Medical:
Medical nurse/medical support facility
and occupational health monitoring
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Shared Services (Continued)
Technical
Training Assistance:
Program development, CBTs, chemical process of CBTs, safety training CBTs,
training courses are delivered and tracked by Mockingbird
DCS Integration
Experience:
Honeywell, and P.L.C.
Lab Services/Facilities:
Available
Engineering Services:
Available
Telephone System:
Customized services available
Environmental Monitoring
and Permitting :
Automation and Control Design
and Support can be available to
new tenants.
- NPDES wastewater monitoring
laboratory on site
- Experienced environmental
department on site
Safety/IH:
Experienced safety and industrial hygiene department on site
BASF Operation:
Major manufacturing of agricultural
chemicals and specialty chemicals
Full Service R&D/QA/Environmental
Laboratory Services can be available to
new tenants.
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Quality of Life
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Quality of Life
Community:
Jefferson County
Population
Households
2005 Estimate
247,571
104,826
2000 Census
252,051
92,880
Cost of Living:
City of
City of
Beaumont
Houston
Composite
91.3
91.6
Grocery Items
92.6
87.1
Health
90.3
103.3
Housing
81.5
79.2
Transportation
90.7
102.9
Utilities
92.6
104.3
Ownership
Median value of
rate
owner-occupied house
66.0%
$59,400
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Labor
Location
The State of Texas
Unemployment Rate
Texas – Statewide
6.7%
Houston MSA
8.7%
Galveston-Texas City MSA
8.1%
Brazoria MSA
8.7%
Beaumont-Port Arthur MSA
9.3%
Source: Texas Workforce Commission
(MSA) Metropolitan Statistical Area
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Unemployment Rates, March 2004
Location
Unemployment rate Unemployed
Employed
US Nationwide
5.7%
8,397,000
138,452,000
Texas Statewide
6.7%
652,100
10,218,400
Brazoria MSA
8.7%
9,300
104,600
Houston MSA
6.8%
144,500
2,170,500
Galveston-Texas City MSA
8.1%
9,600
116,300
Per Capita
Median
Average
Beaumont-Port Arthur MSA 9.3%
15,500
166,100
$27,689
$34,942
$42,561
Household Income, 2003
Jefferson County
Source: Federal statistics
Source: Texas Workforce Commission
(MSA) Metropolitan Statistical Data
Educational Attainment, 2000
High school graduates, % of persons age 25+, 2000
78.5%
Bachelor’s degree or higher, % of persons age 25+, 2000
16.3%
Business statistics
Number of firms (1997)
Employment in government jobs (% of total) (2004)
Building permits (2005)
Retail sales per capita (2002)
Federal spending per capita (2004)
16,144
13.7%
83,568
$12,466
$9,788
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Immediately Available Manufacturing Facility
Multi Product Production Facility
(MPP)
Discontinuous Batch Processes
Start-up 1987
Insecticide & Herbicides
Recent Products:
• Diflufenzopyr
Distinct®
• Fluvalinate
Mavrik®
• Triclopyr-Herbicide
BPP:
• Mepiquat Chloride
Pix ®
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MPP/BPP Facility Production Layout
Tank Farm
Area 3
Solids Handling
Packaging
Area 1&2
Process Areas
Area 4B
Process
Area
Operations
Maintenance Shop
Refrigeration
Waste Water
Storage
Control room
Offices /
Change room
Area 4A
Distillation
Area 5
Drum Handling and Scrubbers
Pilot Plant Process Area
Tank Farm and Drum Storage
Product Staging
Warehouse
Not to Scale
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MPP Process Capabilities
Batch Reactions
11 reactors; 3000-6000 gallon; glass-lined and
stainless steel
Distillation
30"X 25' Column with 4000 gallon Hastelloy
reboiler;
24"X 25' Column with 3000 gallon SS reboiler
Filtration
2 - 10 meter2 Nutsche pressure/vacuum stainless
steel filters;
1- 6 meter2 Nutsche;
1- 48" Basket Centrifuge - stainless steel
Solids Drying
Nutsche Filters; Tray Dryer
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MPP Process Capabilities
Raw Material Storage 18 storage vessels; 2,000-40,000 gallons,
averaging 10,000 gallons
Intermediate Storage
8 stainless-steel vessels
2,000-6,000 gallons,
1-4,000 gallon Monel vessel
Scrubbing Systems
HCl and Caustic Scrubbers
Solids Handling and
Bulk Packaging
Supersack, totes, drums, bulk tank-truck
Utilities
Steam to 400 psig; vacuum to 25 mmHg
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MPP Utilities Summary
Plant Air
Process Water
Steam
Nitrogen
Cooling Tower
Chilled Water
Instrument Air
Electrical
300 ACFM @ 110 psig
600 gpm
400 psig @ battery limit; reduced to 90 psig
150 psig @ battery limit, reduced to 90 psig
225 SCFM average flow
3,000 gpm; 14 MMBTU/hr capacity
200 ton @ 5°F supply
-40°F dew point; 200 ACFM @ 100 psig
2,300 kV system, 450 KVA available
480 V system, 665 KVA available
Utilities in green to be provided by the site
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Contact
John D. Smoter
Site Manager
BASF Corporation
14385 West Port Arthur Road
Beaumont, TX 77705
Phone: 409/981-5050
Fax: 409/981-5299
E-Mail: john.smoter@basf.com
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Contact
Wolfgang Freund
Special Projects Manager
BASF Corporation
3150 Highway JJ
Palmyra, MO 63461-2611
Phone: 573/769-8522
Fax: 573/769-5609
E-Mail: wolfgang.freund@basf.com
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