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    23 ECRN: Chemical Parks as Regional Growth Engines for European Chemical Regions

    II.1.2.2.3 Dow Olefinverbund GmbH: ValuePark®26

    Question 5: What are the main characteristics of the most important chemical
    parks in the region?
    No. Answer
    1 Name of the chemical site/park Dow Olefinverbund GmbH: ValuePark®
    2 Park Operator Dow Olefinverbund GmbH Value Park®
    3 Address P.O. Box 1163
    D-06201 Merseburg
    4 Contact Partner (Function) Dr. Christoph Mühlhaus, Managing Director
    Klaus-Dieter Heinze, ValuePark® Manager
    5 Phone +49 (0) 3461 490
    Fax +49 (0) 3461 49 31 79
    6 Web page www.dow.com/ValuePark
    Email [email protected]
    7 Capacity and Investments
    7.1 Total Area (ha) 150
    7.2 Free Area (ha) 60
    7.3 Employees 750
    7.4 Number of Enterprises 14
    7.5 Investments (Mio. €) 350
    8. Raw materials, primary products, See short description
    specialisation
    9. Research entities on the location See short description
    10. List of biggest enterprises See the following table

    26
    Source: www.cechemnet.de, September 2005
    ECRN: Chemical Parks as Regional Growth Engines for European Chemical Regions 24

    After completing the reconstruction in 2000, Dow Olefinverbund GmbH is a highly


    integrated site with four locations in central Germany today. The beginning of the
    modernization period was marked by the merger of the companies Buna Schkopau,
    Sächsische Olefinwerke Böhlen and Leuna-Polyolefine into Buna Sow Leuna
    Olefinverbund GmbH (BSL), and by Dow’s investment in 1995. During the
    restructuring phase, 15 plants were being built newly, nine plants were being
    modernized, and the infrastructure was being completely modernized meeting
    business needs.
    About 2,300 employees ensure the smooth run of operations. Leading-edge
    technologies allow the highest safety standards and improved environmental
    protection. In the Halle/Leipzig region, Dow is one of the largest employers and is
    home to one of the largest training centres in the region. It is also the largest plastics
    and synthetic rubber producer in the eastern part of Germany.
    Dow in central Germany is well positioned for further growth to the benefit of all
    stakeholders. The site has the capability to serve Germany and Western Europe as
    well as Eastern European markets.

    Integration Is Key
    A pipeline network with a combined length of more than 1,200 km connects Dow’s
    locations Schkopau, Böhlen, Leuna and Teutschenthal. Two about 400 km long
    pipelines – between Rostock and Böhlen and between Stade and Teutschenthal –
    ensure the continuous and reliable supply of raw materials for the downstream
    production plants in central Germany.
    The core of the Böhlen facilities is the steam cracker - the starting point for the entire
    chain of production. This is where naphtha is split into the basic chemical substances
    ethylene and propylene. Additionally, Böhlen also manufactures a wide range of raw
    materials for plastics, dyes, glues and cosmetics. The majority of them are further
    processed within the company, mainly at the Schkopau and Leuna locations. There,
    polymerisation plants put out large volumes of polyethylene, polypropylene,
    polystyrene, synthetic rubber, and PET among others. These plastics leave the
    plants in the form of pellets (granulates) and are converted into everyday objects
    either locally, by ValuePark® companies, or customers all over the world.

    ValuePark® - Profiting from Strong Business Partners


    The ValuePark® opened in 1998. Since then it has provided a location for plastics
    processing companies and service providers to take advantage of the competitive
    infrastructure at the Schkopau site. In the proximity of Dow’s polymer plants, reliable
    supply of raw materials for plastic processors is guaranteed. To date, 14 national and
    international companies have invested more than € 350 million and created over 700
    jobs.
    Dow offers all necessary services from one source, such as pre-investment
    counselling as well as services and resources for production operations. Access to
    state-of-the-art infrastructure and competitive services are the basis for low-cost
    25 ECRN: Chemical Parks as Regional Growth Engines for European Chemical Regions

    production in the long term. The companies that join ValuePark® can benefit from
    synergies, a streamlined supply chain and lower facility and operating capital
    requirements.

    Networks Offer Potential for Development


    More than 80 companies and institutions have joined forces in the
    “Fördergemeinschaft für Polymerentwicklung und Kunststofftechnik in
    Mitteldeutschland e.V.” (Central German Society for Promoting Polymers and
    Plastics Technology) to turn Central Germany into a center of engineering excellence
    for polymer development. The fact that Fraunhofer has opened a Pilot Plant Center
    for Polymer Synthesis and Processing in the ValuePark® bears witness to its ideal
    location.
    The automotive cluster Eastern Germany focuses on the interests of component
    suppliers to the automotive industry in the new federal states. Both networks provide
    a huge development potential for ValuePark® investors and regional companies.
    ECRN: Chemical Parks as Regional Growth Engines for European Chemical Regions 26

    List of enterprises in the chemical park27


    Enterprise Business fields or products
    Dow Olefinverbund GmbH Products Schkopau / Leuna
    ValuePark® operator and “major High-density polyethylene – HDPE
    user” Linear low-density PE – LLDPE
    Polypropylene – PP
    Polystyrene – PS
    Polyethylene terephthalate – PET
    Dispersion powder – PA
    Expandable polystyrene – EPS
    Extruded polystyrene – XPS
    Polyvinyl chloride - PVC***
    Sodium hydroxide solution – NaOH
    Emulsion styrene butadiene rubber - ESBR
    cis Polybutadiene rubber – BR
    Solution Elastomere – SSBR
    INEOS Vinyls Deutschland GmbH PVC production plant
    RP Compounds GmbH LDPE and other compounds
    Manuli Stretch Deutschland GmbH Stretch film
    Kurotec-KTS Kunststofftechnik FRP processing (vessels and tubes)
    Stade GmbH
    DSK Polypack GmbH BOPS-film
    Kometra Kunststoff-Modifikatoren Plastics modifiers
    und Additiv GmbH
    Pasec Industrieverpackung GmbH Pallets
    Fraunhofer Pilotanlagenzentrum für Combining modern polymer synthesis and
    Polymersynthese und processing technologies under a single roof, the
    Polymerverarbeitung (Fh-PAZ) pilot plant is available as a centre of excellence
    for solving complex problems in the entire
    polymer value chain - from monomers to tailor-
    made components.
    Hoyer GmbH Logistics service, including silo storage
    MKL Mitteldeutsche Plastics logistics
    Kunststofflogistik GmbH & Co. KG
    Mitteldeutsche Rail transportation/logistics
    Eisenbahngesellschaft mbH (MEG)
    DMC 1 GmbH Pipeline management
    Jacobs Alliance Service GmbH Engineering & construction
    Industrie-Rohr-Bau GmbH Apparatuses and tank engineering

    27
    Source: www.dow.com/ValuePark, September 2005

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