EVANDER PLANT

OVERVIEW

The Evander plant focuses primarily on the processing of various coal-tar-derived products from various coal gasifying, coking and char producing operations.

Products from this plant are used as Wood Preservatives and in a variety of specialised heating fuel applications where a high radiance flame is required (asphalt plants, billet furnaces, steel and glass smelting).

PRODUCTS

The Evander plant produces Coal Tar Fuel (CTF) and creosote-type Wood Preservatives :

• WP1 (to SANS 616) and
• WP2.

FEEDSTOCKS

Feedstock is derived from various coal gasifying, coking and char producing operations and from conventional refineries.

ENVIRONMENTAL This plant operates a SANS ISO 14001-accredited environmental management system.

QUALITY CONTROL

The Evander plant's laboratory performs standard tests including viscosity, flash and pour point, ash content, matter insoluble in toluene (MIT), moisture content and calorific value. The laboratory is able to similate sedimentation rates in hot spin centrifuges developed by FFS for this purpose.