Elessent allies with India’s Thermal Systems to supply sulfuric acid plant steaming equipment

Elessent Clean Technologies has signed a strategic alliance with Thermal Systems, a Hyderabad-based steaming equipment manufacturer, to deliver integrated heat-recovery solutions for the sulfuric acid plants that underpin phosphate fertilizer production.

The agreement pairs Elessent’s MECS sulfuric acid technology, marketed for more than a century, with Thermal Systems’ 40 years of steaming equipment design and manufacturing. The companies said the combination lets them supply boilers, superheaters and economisers directly to plant operators rather than through third parties.

Sulfuric acid is a core input for processing phosphate rock into DAP and MAP, and Elessent argued that steaming equipment replacements are rarely simple swaps. Many acid plants have been modified over decades, so the original design basis for a boiler or economiser no longer matches how the unit runs. By assessing the entire heat-recovery train rather than a single component, the partners said operators can cut downtime risk and tailor equipment to current operating conditions.

“The combination of MECS design standards and Thermal Systems steaming equipment fabrication capabilities allows us to better meet our customers’ needs by providing the equipment directly to them,” said Kevin Bockwinkel, vice president for cleaner fertilizers, metals and chemicals at Elessent.

The tie-up lands as sulfur and sulfuric acid costs sit near multi-year highs, sharpening producer focus on acid plant reliability and efficiency.

Source: World Fertilizer