Annual Report 2008 English [PDF, 2.69 MB] - Tessenderlo Group

annual report 2008
The prices of caustic
potash and caustic soda
were higher than in 2007
This had no effect on the margins for the
derivatives bleach and ferric chloride.
The prices for sodium sulphide lagged
behind.
From the third quarter onwards, the prices
of caustic potash rose to unprecedented
heights, the result of an acute and
worldwide shortage of the raw material
potassium chloride. This meant demand
could not be fully met.
The construction of
our own electricity power
plant in Tessenderlo
has started
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The margins of caustic soda as well as
caustic potash both rose in comparison
with 2007.
The T-Power project has started for the
construction of a 420 MW natural gas-fired
electricity installation at the Tessenderlo