Q3 Track record and market share
In Japan, there are 36 operational sewage sludge melting facilities including those of other companies. Of these 9 facilities are the ash melting type and 27 are the direct melting type.
120tons-cake/day
Sewage Sludge Melting Plant
Kobelco Eco-Solutions constructed 3 plants for Konan-Chubu purification center in Japan. (1 plant is 40 tons/day, and 2 plants are 120tons/day).
In 1990, Konan No.1 plant (40tons-cake/day, 6tons-ash/day) began operation. Konan No.1 Plant was the first plant equipped with an ash swirling melting furnace in Japan.
In 1996, Konan No.2 plant (120tons-cake/day, 29tons-ash/day) began operation. In 2005, Konan No.3 plant(120tons-cake/day, 13tons-ash/day) was opened.
Konan No.2 Plant has the largest ash swirling melting furnace in Japan.
Hyogo West Sewage Sludge Treatment plants in Japan are currently under construction (Operation will begin in March, 2010).
The number of ash melting type furnaces has been increasing recently. This is because the ash melting type is free from the odor trouble associated with sludge drying equipment, has stable operation and can be flexibly operated and expanded.
