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eak demand for new standard tank
containers was reflected in CIMC Enric’s
annual figures, which were published in
March.
The group’s chemical equipment division, which
covers tank container manufacturing, saw revenue
decrease by 19.9 percent in 2015 to RMB2.7
million (US$0.4 million) due to a fall in the sales
volume of standard tanks which more than offset
an increase in demand for special tank containers
during the year.
In recent years, the chemical equipment division
has recorded modest growth on the back of
previous years’ global economic recovery. In 2014,
as the average selling price of tank containers was
decreasing, customers purchased more units for
inventory.
But, in 2015 the slowdown in global economic
growth continued to impact on the chemical
industry, and the standard tank container business
has experienced cyclical fluctuations of the
chemical market. Moving into 2016, CIMC Enric
says growth in standard tank containers is
expected to slow down in the difficult economic
environment. Due to the recent fall in steel prices,
the major raw material cost, the group expects the
average selling price of tanks will remain under
pressure in 2016.
In 2016 CIMC Enric says growth in standard tank containers is expected
to slow down in the difficult economic environment
The firm said it will step up efforts to develop the
market for special and high-end tanks, such as
LNG units. For standard tanks, CIMC Enric reckons
there are still some bright prospects in the group’s
Service BV in 2015, the firm has increased its
home country of China. Tank container market
presence in the European market, and has gained
penetration in China is still relatively low, and so
access to advanced technologies for repair and
offers potential for market growth.
modification of tank containers there.
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iquid Concept has acquired an additional
20 tank containers.
After having established its IBC business within a
short time, Liquid Concept is now responding to
an increase in demand for integrated logistics
services by investing heavily in its pool of tank
containers. The current purchases amount to an
investment of €500,000.
With the addition of the new tanks containers,
the Hamburg-based company now has a total of
50 on offer. Of the 20 new tanks acquired, 15
have already been rented out to customers.
They can be used, not just for transport, but also
where additional storage capacity is needed short
term. The tanks can be configured to adapt to
individual clients’ requirements.
Foodstuffs producers will use the tanks primarily
for filling with chocolate, cacao products, fruit
juices and glucose, to be delivered mainly to
companies in Germany, Austria and Switzerland
for onward processing.
“Through our new investments we are
responding to the requirements of the market and
to the increase in demand for special transport
containers,” said Ulrich Schnoor, managing
director. “This gives us the opportunity both to
build up our existing business further and to
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Liquid Concept now has a total of 50 tanks on offer
logistics processes – with the added benefit of
improving handling even more.”
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Dormagen expansion
for Hoyer
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oyer is planning to expand its container
terminal at the Chempark in Dormagen.
The new terminal is scheduled for completion in
January 2017 and should enable storage capacity
to be enlarged by 624 tank containers. Hoyer has
already submitted the corresponding approval
documents to the relevant Cologne district
government and expects publication of the
application pursuant to the German Federal
Pollution Control Act in the near future.
The container terminal is needed for supply and
disposal to/from the production operations in the
chempark. Ulrich Grätz, Hoyer’s director of supply
chain solutions, said: “It goes without saying that
the new terminal will meet the highest safety
standards. Among other things it will have bunds
and a fire alarm and extinguishing system.”
The hazardous substance classes that are to be
stored remain unchanged. The investment volume
amount s to several million euros. Hoyer will create
around five new jobs by expanding the terminal.
The planned enlargement will cause scarcely any
additional traffic load at the entrance gates, since
the majority of the transports will take place
within the works. Chempark’s manager Dr Ernst
Grigat stressed the project’s importance for the
locality. “The producer companies will also
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continue to make substantial investments in the
business operations, and for that they need welldeveloped logistics. That’s why we are delighted
with Hoyer’s plans, because they support
Chempark’s integrated logistics,” Grigat said.
In another development, Hoyer has appointed
global marine services group GAC as its official
agency partner in 17 countries in the Middle East,
the Indian subcontinent and Africa. GAC will
support Hoyer within the deep sea business unit in
processing shipments by road, rail and sea in these
regions.
The appointment gives Hoyer a presence at
locations where it has no official branch offices.
The locations covered through the collaboration
with GAC include: Kuwait, Iraq, Qatar, Oman,
Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, India,
Angola, Benin, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Kenya,
Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania and Togo.
Ortwin Nast, Hoyer’s CEO, said: “With GAC we
have found a professional partner in a region that
is important to us, and we look forward to a
successful collaboration.”
As well as chemicals, the products to be handled
by the partnership will also include foods, gases
and petroleum.
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