EDGE CHEMICAL TRANSPORT F rom the fertilizers that help grow our food to the beds we lie on, from the shoes on our feet to the cars that we drive, chemicals are the basic building blocks of our everyday lives. To give some perspective, the un Environment Programme’s Global Chemicals Outlook II estimated that the global chemical industry was worth more than usd 5 trillion in 2017, with that figure set to double by 2030. With end users of chemicals spread across five continents, the safe transport of huge volumes of materials to production plants by rail, road, sea or air is by itself a massive industry. In the us alone, the American Chemistry Council says that some 970 million tons of chemicals were shipped around the country in 2018. Regardless of the type of chemical, producers and consumers need safe, efficient and cost-effective methods of transportation. The solution at the heart of any chemical transport system is a tank into which the substances are pumped prior to them being sent to their destination. The pumps, valves and seals that are involved in the filling and emptying of the tanks at the starting and end points of the journey, are crucial to ensure that chemicals do not leak into the Below: With the right seal chemicals can be safely transported around the world regardless if it is by rail, road, sea or air. 4 | 2.2020 T·TIME W W W.T R E L L E B O R G . C O M
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