Manufacturing

ACE-CAS20

ACE-CAS 20 · calcium stearate, polyolefin acid scavenger

Levels deep

Straight to bought materials

Standard batch

8,000 kg

Standard yield 98.4% · Rev 6

Bought materials

4 direct lines

Standard cost

$3.57/kg

Material $2.23 plus conversion $1.35

Explosion ties to the formulation

The tree

Quantities are per tonne of ACE-CAS20 and compound down the levels.

Component	kg per tonne	Cost /kg	Extended
RM-1010 Stearic acid, triple pressed, vegetable	786	$2.48	$1.95
RM-1020 Palmitic acid, 90% vegetable	42	$2.62	$0.11
RM-2010 Calcium hydroxide, technical, low iron	172	$0.74	$0.13
RM-6040 Precipitated silica, anti-caking	12	$3.46	$0.04
Bought material at the bottom of every branch	1,012		$2.23/kg
Material cost of ACE-CAS20			$2.23/kg

A made line carries no extended cost of its own, because its cost is the sum of the lines beneath it.

29 hours over the standard batch

10 · RX-03 9.9 h

Aqueous precipitation, metathesis

Reaction Vessel 3 (aqueous precipitation)
20 · DR-01 10.7 h

Spray dry to <1.5% moisture

Spray Dryer
30 · MC-01 5.8 h

Micronise and classify the fine fraction

Micronising Mill
40 · PK-01 2.5 h

Pack to 500 kg FIBC / 20 kg sack

Packing Line (20 kg sacks & 500 kg FIBC)

Nothing else is made from it. It is sold as it is.

The same bill with the levels taken out.

Bought material	Supplier	Lead days	kg per tonne	Extended
RM-1010 Stearic acid, triple pressed, vegetable	KLKOLEO	45	786	$1.95
RM-2010 Calcium hydroxide, technical, low iron	REDOX	21	172	$0.13
RM-1020 Palmitic acid, 90% vegetable	IOIOLEO	60	42	$0.11
RM-6040 Precipitated silica, anti-caking	SIBELCO	28	12	$0.04