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With the principles of safety , service , quality , and innovation at its core , the business continues to experience incredible growth , especially with market demand rapidly increasing in recent years . To cope with such demand , Jacam Catalyst has invested in a series of site expansion projects that extend its production capabilities .
“ The expansion to our site in Gardendale , Texas , entails adding 16 acres of land and 18,000 square feet of operational facilities , bringing the total campus to 65 acres with 90,000 square feet of production space ,” Vern explains . “ To keep up with the dramatic increase in market share in the Permian Basin over the last 18 years , we ’ ve purchased numerous tracts of land and bolstered our portfolio of manufacturing space .
“ This additional land will support a greater capacity of manufacturing , laboratory activities , and general operations for over 600 employees in the Permian Basin . Such expansion is testament to our increasing footprint and ability to deliver top-notch , cost-effective products to our loyal customers . We must ensure that we
remain well positioned to take advantage of future growth opportunities as they arise .”
Enhanced efficiency and capacity
In addition , the business has also completed a chemical reaction expansion project at its Sterling , Kansas , site . “ This project includes the implementation of a new system and the installation of several new blend tanks , which will increase the plant ’ s capacity for phosphonates by 50 percent while simultaneously lowering manufacturing costs ,” Vern elaborates . “ The new chemical reaction system includes proprietary temperature control and distillation and agitation systems that make the reaction more efficient and provide incredible highquality products .
“ The system ’ s equipment consists of a 2000-gallon glass-lined reactor , condenser , heat exchanger , and a magnetically driven pump , all of which are connected by Teflonlined piping . The materials for each piece of equipment were custom designed to withstand the harsh conditions of high temperature and low pH . Engineered by our
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