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American
Iron Oxide Company (AMROX) is a joint venture partnership between
International Steel Services, Inc. (ISSI) and Marubeni
Corporation. AMROX specializes in acid recycling services, and the
production of various grades of iron oxide for use in ferrite and colorant
applications.
The first AMROX facility began providing acid recycling services in
Allenport, Pennsylvania, USA in September 1995. This AMROX facility
processes over 23 million gallons of waste acid per year, resulting in the
production of over 15,000 tons per year of iron oxide. This facility
incorporates a modified IROX / NKK purification system, enabling AMROX to
produce high purity iron oxide with SiO2 levels less than 100
PPM. The facility produces a very consistent quality iron oxide product
since waste pickle liquor as feedstock is received from only two steel
mill sources.
AMROX has recently added two new facilities located in Portage, Indiana
and Rockport, Indiana. These facilities combined will produce over 60,000
tons of iron oxide per year. The Rockport facility will include a
revolutionary solvent extraction process, enabling production of
ultra-high purity iron oxide containing less than 400 PPM of combined
contaminants (excluding chloride). AMROX is also developing several
facilities outside the continental US. Additionally, ISSI (the parent
company of AMROX) owns and operates the following acid recycling
facilities: Re-Gen, Inc. (Warren, OH), MII (Burns Harbor, IN), SAMROX
(Argentina), ISSI - France, and INDROX (India). ISSI also operates an acid
recycling facility located in Monclova, Coahuila, Mexico.
AMROX is well positioned to service the current and future iron oxide
supply and demand requirements in the global marketplace. AMROX is
positioned to become the largest iron oxide producer in the USA, and
possibly throughout the world. AMROX worldwide production capacity is
expected to exceed 75,000 metric tons per year. AMROX understands the
importance of meeting the needs of its clients, and is at the forefront of
technological development. The technology utilized at the AMROX facilities
will allow client's requirements to be satisfied well into the next
century.
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