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Chemlink - and Chemlink Consultants - an Australia-wide network of consultants |
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Chemlink - and Chemlink Consultants - an Australia-wide network of consultants |
Who we are
Chemlink Pty Ltd
Chemlink
Pty Ltd (Australian Business Number ABN 71 007 034 022), (previously ACTED Consultants)
and Chemlink Consultants (ABN 64462037904)
have since 1988 provided
economics-related consultancy services to industry and Governments
on chemical, resource and energy related projects.
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Economic consultancy services Chemlink's mission statement is to...
to promote business
Our clients include:
Products include; ammonium nitrate, industrial gases, polyacrolein, caustic soda, water treatment chemicals, soda ash, herbicides, magnesium, salt, sulfuric acid and a broad range of commodity and specialty products. Some projects undertaken include:
Examples of our activities. |
Remco Van Santen
Remco (Ron) D. van Santen (1948) is director and owner of Chemlink Pty Ltd and a principal of Chemlink Consultants. He is a graduate of the University of Western Australia (BSc, BEc, and MBA) and was Australia's Chairman of Industrial Chemistry Division of the RACI and a Fellow.
In three decades his experience includes the Australian Chemical Industry Council and techno-economist with the Industries Assistance Commission during a major review of Australia's chemical industry. Some of his experience is reflected in being the opening speaker at a national Petrochemical and Plastic Industries Conference (Shanghai), keynote speaker at Expo 2000 in Melbourne and variously cited in national and international publications.
Recently Remco was a member of a four-member International Panel and Chairman
to describe world trends and markets in chloralkali chemicals in Asian
cities.
Some papers presented by Remco include:
 | Chlorine in Asia |
| Trade ban implications on Australia |
| Opportunities and developments in Australia's chemical sector |
| Australia's chemical industry (for RACI) |
| Australia's Chemical Industry - government influence, performance and outlook |
| Caustic Soda in Asia |
| Speaker at five international chemicals conferences (China, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia). |
| Keynote speaker at SCAA's Expo 2000. |
Remco chaired the First Australian Chemical Summit and presenting the industry paper on the development and outlook of Australia's chemical industry. He has spoken at six international conferences on topics ranging from developments in the Australian chemical industry, to PVC, EDC and VCM, development in Asia and Australia.
CIP was initiated and managed by Remco Van Santen with newsletters .
| WA Office |
| Tel: +61 (0) 8 9341 5011 Fax: +61 (0) 8 9341 5005
Chemlink Pty Ltd |
Sample of our activities |
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| Feasibility, strategy, technologies and market assessment | Prefeasibility study for chloralkali
plant for Kwinana (investor). Markets and trade in industrial gases. Manufacturing technologies and international trade in aldehydes. Assessments of companies for sale (outlook in a strategic context) Expert witness in legal proceedings on ammonium nitrate pricing. Pre-feasibility study for Acrylic acid plant ($300M) for the Department of Resources Development. Audit of the state of Western Australia for potential manufacture of industrial chemicals for Department of Resources Development. Review of Western Australia's chemical industry for Dept of Commerce and Trade. Review of chemical industry in WA and ammonia for state governments Petrochemical strategies including for Brunei. Review of technology for manufacture of acrolein/polyacrolein. Assessment of markets for ammonia gas in Australia. |
| International markets | Commissioned studies and speaking positions including as chairman at petrochemical conferences on EDC/VCM, caustic, developments in Australian (Shanghai, Kuala Lumpur. Phuket and Singapore) |
| Risk profile | Victoria's Coode Island (Point Lillias Chemical Storage Facility) hazardous storage facility. |
| Trade assessment | Accurate
and current data port to port on trade with
Australia, China, Indonesia, Japan and the USA.
International trade ban assessment for the federal Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Canberra) involving assessment on $2bn in trade and $1bn in manufacture. |
| Regulations relevant to chemicals | Editor of of Guide to Chemicals in Australia vols 1, 2 and 6. |
| Gas quality and quantity review | Gas quality and quantity study for Direct Reduced Iron projects. |
| Strategic profiles | Various assignments for Australian and international clients for acquisition. |
| Chloralkali and chlorine chemicals | Speaker as international petrochemical conferences including Shanghai and Kuala Lumpur. |
| Australia's chemical industry | Chairman
and Panel Session Leader at the First Australian Chemicals
Summit.
Feature articles in The Australian Encyclopaedia, Asian Chemical News, Asia-Pacific Chemicals etc. Our internet site described as the "broadest on the World Wide Web". |
| Government responsibilities | Reviews
of government agency operations for the Chamber of Commerce and Industry
of WA.
In preparation: Australia's Chemical Industry: Options for development and potential roles for government. |
| Seminars and conferences | Established and manage CIP seminars |
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