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Transhipment of calcium carbide in Praha-Libeň

Also in this year continues transhipnment of calcium carbide transported from Swedish city of Stockvik to Prague company Linde. Carbide is transported several times a year in special conveyors that can be easily reloaded by usual warehouse handling equipment from a rail car to truck. This reloading is required because the Linde plant in Praha-Hostivař does not have a railway siding.

Transportation began in March 2010, when containers used to be loaded on a special platform wagons. In 2014, shipments for nearly two years faded and were restored on late summer 2016, but in covered wagons series Habins.

Calcium carbide is used for the production of acetylene, and the so-called controlled digestion in the water excess. Acetylene is then fed into steel cylinders, which are sold to end customers. Today it is used mainly for metal cutting, thanks to the extremely high flame temperature up to 3300 ° C. Its further use is in chemical manufacturing.



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