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SABIC Fujian Petrochemicals Co. Ltd proceeds with ethylene project integrating Lummus' technologies

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Lummus Technology has announced that SABIC Fujian Petrochemical Co., Ltd.'s grassroots complex in Fujian Province, China, will leverage Lummus' ethylene and co-monomer technologies. SABIC Fujian Petrochemicals Co., Ltd. is a joint venture (JV) between SABIC Industrial Investment Co. (wholly owned by SABIC) and Fujian Fuhua Gulei Petrochemical Co., Ltd. (holding by Fujian Energy and Petrochemical Group). Formed in 2022, SABIC Fujian Petrochemicals Co., Ltd. is a 51:49 JV, with SABIC being the majority owner.

On 22 January 2024, SABIC announced the final investment decision (FID) for the SABIC Fujian Petrochemical Complex (Sino-Saudi Gulei Ethylene Complex Project) and plans to begin construction this year and expects to complete construction in 2026. The complex is the largest single investment JV project with foreign investment in Fujian Province to date.

"We commend and congratulate SABIC Fujian Petrochemicals Co., Ltd. for making this critical investment decision and look forward to helping them reach many more milestones," said Leon de Bruyn, President and CEO of Lummus Technology. "This project highlights Lummus' unique capability to integrate our solutions during customers' investment and operating cycles, lowering costs, reducing energy consumption, enhancing reliability and yield, and optimising operations."

Lummus' scope for the project includes technology license and basic design engineering for up to 1800 KTA ethylene/1020 KTA propylene MFSC unit, a 60 KTA butene-1 unit and BTX products. Lummus will also supply its proprietary heater equipment and CDModules®.

Read the article online at: https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/petrochemicals/02042024/sabic-fujian-petrochemicals-co-ltd-proceeds-with-ethylene-project-integrating-lummus-technologies/

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