Lyondell to supply PP technology for Sibur in Russia
LyondellBasell said Monday that ZapSibNeftekhim, a fully-owned subsidiary of SIBUR, has selected the Spheripol process technology from LyondellBasell for a new 500,000 tpy single-line polypropylene (PP) plant to be built in Tobolsk, Russia.
Start-up is projected after 2017.
“This will be the largest capacity plant built to date using the Spheripol process technology,” said Bob Patel, senior vice president of olefins and polyolefins for Europe, Asia, international (EAI) and technology at LyondellBasell.
“This will provide ZapSibNeftekhim an economical method to produce a wide range of premium-quality PP grades.”
Key features of Spheripol technology include leading monomer consumption, unmatched product quality, an operability among the best in the industry, fast start-up and grade changes, and capacities of up to 550,000 tpy, the company says.
LyondellBasell describes itself as leading licensor of polypropylene and polyethylene technologies, with more than 250 polyolefin process licenses.
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