References: Polymers Industry

Indorama Ventures Poland Sp. Z.o.o.

Wloclawek, Poland (Completion 2014)

Polymer: PET bottle grade

The production costs have been considerably reduced by capacity scaling and optimization of the energy and feedstock efficiency

Guangdong IVL PET Polymer Co., Ltd

Kaiping City, Guangdong Province, P.R. China (Completion 2013)

Polymer: Various polyester types

Revamp and optimization of several reactors including DISCAGE®

BASF Schwarzheide GmbH

Schwarzheide, Germany (Completion 2002-2011)

Polymer: PBT

Indorama Polyester Industries PCL

Bangkok, Thailand (Completion 1999-2011)

Polymer: PET textile grade

Significant savings were achieved in both energy and raw material consumption, while even improving product quality at the same time

Shinkong

Kuanyin, Taiwan (Completion 2002)

Polymer: PBT or PET chips

The plant can produce PBT as well as PET chips

Grupa Azoty ATT Polymers GmbH

Guben, Germany (Completion 2000-2003)

Polymer: PA6

JBF Industries Ltd.

Belgium, Geel (Completion 2014)

Capacity: 432,000 t/year bottle-grade PET

Integration of a 54,000 t/year Flakes-To-Resin (FTR®) recycling line

Uhde Inventa-Fischer's 2-reactor process, Melt-To-Resin (MTR®) technology

Sahara Ma'aden Petrochemical Company

Al Jubail, Saubi Arabia (Completion 2013)

Capacity: 300,000 t/year ethylene dichloride

Stand-alone direct chlorination unit with loop reactor technology

Technology licensed by Vinnolit

JSC Grodno Azot PTC Khimvolokno

Grodno, Belarus (Completion 2012)

Capacity: 91,000 t/year polyamide 6 for technical yarn and carpet yarn

Overproportional Refeeding (OPRP®) technology for refeeding extracts to a single polymerization line

Uhde Inventa-Fischer’s two-stage polymerization process

OCTAL Petrochemicals

Salalah, Oman (Completion 2012)

Capacity: 2 x 275,000 t/year bottle-grade PET

World’s largest MTR production line

Uhde Inventa-Fischer’s 2-reactor process, Melt-To-Resin (MTR®) technology

Qatar Petrochemical Co. (QAPCO)

Mesaieed, Qatar (Completion 2012)

Capacity: 300,000 t/year of low-density polyethylene

Lowest raw material and energy consumption of all LDPE technologies, besides the core plant, all utilities and the new central control room were also built and commissioned during full operation of the entire plant

Lupotech T process licensed by LyondellBasell

FCFC – Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corporation

Ho Chi Min City, Vietnam (Completion 2011)

Capacity: 47,000 t/year polyamide 6 for textile applications

Textile, high-performance, full dull (VLP®, HPPA®)

Uhde Inventa-Fischer technology, single-stage polymerisation process

Huafon Group

Ruian, P. R. China (Completion 2011)

Capacity: 40,000 t/year polyamide 66 for all applications

Flagship project for the construction of PA 66 plants, plant includes continuous AH salt preparation, batch size 2.5 t

Uhde Inventa-Fischer’s high-performance autoclave batch process

JSC Alco-Naphtha

Kaliningrad, Russia (Completion 2011)

Capacity: 240,000 t/year bottle-grade PET

First plant operated in Europe with Uhde Inventa-Fischer´s proprietary MTR® technology

Uhde Inventa-Fischer’s 2-reactor process, Melt-To-Resin (MTR®) technology

Lukoil-Neftechim JSC

Kalush, Ukraine (Completion 2011)

Capacity: 300,000 t/year of polyvinyl chloride

Innercooler reactor technology for high-production capacities

Licensed by Vinnolit

Egyptian Propylene & Polypropylene Co. (EPPC)

Port Said, Egypt (Completion 2010)

Capacity: 350,000 t/year of propylene, 350,000 t/year of polypropylene

First-time use of thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions proprietary STAR process (Steam-Active-Reforming) for the commercial-scale production of propylene from propane

thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions STAR process (Steam Active Re- forming), Spheripol process licensed by LyondellBasell

Formosa Plastics Corporation

Baton Rouge, USA (Completion 2010)

Capacity: 240,000 t/year vinyl chloride

Major energy savings were achieved by using an EDC evaporator, recovery of the flue gas inside the cracking furnace

Licensed by Vinnolit

SABIC Polyolefine GmbH

Gelsenkirchen, Germany (Completion 2008)

Capacity: 250,000 t/year of high-density polyethylene

Process technology licensed by LyondellBasell