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Naphtha Cracker
KPIC Onsan Plant
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Korea Petrochemical Ind. Co., LTD

With the construction of the Naphtha Cracking Center with an annual productive capacity of 250 thousand tons in 1991, KPIC has verticalized the processes of its petrochemicals production. (source: KPIC website)

23rd Nov 2012 -- The naphtha cracker has an ethylene production capacity of 470,000 tons per annum. (Source: Fiber Fashion)

17th Apr 2018 -- KBR provided its proprietary Selective Cracking Optimum Recovery (SCORETM) technology license, basic engineering design and proprietary equipment supply services to expand KPIC's existing plant ethylene capacity from 486 KTA to 800 KTA. (Source: KBR)

18th Nov 2021 -- Spanning three decades, KPIC has selected multiple Lummus technologies for its Onsan Chemical Plant. Previous licenses include a naphtha-cracking complex, an olefins conversion unit and a butadiene extraction unit, which KPIC awarded to Lummus earlier this year. (Source: Lummus Technologies)

Note: There is no clarity on cracker technology if Lummus or KBR.  

Asset Info

Category
Processing
Status
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Technology
KBR SCORE
Licensor
Kellogg, Brown & Root Inc.
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System / Public
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Utilization Planning
Asset Level
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Metric Ton
Startup Date
12/1991
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UserPic  Kokel, Nicolas
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5/13/2025 8:19 AM
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