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Technologies and capacities at SMI Plant have been added.


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Badger Licensing has been added.

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Rotterdam, Netherlands, 11 Feb 2025 - Chemical manufacturing giant LyondellBasell has announced plans to shut down its propylene oxide (PO) and styrene monomer (SM) production facility at Maasvlakte in the Rotterdam port area. The closure marks a significant shift in the company's European operations and will impact the regional petrochemical landscape.

According to company officials, the decision comes after a comprehensive strategic review of LyondellBasell's global asset portfolio, with the Maasvlakte plant deemed no longer economically viable in the current market environment. The facility, which has been operational since the early 2000s, has faced increasing pressure from newer, more efficient production sites in Asia and the Middle East.

Industry analysts point to several factors contributing to the closure, including high European energy costs, increasing global competition, and shifting market demands. The company will reportedly maintain its other Dutch operations, including facilities in Rotterdam's Botlek area.

Propylene oxide and styrene monomer are key ingredients used in the production of polyurethanes, plastics, and synthetic rubbers found in numerous consumer and industrial products. Market observers suggest that LyondellBasell will likely meet European demand for these products through its remaining facilities and strategic supply agreements.

The plant is expected to complete a phased shutdown by the end of the year, following appropriate decommissioning procedures and environmental protocols.

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The POSM process from Lyondellbasell for the co-production of propylene oxide and styrene from ethylbenzene and propylene has been added.


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2024-04-19 20:00 Source: Chemical Oil News

On the morning of November 28, 2023, the construction of the 120,000 tons/year solution butadiene styrene rubber (SSBR) unit and the 80,000 tons/year styrene-butadiene-styrene thermoplastic elastomer (SBS) unit of the Guangxi Petrochemical Refining and Chemical Integration Transformation and Upgrading Project started.

Among them, the 120,000 tons/year solution-polymerized styrene-butadiene rubber (SSBR) unit adopts a complete set of technologies jointly developed by China Petroleum and Chemical Research Institute and Lanzhou Huanqiu Engineering Co., Ltd. The unit has two production lines, a 60,000 tons/year continuous polymerization SSBR production line and a 60,000 tons/year intermittent polymerization SSBR production line, which can produce the largest general-purpose grades and fourth-generation functionalized grades in the domestic market. The grades of the intermittent production line are mainly third/fourth-generation functionalized grades, and the grades can be customized and developed according to the needs of the downstream market. The unit is EPC-contracted by a consortium consisting of Lanzhou Huanqiu and CNPC Seventh Construction, and is scheduled to be delivered in June 2025.

80,000 tons/year styrene-butadiene-styrene thermoplastic elastomer (SBS) plantThe process technology jointly developed by Xinjiang Huanqiu Company and Dushanzi Petrochemical is adopted. The key technology of this process lies in its SBS intermittent polymerization technology, which has great production flexibility and can produce a variety of grades of products. According to the final use and product range, SBS products with different components and structures can be produced to meet the needs of downstream asphalt modification, polymer modification, shoemaking, adhesives, etc. The consortium composed of Xinjiang Huanqiu and CNPC First Construction will undertake the EPC general contracting, and the project is scheduled to be handed over in June 2025.

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Petrochemical Industry Going Global Alliance | November 9, 2024 10:50, via WeChat.

On July 6, 2023, with the 400,000 tons/year ethylbenzene-styrene unit producing qualified products, all units of the Anqing Petrochemical Refinery Conversion Plant Structural Adjustment Project were successfully started up safely and environmentally friendly at one time.

The project is led by a 3 million tons/year heavy oil catalytic cracking unit. By increasing the production of light olefins and aromatic raw materials to produce high-value-added chemical products, it effectively enhances the adaptability and flexibility of the company's production structure to changes in demand, and explores a development path for domestic refining companies to cope with overcapacity and achieve transformation and upgrading.

Among them, the 3 million tons/year heavy oil catalytic cracking unit is the world's first RTC process heavy oil catalytic cracking unit, and the 400,000 tons/year ethylbenzene-styrene unit is currently the largest dry gas-based ethylbenzene unit in China.

The heavy oil catalytic cracking unit of Anqing Petrochemical has been started-up

Seetao 2023-06-25 15:12

The heavy oil catalytic cracking unit of Anqing Petrochemical has a total of three main fan units, namely two main units K101A/B and one backup fan unit K102. After the backup fan is successfully started and the two units have completed the relevant air tightness and other related processes, the K102 unit will be shut down, and the two main fan units K101A/B will enter the ignition furnace heating stage. It is expected that the overall start-up process will continue for more than 10 days.

Anqing will stop operating its 1.4mn t/yr fluid catalytic cracker (FCC) and 700,000 t/yr deep catalytic cracking unit, which are located near a residential area, for environmental reasons. The project will involve adding a new 3mn t/yr DCC that will enable the refinery to process crude with a higher sulphur content of 1.5pc.

Anqing currently produces 30,000 t/yr of polypropylene, 100,000 t/yr of ethylbenzene and styrene and 210,000 t/yr of acrylonitrile, among other products. It will scale up output of these products through the upgrading project.

Sinopec's Anqing refinery shifts towards petrochemicals

PETROTHALIL Analytical Petrochemical News Agency | 2020/06/23 09:38:57

Work on the 11bn yuan ($1.5bn) project at Anqing in the central province of Anhui started in early May. A Yn6.6bn first phase aims to produce around 2mn t/yr of olefins and aromatics, including 150,000 t/yr of ethylene, 640,000 t/yr of propylene and 610,000 t/yr of aromatics products. Trial production is scheduled for late 2022. A second, Yn4.4bn phase will add another 650,000 t/yr of unspecified chemical output.

Refined product output will be cut by a third after the project is complete, with the gasoline yield rising at the expense of diesel. Anqing is also expanding its pipeline connections to replace fuel transportation by river. Sinopec opened an 88,000 b/d oil products pipeline linking Anqing to the cities of Hefei, Huainan, Bengbu and Fuyang in late 2016.

Anqing will stop operating its 1.4mn t/yr fluid catalytic cracker (FCC) and 700,000 t/yr deep catalytic cracking unit, which are located near a residential area, for environmental reasons. The project will involve adding a new 3mn t/yr DCC that will enable the refinery to process crude with a higher sulphur content of 1.5pc.

Anqing currently produces 30,000 t/yr of polypropylene, 100,000 t/yr of ethylbenzene and styrene and 210,000 t/yr of acrylonitrile, among other products. It will scale up output of these products through the upgrading project.

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The Ineos plant in Addyston early October

INEOS Group Ltd. announced its decision to permanently close its ABS (acrylonitrile butadiene styrene) production site in Addyston, Ohio. The Company will commence a safe and responsible decommissioning process in the second quarter of 2025.

The Addyston site manufactures ABS and SAN (styrene acrylonitrile) polymers that are used in a wide variety of applications and industries, including Automotive, Household, Healthcare, and Construction. INEOS, through its Styrolution business remains dedicated to serving the North American ABS market and will continue to serve affected customers from our other production facilities in North America and within its global footprint.

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Ethylbenzene and styrene technologies and production capacities have been added.

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The following industry references are reporterd, which needs to be added to the corresponding production sites:

° Xinyang Technology Group Co., Ltd. 600,000 tons/year ethylbenzene 300,000 tons/year styrene plant

° 200,000 tons/year styrene plant of Shandong Heze Yuhuang Chemical Co., Ltd.

° 100,000 tons/styrene plant of Changzhou Donghao Chemical Co., Ltd.

° 200,000 tons/year styrene plant of Ningbo Keyuan Plastic Co., Ltd.

°60,000 tons/year styrene plant of Lijin Petrochemical Plant Co., Ltd.

°POSM co-production plant of Dongming CITIC Guoan Ruihua New Materials Co., Ltd.

°60,000 tons/year styrene plant of Shandong Shengyuan Petrochemical Co., Ltd.

°Abel Chemical (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd. 300,000 tons/year styrene plant

°Anhui Haoyuan Chemical Group Co., Ltd. 260,000 tons/year styrene plant

°350,000 tons/year styrene plant of Liaoning Baolai Chemical Co., Ltd.

°80,000 tons/year styrene plant of Hebei Shengteng Chemical Co., Ltd.

°Anhui Jiaxi New Materials Co., Ltd. 350,000 tons/year styrene plant

°Tangshan Xuyang Aromatics Products Co., Ltd. 300,000 tons/year styrene plant

° 400,000 tons/year styrene plant of Ningbo Huatai Shengfu Polymer Materials Co., Ltd.

° 120,000 tons/year styrene plant of Sinochem Hongrun Chemical Co., Ltd.

° Zhejiang Petrochemical Co., Ltd. 270,000 tons/year propylene oxide co-production 600,000 tons/year styrene plant

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The ethylbenzene dehydrogenation technology type has been updated.


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The description of a generic ethylbenzene dehydrogenation process for producing styrene has been improved.


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The description of styrene (main product) has been updated.

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