First major cracker complex based on US ethane planned on east coast of China
US-based engineering contractor CB&I recently announced that it has been awarded an ethylene technology contract for a process design package and technology licences for two ethane-based crackers for China. As a result, Lianyungang Petrochemical will operate the first ethylene production line in the country based on imported ethane from the US at its site in Jiangsu province, half-way between Shanghai and Beijing on the east coast of China. Both plants will have a capacity of 1.25m t/y, says... (26.04.2018)