Lummus and Clariant awarded contract for one of the world's largest PDH units
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Wednesday, May 25, 2022
HOUSTON, May 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Lummus Technology, a global provider of process technologies and value-driven energy solutions, announced it and its catalyst partner Clariant have been awarded a major contract by Fujian Meide to supply CATOFIN technology and catalysts for a new, world-scale propane dehydrogenation (PDH) unit in Fuzhou, China. Already operating one PDH unit at its Fuzhou petrochemical complex, Fujian Meide is now building one of the largest PDH units in the world and has selected the CATOFIN process and catalysts for the project's second phase. The new unit will produce 900,000 metric tons of propylene annually and is scheduled to commence operation in 2023.
Key Points:
- Already operating one PDH unit at its Fuzhou petrochemical complex, Fujian Meide is now building one of the largest PDH units in the world and has selected the CATOFIN process and catalysts for the project's second phase.
- The new unit will produce 900,000 metric tons of propylene annually and is scheduled to commence operation in 2023.
- "Our close partnership with Clariant has continued to improve CATOFIN over the years to the benefit of our customers," said Leon de Bruyn, President and Chief Executive Officer of Lummus Technology.
- Clariant and Lummus Technology have already proven to be the right partners for us, not only with their products, but also their technical expertise."