CB&I (The Woodlands, Tex.; www.cbi.com) announced it has been awarded a contract by CNOOC Ningbo Daxie Petrochemical Co., Ltd. for the license and process design engineering of a 300,000 metric tons per year (m.t./yr) polypropylene plant in Ningbo, China. The plant will use CB&I’s Novolen technology and proprietary Novolen High Performance catalyst to produce a full range of polypropylene products, with a focus on high-end copolymers.
“CB&I’s Novolen technology is proven, competitive and innovative,” said Daniel M. McCarthy, CB&I’s Executive Vice President of Technology. “By licensing this technology, CNOOC Daxie will be able to produce a wide range of polypropylene products and meet China’s increasing demand for these high-end products.”