Lummus Technology (Houston) announced an award for its ethylbenzene technology from a customer in Jiangsu Province, China. Once complete, the unit will produce 508,000 metric ton per year (m.t./yr) of ethylbenzene via the EBOne technology.
“We look forward to continuing to provide our world-class technology to customers in China, a critical market for us now and in the future,” said Leon de Bruyn, President and Chief Executive Officer of Lummus Technology. “This award is a testament to the superior performance of our ethylbenzene technology, which is proven to maximize plant uptime, provide high-quality products, optimize production costs and reduce investment costs.”
The scope for this project includes the technology license, basic engineering, training and related site services.
Lummus’ customer has previously licensed technology solutions including the BP para-xylene process technology and ISOCRACKING technology via Lummus Technology’s Joint Venture with Chevron called Chevron Lummus Global (CLG).