LyondellBasell (Rotterdam, the Netherlands; www.lyondellbasell.com) announced that Xinjiang Tianli Gaoxin Petrochemical Co. Ltd. (Tianli Gaoxin) has selected Lupotech T process technology from LyondellBasell for a low-density polyethylene (LDPE) and ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) plant to be built at Dushanzi, Xinjiang Province, China. The plan’s capacity will be 200,000 metric tons per year (m.t./yr).
“With significant growth in LDPE and EVA products, and the need for benchmark manufacturing performance to effectively compete in the region, Tianli Gaoxin’s selection of Lupotech T again demonstrates the value of our process technologies for the production of LDPE and EVA,” said Jim Seward, vice president technology business and sustainability at LyondellBasell. “Lupotech T is the market leader in high-pressure tubular LDPE technology offering low operating and investments costs to our customers.”
Mr. Li Ji, president of Tianli Gaoxin’s stated: “This process technology was selected following a detailed investigation. Finally we selected LyondellBasell’s Lupotech T for its extraordinary grade slate, including high-quality LDPE and EVA copolymers.”