Toyo Engineering Corp. (Tokyo) has been awarded the front-end engineering design (FEED) contract for an ethanol to ethylene production facility by Braskem Siam Company Ltd. This company is a joint venture between Braskem S.A. (São Paulo, Brazil) and SCG Chemicals plc (SCGC; Bangkok, Thailand), and was first launched in August 2023. The FEED is the next step in the process leading up to the Final Investment Decision (FID), which will determine the execution of the project.
The I’m green bio-based polyethylene will be produced from renewable feedstock such as ethanol derived from sugarcane, instead of traditional fossil-based feedstock like petroleum-derived naphtha using the EtE Evergreen ethanol-to-ethylene process technology licensed by Lummus and Braskem B.V. This innovative approach significantly reduces the carbon footprint (CFP) of final plastic products by capturing CO₂ from the atmosphere. The bio-based ethylene will serve as key raw material in the production of polyolefins, enabling the creation of more sustainable plastic products, such as food packaging, household goods, toys, safety equipment.