Lurgi brings industrial plant on stream in China

20-May-2005

Lurgi, a subsidiary of mg technologies ag, together with its partners Eastman Chemical Company (USA) and SK Chemicals Co. (S Korea), has brought one of the world's largest and most modern terephthalic acid plants on stream in the Chinese city of Shaoxing. The plant is designed for an annual production capacity of 660,000 tonnes of terephthalic acid and it was constructed for Zhejiang Hualian Sunshine Petrochemical Co. Ltd. The plant will put innovative E PTA technology (Eastman Polymer-Grade Terephthalic Acid), jointly developed by Lurgi and Eastman, into use for the first time. This differs from conventional processes in that its capital investment and production costs are substantially lower. Terephthalic acid is in great demand as a basic chemical used in the manufacture of PET bottles and containers, all types of polyester fibers and other industrial plastics.

"The successful implementation of this new technology on an industrial scale will bring good prospects for Lurgi in the Chinese market" states Klaus Moll, who is responsible for the segment Plant Engineering in mg's Executive Board. "We are in a position to significantly increase the availability of high-quality E PTA as an alternative to conventional PTA in the booming Chinese market".

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