(plastech) -- Lyondell Basell today announced that China Shenhua Coal to Liquid and Chemical Co. Ltd. has selected Lupotech T process technology from LyondellBasell for a new 300 KT per year low density polyethylene (LDPE) and ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) copolymer plant to be built in Yulin, Shaanxi Provence, China.
⌠With significant growth in LDPE and EVA products and the need for benchmark manufacturing performance to effectively compete in the region, Shenhua's selection of Lupotech T again demonstrates our market leadership in process technologies for the production of LDPE and EVA, said Bob Patel, LyondellBasell senior vice president of Olefins and Polyolefins for Europe, Asia, International, and Technology.
Key features of Lupotech T technology include low manufacturing and investment costs, fast start-up and grade changes, high reliability and capacities of up to 450 KT per year, which make it the technology of choice for the production of LDPE and EVA copolymers.
LyondellBasell is a leading licensor of polypropylene and polyethylene technologies with more than 250 polyolefin process licenses.
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