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MOSCOW (MRC) -- Burckhardt Compression
has signed contracts to equip three production lines for synthetics with Hyper
Compressors. Each of these petrochemical mega-plants will have an output of 300
to 400 kilotons per year of LDPE and EVA/LDPE, according to Hydrocarbonprocessing.
The
production of EVA (ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers) and LDPE (low-density
polyethylene) is technically highly demanding and requires Hyper Compressors as
key components. These high-pressure reciprocating compressors compress ethylene
with discharge pressure of up to 3,500 bar and installed power of up to 30'000
kW. Burckhardt Compression is one of the very few companies that manufacture
these complex compressors. It has more than 55 years of experience in
manufacturing Hyper Compressors.
Because of their mechanical and chemical
properties LDPE and EVA are used to produce strong, elastic everyday plastic
articles such as threaded caps and protective packaging; plastic films for the
agriculture and horticulture industries; cable and wire sheathing and
insulation; floor coverings and many other products.
As MRC reported before,
in May 2017, Burckhardt Compression was selected to modernize MOL
Petrochemicals' third-party Hyper Compressor at MOL's LDPE plant in
Tiszaujvaros, Hungary. The goal was to improve production performance and to
establish a comprehensive, long-term service capability with a running-hours
guarantee. The Hyper Compressor at the low density polyethylene (LDPE) plant has
been in operation at MOL Petrochemicals in Tiszaujvaros, Hungary, since 1991.
Burckhardt Compression is well-known for its Hyper Compressors and the MOL Group
already has positive experiences working with Burckhardt Compression at another
LDPE site. |
