THAILAND: CB&I wins technology and material supply award for ethylene plant in Thailand

CB&I on 15 Feb. 2018 announced it has been awarded a contract valued in excess of USD 95 million by Samsung Engineering (Thailand) Co. Ltd. for a brownfield ethylene plant at PTT Global Chemical's (PTTGC) petrochemicals complex in Map Ta Phut, Rayong, Thailand.

CB&I's scope of work includes the license and basic engineering of the ethylene plant and pyrolysis gasoline hydrogenation unit. It also includes detailed engineering and material supply of SRT (Short Residence Time) pyrolysis heaters.

The plant will use CB&I's latest generation ethylene technology for the production of polymer grade ethylene, propylene and other byproducts, with a nameplate capacity of 500,000 t/y of ethylene and 250,000 t/y of propylene.

"CB&I looks forward to providing the technology license and heater supply to this ethylene plant in Thailand," said Daniel M. McCarthy, CB&I's Executive Vice President of Technology. "This award is the third CB&I licensed ethylene plant for PTTGC and further expands our presence in Asia."

Source: CB&I website, The Woodlands, Texas; 15 Feb 2018
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