MALAYSIA: Petronas' RAPID project achieves MC of new LLDPE and EO/EG facilities
Samsung Engineering said that mechanical completion (MC) has been achieved at a new linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE) plant and an ethylene oxide (EO)/ethylene glycol (EG) facility, built as part of Petronas' Refinery and Petrochemical Integrated Development (RAPID) project, in Pengerang, Johor, Malaysia.
In 2016, PRPC Polymers, a subsidiary of Petronas, awarded an engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning contract (EPCC) to a consortium of Samsung Engineering Co., Samsung C&T and Samsung Engineering Sdn Bhd for the 350,000 t/y LLDPE unit. At the same time, Petronas' PRPC Glycols subsidiary awarded the consortium an EPCC contract for the 740,000 t/y EO/EG plant. The RAPID project includes a 300,000 b/d refinery and a petrochemical complex with a capacity of over 7 million t/y. Operations are expected to begin early this year.
Source: Weekly “PetroChemical News”, Durham, NC, USA; 7 Jan 2019
(Syed Rashid Ali, Karachi, Pakistan)
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