CB&I wins contract for propane dehydrogenation unit, polypropylene plant in Kazakhstan
CB&I announced today that Lummus Technology, a CB&I company, has been awarded a contract from Kazakhstan Petrochemical Industries (KPI) for the license and basic engineering of a propane dehydrogenation unit and a polypropylene plant.
The two units, each with a design capacity of 500,000 metric tons per year, are planned as part of KPI's gas processing complex to be built in the western Atyrau region.
The propane dehydrogenation unit will make use of CB&I’s CATOFIN technology for conversion of propane to propylene. Meanwhile, the polypropylene plant will use the Novolen advanced gas-phase polypropylene technology, which will enable KPI to produce a broad range of polypropylene products for both local and export markets.
Both technologies provide high reliability and easy operability, the company said.
Propylene is a building block used to produce a variety of products including polypropylene, a plastic used for household goods.
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