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EXPANSION to oversee the engineering, procure-
Röhm commissions new PMMA facility in Germany ment and construction of the facility.

CPChem and QatarEnergy operate
German methacrylates chemicals
fi rm, Röhm, has expanded the produc- three joint ventures in Qatar – Qatar
Chemical Company Ltd., Qatar Chemi-
tion capacity of its Plexiglas branded cal Company II Ltd. and Ras Laffan
polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) Olefi ns Company. The two companies,
with the commissioning of a new faci- through their Golden Triangle Polymers
lity at its largest global production site JV, are also building a similar integra-
in Worms, Germany.
ted polymers facility in Orange, Texas.
In expanding production capacity
QatarEnergy also confi rmed that
for Plexiglas moulding compounds production would begin in 2026 at the
at its largest global production site in Texas site. This proposed $8.5-bn grass-
Worms, Röhm has reached yet another roots integrated polymers complex will
important milestone in the implementa- include a 2.08-mtpa ethylene plant and of proprietary Marlex polyethylene pel- in the Asia Pacifi c, Europe, and Latin
tion of its growth strategy.
two 1-mtpa HDPE units for production lets for sale primarily to manufacturers America.
The plant was offi cially commis-
sioned by Röhm’s COO, Mr. Hans- PROJECT PARTNERSHIP
Peter Hauck, Head of the Worms Site, leadership in Europe with this substan- European market leader in the sector Lummus inks contract for Saudi petchem project;
Mr. Robert Weber, and Senior Vice tial increase in production capacity in of Plexiglas moulding compounds and
President of the Molding Compounds Worms,” noted Mr. Hauck. Röhm lays ranks second on a global scale. Work announces licensing deal with Turkey’s Bayegan
Business Unit, Mr. Siamak Djafarian. claim to being the only global manu- on expanding production capacity for
facturer of MMA and PMMA, com- Plexiglas moulding compounds in
“The strategic expansion of our plete with downstream compounding, Worms, including an additional com- Lummus Technology has an- treating, pygas hydrotreating, methyl
global PMMA capacities is an impor- in Asia, North America and Europe. pounding plant for coloured products, nounced a contract award from Hyundai tertiary butyl ether, isobutylene, butene
tant step on our way to becoming the commenced in 2022 and is one of Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd. and butadiene extraction technologies.
leading methacrylate Verbund. Fol- By increasing its production capa- Röhm’s key strategic investments. Both to provide eight proprietary ‘Short
lowing the expansion of the plant’s city, Röhm aims to respond to a steadily the building and the infrastructure for Residence Time’ (SRT) ethylene crack- Bayegan’s licensing deal
capacity in Shanghai last year, we are growing demand – especially from the expansion of production capacity ing heaters at SATORP’s Amiral petro- In another development, Lummus
now further consolidating our market the automotive industry. Röhm is the were already in situ. chemical complex in Saudi Arabia. said it will license its Catofi n technology
to Turkey’s Bayegan for its new 450-ktpa
PROJECT UPDATE Saudi Aramco and France’s Total- propane dehydrogenation (PDH) unit,
QatarEnergy, CPChem commence work on Ras Laffan Energies has been operating the joint nology, proprietary equipment and as well as its Novolen technology for a
venture refi ning and petrochemical lifecycle services during customers’ new 450-ktpa polypropylene (PP) unit.
petrochemicals project platform, SATORP, in the industrial capital investment and operation The units will be located at Bayegan’s
city of Jubail since 2014. The two fi rms cycles,” said Mr. Rutger Theunissen, complex in the Hatay Province of Turkey,
strengthened the partnership by invest- Chief Business Offi cer of Services and will be Lummus’ fi rst integrated
QatarEnergy and Chevron Phillips chemicals (RLP) – a JV formed in 2023 2026, the project will raise Qatar’s ing in a new complementary project to and Supplies, Lummus Technology. PDH and PP complex in the country.
Chemical (CPChem) – a 50-50 joint by QatarEnergy (70%) and CPChem overall petrochemical production capa- build a vast world-scale petrochemi- “Our heaters deliver high reliability,
venture (JV) of Chevron’s Chevron (30%) – the 435-acre project site will city to about 14-mtpa, boosting its cal complex fully integrated with the long run lengths and high on-stream Lummus’ scope includes the tech-
USA Inc. and Phillips 66 Co. – have include an ethane cracker with a capa- output of ethylene and HDPE by more refi nery. Called Amiral, this project factors. These factors – combined nology license for the PDH and PP
broken ground on the $6-bn integrated city of 2.08- mtpa of ethylene, making it than 40% and 50%, respectively, represents an investment of $11-bn, with Lummus’ best-in-class techno- technologies, basic design engineering,
polymers complex in Ras Laffan the largest ethane cracker in the Middle QatarEnergy said. with commercial operation planned for logies – will enhance and optimize advisory services and training. Once
Industrial City, Qatar. During the East and one of the largest in the world. 2027. SATORP’s operations well into the complete, the PDH unit will produce
groundbreaking event, Qatar’s Amir It will also include two high-density The HDPE units will use CPChem’s future,” he added. the propylene feedstock for the PP
Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani laid polyethylene (HDPE) units with a total MarTech loop slurry process to produce “Licensing multiple technologies unit, which will produce semi-fi nished
a ceremonial foundation stone. capacity of 1.68-mtpa. polymer, which will be primarily tar- and supplying the cracking heaters SATORP has licensed multiple products for a broad spectrum of appli-
geted for export from Qatar. CPChem is for the Amiral project underscores Lummus technologies including its cations in the consumer and industrial
To be operated by Ras Laffan Petro- Scheduled for startup by yearend providing project management services Lummus’ ability to integrate tech- ethylene, refi nery off-gas recovery and markets.

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