14 November 2013
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ExxonMobil Chemical Technology Licensing LLC
has licensed its proprietary tubular tail technology
to Thai Polyethylene Company (TPE),
a subsidiary of Siam Cement Group (SCG).
Under the license, ExxonMobil Chemical's tubular tail technology
will debottleneck and retrofit the autoclave reactor
at TPE's low density polyethylene plant
in Map Ta Phut, Rayong, Thailand.
This is the first installation of tubular tail technology
on an autoclave reactor developed by ICI
to produce polyethylene.
Following installation of the technology,
production capacity at the plant is expected to
* increase from 100,000 to 152,000 tons per year,
* with lower energy consumption reduced by up to 20 %.
Engineering and design is underway and
construction is expected to be completed in 2016.
ExxonMobil Chemical Technology Licensing, LLC.,
Jennifer Dunphy, Vice President
- Our innovative tubular tail technology increases
the ethylene conversion of autoclave reactors,
expanding capacity with lower energy and operating costs.
SCG Chemicals Co., Ltd.
Khun Somchai Wangwattanapanich,
Vice President-Operations
- We selected this tubular tail technology
based on the excellent support and results of working with
ExxonMobil Chemical.
- During the past decade, we have continuously implemented
process improvements at Map Ta Phut, resulting in
* an overall capacity increase of 10 %,
* better efficiency and safety,
* and lower operating costs.
- The retrofit enable us to supply high quality LDPE resins
to fast-growing high-end applications like
food packaging.
- This is another commitment in our business direction
to grow high value products.
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