23 January 2013
Details
Petronas and Evonik
have signed a letter of intent (LOI) to jointly embark
on the development of production facilities of
specialty chemicals within Petronas's
Refinery and Petrochemical Integrated Development
(RAPID) project in Pengerang, Johor, Malaysia.
Under the LOI, the two parties
will endeavour to form a partnership to
jointly own, develop, construct and operate facilities
for the production of
* Hydrogen peroxide
* C4 co-monomer
* Oxo-products
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Expected capacities of the plants
Products tons per year
* Isononanol (INA) 220,000
* 1-Butene 110,000
* Hydrogen peroxide 250,000
The hydrogen peroxide will be used on site to
produce propylene oxide
by the licensed, eco-friendly HPPO process
Evonik has jointly developped with
ThysennKrupp Uhde
These projects are expected to come onstream in 2016
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Use and Applications
* Hydrogen peroxide is used as bleaching agent
in the paper and textile industries and for
eco-friendly oxidation and disinfection.
* The oxo-alcohol INA is a precursor of the plasticizer
DINP (Diisononyl phthalate) which is used in
soft PVC production in the applications of
films, wallpapers, floorings, cables and automotives.
* 1-Butene is used as a co-monomer for
the production of polyethylene,
The most important growth regions for 1-Butene are
China, South-East Asia, the Middle East and Europe.
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