Manufacturing Industry
German chemical major BASF and its Chinese partner China Petroleum & Chemical have submitted a technical and commercial feasibility study to the Chinese government for approval of the planned $900m expansion of their joint venture Verbund site in Nanjing
Chemistry and Industry, April 7, 2008 by Neil Eisberg
German chemical major BASF and its Chinese partner China Petroleum & Chemical (Sinopec) have submitted a technical and commercial feasibility study to the Chinese government for approval of the planned $900m expansion of their joint venture Verbund site in Nanjing. The plan includes an expansions of the steam cracker from 600 000t to around 750 000t/year of ethylene, of the ethylene oxide (EO) plant and of the oxo-alcohol and propionic acid plants, together with development of EO derivatives, together with development of the C4 and acrylics value chain.
The development of the site is scheduled to begin during 2008 with completion of the cracker expansion in 2009/10.
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