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OMV studies ethylene expansion in Germany

Journal Article · · Chemical Week
OSTI ID:494303

OMV(Vienna) is evaluating plans to debottleneck its ethylene plant at Burghausen from 310,000 m.t./year to at least 400,000 m.t./year. Senior v.p. Jochen Berger says OMV is studying the limits to which the cracker can be expanded. {open_quotes}We`re pretty sure we can go to 400,000 m.t./year, but in two months we`ll have a better idea,{close_quotes} says Berger. The expansion will also depend on the future requirements of downstream operations at the Burghausen site, which include OMV plastics subsidiary PCD`s high-density polyethylene and polypropylene units and the vinyl chloride monomer and polyvinyl chloride units operated by Hoechst-Wacker joint venture Vinnolit.

OSTI ID:
494303
Journal Information:
Chemical Week, Journal Name: Chemical Week Journal Issue: 40 Vol. 158; ISSN CHWKA9; ISSN 0009-272X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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