Plans for an integrated petrochemical complex located in Aliaga, Turkey are moving ahead with Petkim, the project’s lead, awarding contracts for the integrated Process Design Package (PDP) and the Front-End Engineering and Design (FEED) services for the overall complex. Petkim said that it is investing $70 million in this stage of its project.
The plan will include new ethylene, polypropylene and polyethylene production capacity. The aim is to increase the output of these materials and raise total polymer production to more than twice its current level. Petkim is a subsidiary of SOCAR, the state-owned national oil and gas company of Azerbaijan.
The FEED and PDP contracts have been awarded to Technip Energies. If a final investment decision is made following the completion of the FEED studies, this would take Petkim's ethylene capacity from 558 000 tonne per year, to 1.2 million tonne per year, propylene capacity is expected to rise from 145 000 tonne per year to 550 000 tonne per year, along with two 425 000 tonne per year high density polyethylene and low linear lower density polyethylene production lines integrated with the new cracker. A 550 000 tonne per year polypropylene line is also included.
Along with the Technip agreement for the mixed feed steam cracker (MFSC), Petkim added that it had signed a licensing agreement for the polyethylene plant with Univation Technologies, while a licensing and engineering agreement had been signed with Lummus Novolen Technology for the polypropylene unit.
Outputs from the expanded capacity will meet demand for a wide range of everyday materials including packaging, consumer goods, automotive components, and industrial applications.
“During the FEED phase we will evaluate the project’s technical and commercial parameters in greater detail and carry out the engineering studies that will form the basis for the final investment decision,” said Kanan Mirayev, general manager of Petkim and head of SOCAR Türkiye Refining and Petrochemical Business Unit. “At the same time, the signing of licensing and engineering agreements for polyethylene, polypropylene, and MFSC technologies demonstrates the significant progress we have made across different components of the project,” Mirayev added.
Petkim says the project aims to develop its production capacity and technological infrastructure, and further strengthen refinery-petrochemical integration. Assessments regarding the final investment decision will be carried out following the completion of the FEED studies.
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