Antwerp (BASF) Aromatics Plant, Belgium
Key Data:
Order year
2000 (Naphtha steam cracker expansion 2005)
Plant type
Aromatics
Location
Antwerp, Belgium
Estimated investment
2007 investment $200m
Completion
Expansion start in fourth quarter-2007; completed by mid-2008
Key Players:
Sponsor
BASF
Lead contractor
original project Krupp Uhde
Output chemicals (tonnes/year):
Benzene
258,000
Ethylene
800,000 increasing to 1.08 million
Ethanol Amine
5,000
Polyetherols
70,000
Acrylic Acid
120,000
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