Riopol Gas-Based Petrochemical Complex, Brazil
Key Data:
Plant owner
Rio Polimeros (RioPol)
Shareholders
Cia Suzano de Palele Celulose (33.3%), Uniao de Industrias Petroquimicas (33.3%), Petrobras Quimica (16.7%) and BNDESPAR (15.7%)
Project location
Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Production capacity
Ethylene 520,000tpa, polyethylene 540,000tpa
Project cost
$1 billion
Key Players:
Advisors
ABB, Clifford Chance, Taylor -DeJongh
Project contractors
ABB Lummus Global / Snamprogetti
Ethylene technology
ABB Lummus Global
Polyethylene technology
Univation Technologies
Electrical installation
Cegelec
Substation contract
ABB Automation Technologies
Marketing and distribution
Vinmar
