Indian Oil Corp selects Scientific Design Company's MEG technology for complex in Paradip

03-Feb-17

Scientific Design Company, Inc. (SD) has announced that Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. has selected SD’s MEG technology for their complex in Paradip, Odisha, India. This plant will have a capacity to process 180,000 tpa of ethylene. The award includes the license of process technology, the provision of a process design package, supply of proprietary equipment and resin, technical assistance and start up services, and the initial charge of SD’s ethylene oxide catalyst.

SD has licensed over 100 ethylene oxide/monoethylene glycol plants in 25 countries around the world. Scientific Design Company, Inc. is a process technology company providing licensing, basic engineering and catalysts for its proprietary processes. The Company is jointly owned by Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) and Clariant. Since its founding in 1946, Scientific Design has been one of the world’s leading process technology and catalyst development companies. Scientific Design has developed some of the petrochemical industry’s most significant process technologies and catalysts, which are used today to produce millions of tons of petrochemical intermediates in numerous process plants worldwide.