Production has commenced at Lotte Daesan's 400,000 tpa MEG facility in Korea on 21 May using new Shell OMEGA (Only Mono-Ethylene Glycol Advanced) process technology. This process uses catalytic conversion of ethylene oxide to monoethylene glycol (MEG) as opposed to the traditional thermal conversion approach. The start-up was a success with no major problems encountered.
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17-Jun-08 
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