Linde awarded contract to build world's largest ethylene cracker

29-Nov-06

Borouge has awarded the contract to build its new 1.5 million tpa ethylene cracker to Linde Engineering. The cracker is considered to be the largest gas cracker in the world. The value of the contract is approximately US$ 1.3 bln and is awarded on a lump sum EPC turn key basis. Work is expected to begin in the first week of December 2006, and is scheduled for completion in 41 months from the effective date This award is the first step in Borouge 2, the major expansion project being undertaken by Borouge, to triple production capacity. The Borouge 2 project comprises the world's biggest olefins conversion unit, producing 752,000 tpa and two Borstar® polypropylene plants with a combined annual capacity of 800,000 tpa along with a new Borstar Enhanced PE plant that will have an annual capacity of 540,000 tpa to compliment the existing 600,000 tpa unit. In addition, it will include a general Utilities and Offsite package. The award of the above 3 remaining packages is expected during first and second quarter 2007.