Lummus Technology awarded contract by Formosa for cumene and phenol plant to be built in Ningbo, China

27-Jan-11

Lummus Technology has been awarded a contract by Formosa Chemicals and Fibre Corp. (FCFC) for the license and engineering design of a grassroots cumene and phenol plant to be built in Ningbo, China. This is a fourth quarter 2010 award. The plant, which is expected to start up in 2013, will use Lummus Technology's Polimeri Europa/Lummus cumene and phenol technologies to produce 450,000 tpa of cumene and 300,000 tpa of phenol. Cumene is used to make phenol, which is mainly used in the manufacture of liquid and solid resins.