Sinopec-SABIC JV to use Dow process for EO/EG plant in Tianjin, China

05-May-10

Sinopec, SABIC JV in China; Sinopec-SABIC (Tianjin) Petrochemical Co., Ltd (SSTPC) is using METEOR process technology from Dow Chemical Co. to produce ethylene oxide (EO) / ethylene glycol (EG) at its recently started Sinopec Tianjin complex – the largest single EO reactor in China. METEOR EO/EG process uses a single-reactor design and a unique EO catalyst, which combines both high activity and high selectivity to offer an efficient route to EO/EG production. Commercialised in 1994, the technology is said to allow manufacturers to produce ethylene oxide and ethylene glycol with fewer steps, less equipment and smaller plot size.