Toyo Engineering, Hyundai Engineering, Hyundai Engineering and Construction and LG International have won an EPC contract for Turkmengaz’ gas chemical complex in western Turkmenistan, as per tcetoday.com. The US$3 bln complex in the Balkan province will include a 5m m3/y gas separation unit, a 400,000 tpa ethylene production unit and an 80,000 tpa polypropylene production unit. It will produce ethylene, high density polyethylene (HDPE) and polypropylene from gas from the Caspian Sea. The complex’s products will be sold mainly in Asia, the EU and Turkey.
Toyo’s COREFLUX (cold reflux) technology will be used for ethane and LPG recovery in the gas separation plant, while BASF’s OASE technology will be used for acid gas removal. Lummus’ technology will be used for ethylene production and WR Grace’s technology for polypropylene production. The project is expected to be completed in 2018.
19-May-14 
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