据悉,韩国乐天化学公司表示,公司董事会已经批准投资2530亿韩元(2.165亿美元)扩大公司旗下韩国丽水石脑油裂解装置的乙烯产能。乐天化学周一告诉韩国证券交易所,公司计划在2018年底前新增20万吨/年乙烯和10万吨/年丙烯产能,以满足日益增长的需求。丽水石脑油裂解装置的乙烯产能将升至120万吨/年。
唐绍红摘译自《Chemical Week》2016-12-12
原文如下:
Lotte Chemical to hike ethylene capacity in South Korea
12:59 AM MST | December 12, 2016 | Natasha Alperowicz
Lotte Chemical (Seoul) says its board of directors has approved an investment of 253 billion South Korean won ($216.5 million) to expand ethylene capacity at the company’s Yeosu, South Korea naphtha cracking complex. The company told the Korea Stock Exchange today that it plans to add 200,000 metric tons/year ethylene and 100,000 metric tons/year of propylene capacity by end 2018 to meet growing demand. The steam cracker’s capacity will rise to 1.2 million metric tons/year (MMt/y) of ethylene.