Polyolefin Plants

Polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP) belong to the polymers with the highest demand and growth rates worldwide. More than 50 % of all ethylene produced is consumed in polymerisation processes for the production of PE and PP.

More than 20 years of experience in the polyethylene and polypropylene market have led Linde to a profound knowledge in Engineering and Project Execution for these plants. We can rely on experience of having constructed PE and PP plants in numerous countries around the world.

Very few companies have the know-how to build Turnkey Integrated Petrochemical Complexes. Linde is in a unique position to offer a complete spectrum of technologies along the Olefin/Polyolefin chain, such as gas separation plants, ethylene plants, propane dehydration plants, polyethylene and polypropylene plants.

Program of supplies and services

To execute projects of polyethylene and polypropylene plants, we offer to our clients the complete range of services:

	consulting services
	project development
	feasibility studies
	obtaining authority permissions
	all kind of planning services
	purchasing
	construction and commissioning
	supervision
	training for operating and maintaining staff
	project management
	arrangement of licence agreements
	project financing
	finding pre-marketing and sales services
	after sales support

During realization of many projects company Linde-KCA-Dresden GmbH cooperated with the licensers Univation Technologies and Dow.

Polyolefin Plants - Example 1

Polypropylene plant in Russia

Tobolsk

Client

Tobolsk-Polymer LLC (a 100 % subsidary of JSC SIBUR Holding)

Location

Tobolsk, Western Siberia/Russia

Process

Innovene PP process, licensed by Ineos

Capacity

2 x 250 000 t/a Homopolymer PP

Process sections

Catalyst, donor and TEAL feed, polymerisation, TEAL removal, powder deactivation and propylene recovery, extrusion, pellet blending and storage, bagging and packaging

Scope of work

Front-end engineering, detail engineering, procurement, construction management

Start-up

2012