THE WOODLANDS, Texas (Jan. 8, 2010)—Petrochina Jilin Petrochemical Co. has awarded a contract to Lummus Technology for the license and process design of a grassroots ethylbenzene and styrene monomer plant in Jilin, China.
The facility will be able to produce 320,000 metric tons of styrene monomer annually, and start up in 2011, according to CB&I, parent company of Lummus. The styrene will be used to make products in the plastics and rubber industry.