LyondellBasell is looking into repurposing part of its 268 Mb/d Houston, Texas, refinery to establish its second industrial-scale catalytic advanced recycling plant. CEO Peter Vanacker said this week that the company has not yet made a final investment decision (FID), but if LyondellBasell moves ahead with a 100,000 tons/year advanced recycling plant – twice as big as its first such plant under construction in Germany – it will be at the site of the refinery on track to shut down in Q1 2025. The company aims to use hydrotreaters at the refinery to upgrade feedstock made from plastic waste as well as current pipeline connectivity to feed crackers at LyondellBasell’s petrochemical complex about 12 miles away in Channelview, Texas.
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LyondellBasell Launches Review of European Assets
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