Lummus Technology, a provider of process technologies and value-driven energy solutions has announced that Vioneo has selected its Novolen® polypropylene (PP) technology for a new grassroots plant in Antwerp, Belgium. The plant will be part of Vioneo’s complex that, once complete, will be the world’s first industrial scale fossil-free plastics production complex. The complex, based on green methanol as feedstock, will also be highly electrified using renewable electricity and use renewable hydrogen as key components to its operations.
The first-of-its-kind plant will have a capacity of 200KTA and will use 100 percent segregated green propylene and ethylene as feedstock to produce a wide range of polypropylene grades. With high-purity feedstock and proven technology, polypropylene will serve as a direct drop-in replacement for fossil-based alternatives. The plastics produced will be fully traceable and CO2 negative, allowing customers to reduce their Scope 3 emissions.
Lummus’ scope includes the technology license, process design package, support during the front-end engineering design phase, and catalyst supply during ongoing operations.
Lummus’ Novolen PP technology is part of the Verdene™ technology suite, which is made up of proven technologies for sustainable polymer producers using bio-feedstock to produce fully bio-based polymers such as polyethylene, polypropylene, and super absorbent polymers. The suite offers reduced to net-negative carbon dioxide emissions because of the sequestration of CO2-based carbon in the polymer itself. The polymer functions the same as polymers produced from traditional hydrocarbon sources.