Sasol's Ethane Cracker and Derivatives Complex, Westiake, Louisiana

摘要

Sasol is constructing its world-scale petrochemical complex on a 650-acre site near its existing Westlake facilities in southwest Louisiana. The $8.9-B project will roughly triple the company's chemical production capacity in the US. At the heart of the project is an ethane cracker that will produce 1.5 MMtpy of ethylene. The complex also includes six chemical manufacturing plants. Approximately 90% of the cracker's ethylene output will be converted into a diverse slate of commodity and high-margin specialty chemicals. The product slate will include ethylene oxide, monoethylene glycol, Ziegler alcohol, Guerbert alcohol, ethyoxylates, and a variety of polyethylene products and co-monomers.