Uzbekistan plans methanol-to-olefins project

摘要

LONDON (ICIS)--Uzbekistan’s energy ministry and a group of investors are planning to build a petrochemical plant based on methanol-to-olefins technology, the ministry said on Thursday. The partners - which include Uzbekneftegaz, Uzkimyosanoat, Air Products, and Enter Engineering - have signed a project development agreement (PDA) for a 500,000 tonnes/year “state-of-the-art plant” which would use domestically produced natural gas.