Dow to expand Fort Saskatchewan ethylene plant

摘要

Dow plans to add a new furnace to its steam cracker at Fort Saskatchewan,Alberta,Canada,increasing the plant's ethylene capacity,currently 1.42 million metric tons/year(MMt/y),by 130,000 metric tons/year.Dow will split the cost of the project and the incremental volume equally with an unnamed regional customer,according to CEO Jim Fitterling,who announced the news during the company's fourth-quarter earnings call.Start-up is slated for the first half of 2021.”The additional ethylene will be consumed by existing polyethylene assets in the region,making the investment immediately accretive once it comes online,”he noted.