Ceyhan Polipropilen Uretim, a joint venture (JV) between Ronesans Holding (Ankara, Turkey) and Sonatrach (Algiers), has broken ground on its previously announced $1.7-billion propane dehydrogenation (PDH) and polypropylene (PP) project at Ceyhan, Turkey. The 450,000-metric tons/year PP plant is scheduled to start operations in 2025 and is one of the largest private sector industrial investments ever made in Turkey, according to Ronesans. LyondellBasell has licensed its Spheripol process for the PP facility. The PDH unit will be the first to operate in Turkey and will use Honeywell UOP's C3 Oleflex technology to produce 457,000 metric tons/year of propylene. The complex is planned to triple Turkey's annual PP production capacity, substituting 20 of Turkey's annual imports.
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