Lummus Technology has won a contract for a grassroots diphenyl carbonate (DPC) plant in Fujian Province, China from Zhangzhou CHIMEI Chemical Co., a subsidiary of CHIMEI Corp. of Taiwan.
Zhangzhou CHIMEI plans a polycarbonate (PC) production plant with a capacity of 156,000 tpa of DPC. The plant is expected to reach mass production in the fourth quarter of 2024.
Under the agreement, Lummus will provide the technology license, process design package services, operator training, and technical services for the project.
The Versalis DPC technology licensed by Lummus provides the manufacturing of polycarbonate without phosgene or chlorine, which enables a more environmentally safe and non-corrosive process. It also has very low utility costs and is proven to be highly efficient in recovering by-product streams.
