In Belgium, Vioneo has selected Lummus Technology’s Novolen® polypropylene technology for a new grassroots plant in Antwerp, Belgium. The plant will be part of Vioneo’s complex that, once complete, will be the world’s first industrial scale fossil-free plastics production complex, based on biobased methanol.
“Vioneo’s goal of delivering the world’s first fossil-free polypropylene plastics facility is bold, ambitious and one we are honored to support,” Leon de Bruyn, President and CEO, Lummus Technology, said in a press statement. “Our proven polypropylene polymerization technology will allow Vioneo to produce high-performance, drop-in polypropylene grades through a low-emissions process without compromising quality or flexibility.”
The plant will have a capacity of 200,000 metric tons and will use 100% segregated green propylene and ethylene as feedstock to produce a wide range of polypropylene grades.
Lummus’ Novolen PP technology is part of the Verdene™ technology suite, which is made up of proven technologies for sustainable polymer producers using biobased feedstock to produce fully biobased polymers such as polyethylene, polypropylene and super absorbent polymers.