Lummus Technology announced Vioneo has selected its Novolen®

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polypropylene (PP) 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 fossilfree plastics production complex. The complex, based on green methanol as feedstock, will also be highly electrified using renewableelectricity and use renewable

hydrogen as key components to its operations.


The first-of-its-kind plant will have a capacity of 200 kta and will use 100pc segregated green #propylene and #ethylene as feedstock to produce a wide range of #PP grades. With high-purity feedstock and proven technology, PP will serve as a direct drop-in replacement for fossil-based alternatives. The plastics produced will be fully traceable and #CO2negative, allowing customers to reduce their #Scope3 #emissions.


Earlier this year, Vioneo and Honeywell announced that Honeywell’s advanced (methanol-to-olefin MTO) technology will be used by Vioneo to produce greenolefins for the complex. The technology will enable Vioneo to use green methanol, containing only biogenic #carbondioxide, in place of coal and crude oil in its plastic production processes. This can avoid the high carbon emissions associated with fossil fuel-derived plastic, while still supporting the production of propylene and ethylene.


Titled Fossil-Free Plastics: Driving Clean Industrial Leadership in Europe, Systemiq Ltd.'s report highlights that, even in ambitious scenarios,recycling and #reuse strategies would likely meet up to 50pc of #plastics demand by 2050. To meet the remaining demand #sustainably, Europe must accelerate

sustainable production pathways – including green-MTO – to produce fossil-free virginplastics at scale.


Vioneo intends to establish its complex with support from Vopak Belgium and the Port of Antwerp-Bruges. Expected to begin commercial operations in 2028, the first plant will be able to produce 300 kta of plastics, cutting at least 1.5mn t of #CO2emissions annually. The venture is owned by A.P. Moller Holding, who brings an established and large-scale feedstock network to the project.


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