英力士将投资27亿欧元在欧洲北部新建炼化装置

中国石化新闻网讯 据安迅思新闻伦敦7月3日消息，英力士公司周二表示，公司将投资27亿欧元在欧洲北部新建一套乙烷裂解装置和一套丙烷脱氢（PDH）装置。

这将是欧洲北部地区过去20多年来新建的首套裂解装置，也是英力士公司历史上最大的投资项目。

英力士公司创始人和董事长Jim Ratcliffe在公告中称：“这是欧洲化工行业在一代人时间里最大的一笔投资。这将改变行业的游戏规则，显示我们对制造业的承诺。”

该裂解装置和PDH装置的选址目前尚不清楚，但英力士公司在苏格兰Grangemouth和挪威的Rafnes的裂解装置场址已经对乙烷物流进行了大量投资。

张春晓 摘译自 安迅思新闻

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INEOS to build 2.7bn ethane cracker/PDH unit in northern Europe

INEOS will invest 2.7bn in an ethane cracker and propane dehydogenation (PDH) plant in northern Europe, the company said on Tuesday.

This would be the first new cracker built in the region for more than 20 years and INEOS's biggest investment to date.

“This is the largest investment to be made in the European chemical sector for a generation. It will be a game changer for the industry and shows our commitment to manufacturing,” INEOS founder and chairman, Jim Ratcliffe, said in a statement.

A location for the cracker and PDH unit is not yet clear but INEOS has made significant investments in ethane logistics at its cracker site in Grangemouth, Scotland and at Rafnes in Norway.