Sasol has announced that its Lake Charles Chemicals Project ethoxylates (ETO) unit reached beneficial operations on 30 January 2020. Ethoxylates are used in a wide range of applications including personal care, detergents and other cleaners, agrochemicals, paints and coatings, plastics additives, oil field and textile auxiliaries.
Uses Combination of Sasol and HH Technologies
The ETO unit is the fourth of the seven Lake Charles Chemicals Project (LCCP) facilities to come online. The unit has a nameplate capacity of 100,000 tons per year, uses a combination of technologies from Sasol and HH Technology Corporation.
“This is another significant milestone toward delivering the full promise of our Lake Charles Chemicals Project,” commented Fleetwood Grobler, president and chief executive officer, Sasol.
Part of Sasol’s Ethylene oxide Value Chain
The ethoxylation unit is part of Sasol’s ethylene oxide value chain and adds to capacity to the company’s Performance Chemicals product volumes already produced and sold on both a regional and global scale.
“The safe startup of this unit is an achievement we credit to the diligent work of our employees, contractors and industry partners,” continued Grobler.
In 2019, Sasol reached beneficial operations on its linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE) unit, world-scale ethane cracker and ethylene oxide/ethylene glycol facility. Sasol expects beneficial operations of the Ziegler and Guerbet plants in Q4 FY20.
At the end of December 2019, LCCP engineering and procurement activities were substantially complete and construction progress was at 98 percent. Overall project completion was at 99 percent and capital expenditure amounted to USD 12,5 billion.
Source: Sasol