REPSOL
Expansion of Sines site in Portugal gets underway / New capacities for PE and PP
With Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa (2nd from left): Work has started in Sines (Photo: Repsol) |
At the Sines site on Portugal’s west coast, Repsol (Madrid; www.repsol.com) has started work on the expansion announced in mid-2021. Two new lines for LLDPE and polypropylene with a combined output of 600,000 t/y are being built, according to the Spanish petrochemical group. Projects for CO2 reduction and renewable energies have also been planned. The total investment costs amount to EUR 657 mn.
The company said the expansion will add another 38 hectares to the 143-hectare site. According to Plasteurope.com’s Polyglobe database (www.polyglobe.net), Repsol currently operates a cracker with a capacity of 400,000 t/y of ethylene, 180,000 t/y of propylene, 45,000 t/y of butadiene, and polymerisation units for 150,000 t/y of HDPE and 145,000 t/y of LDPE.
The company said the expansion will add another 38 hectares to the 143-hectare site. According to Plasteurope.com’s Polyglobe database (www.polyglobe.net), Repsol currently operates a cracker with a capacity of 400,000 t/y of ethylene, 180,000 t/y of propylene, 45,000 t/y of butadiene, and polymerisation units for 150,000 t/y of HDPE and 145,000 t/y of LDPE.
12.04.2023 Plasteurope.com [252543-0]
Published on 12.04.2023