Lummus Technology, a global company specializing in process technologies and energy solutions, has received an award for multiple technologies from Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) for a new ethylene plant and downstream units in Bina, Madhya Pradesh State, India.

Source: Lummus Technology

The project is a part of BPCL’s Bina Petrochemicals and Refinery Expansion Plan and aims to produce polymer-grade ethylene and propylene for downstream polymer production units. The plant will have a capacity of 1200 KTA of ethylene and 550 KTA of propylene.

This award integrates Lummus’ industry-leading light olefins technology and the water treatment technology we recently added to our portfolio. The comprehensive and integrated offering will ensure sustainable water treatment solutions, drive reliable and efficient light olefin production, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. These benefits align with BPCL’s goal of strengthening its position in India’s petrochemical market.

BPCL will utilize Lummus’ ethylene, low-pressure recovery, total C4 hydrogenation, pygas hydrogenation, and wet air oxidation technologies, along with Sulzer’s extractive distillation technology. Lummus will also provide heater detail engineering, advisory engineering services, and training.

Being a key player in light olefins technologies, Lummus has been awarded nearly half of the new projects since 2000 and has licensed over 200 ethylene plants globally, representing about 45 percent of the world's ethylene capacity.