The Chinese Shenua coal mining company selected the LyondellBasell’s Lupotech T process for its new Coal To Olefins (CTO) project planned in Yulin, Shaanxi Province, China. With this technology Shenua intend to produce 300 000 t/y of Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE) and Ethylene Vinyl Acetate (EVA).
Shenua is the biggest coal producer in China and one of the biggest in the world. Beyond extracting coal, Shenua diversified its activities in producing energy out of coal and in the petrochemical sector. Today Shenua has become one of the most active petrochemical companies in China, building up alliances with foreign companies such as Sasol, Shell or Dow Chemical depending on the Coal To X process to be used.
