The first ethylene route methyl methacrylate production facility by Lucite is on its way in Singapore. The petrochemical plant has the capacity of 120,000 tonne/year of MMA and will be the first petrochemical plant using Lucite's proprietary ICI technology. The feedstocks for the MMA plant will be mainly ethylene, carbon monoxide and methanol.
Construction is expected to complete September with MMA production will gradually ramp up from 15,000-20,000 tonnes in the fourth quarter. Lucite's latest MMA technology is expected to reduce production cost of MMA as opposed to other MMA producers using methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) or acetone with methanol as feedstock as widely practiced by MMA producers worldwide such as Sumitomo Chemical, Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Formosa Plastics and LG MMA.
Construction is expected to complete September with MMA production will gradually ramp up from 15,000-20,000 tonnes in the fourth quarter. Lucite's latest MMA technology is expected to reduce production cost of MMA as opposed to other MMA producers using methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) or acetone with methanol as feedstock as widely practiced by MMA producers worldwide such as Sumitomo Chemical, Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Formosa Plastics and LG MMA.
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