Small-scale coal-to-chemicals can revitalize India's petrochemicals industry, economy-Part 1

摘要

Contemporary routes to the production of polymers usually involve setting up world-scale ethylene crackers with typical capacities of 0.7 MMtpy-1.5 MMtpy. Given the high volumes, these plants also entail several downstream chemical production facilities, such as: polyethylene, polypropylene, polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and mono-ethylene glycol (MEG), thus making them large petrochemical complexes. Their inherently large size, enormous complexity, high capital investment and associated project risks preempt them from being suitable for relatively smaller-volume, fit-for-purpose chemicals targeting regional demands.