CIRCULAR OLEFIN PRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION
Blue Circle Olefins is realizing the first circular methanol-to-olefins (MTO) facility in Europe to become a 100% circular olefin supplier to the chemical industry.
The facility will process circular methanol to produce ethylene and propylene, which can be used as feedstock for the production of circular plastics and other chemicals.
More than 60% of all carbon-based chemistry start from olefins. Introducing circular olefins as a chemical feedstock strongly contributes to the industrial transformation from a linear to a net-zero & circular industry by 2050.
PROJECT NL
Development of the first European Methanol-to-Olefin (MTO) production facility for the production of circular olefins.
MTO is a proven technology for the production of olefins from fossil methanol. In Project NL however, circular methanol will be used as feedstock, which can be produced from different sources:
- Plastic recycling
- Bio-based
- CO2-based
Blue Circle’s first production facility will be located in the Netherlands.
LOCATION NL
The Circular Olefin Project will be located in the Port of Rotterdam to optimally leverage upon the existing infrastructure for the import of methanol as well as the distribution of light olefins.
The Port of Rotterdam is connected through an ethylene pipeline with all major olefins users in the Netherland, Belgium and the Ruhr-area (Germany) .
THE PROCESS
The Methanol-to–Olefin project will be based on technology to convert methanol into ethylene and propylene, replacing fossil production of these olefins through traditional oil-based naphtha processes.
*the picture is showing UOP MTO technology
TEAM
Ralph
Koekkoek
Reinier
Grimbergen
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CONTACT US
Location
Blue Circle Olefins B.V.
Ritzema Bosweg 26
6703 AX Wageningen
The Netherlands