SasolがLake Charles Chemicals Projectでの2番目の生産施設の有益稼働を達成

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【レイクチャールズ（米ルイジアナ州）2019年6月3日PR Newswire＝共同通信JBN】

＊7ユニットのうち2番目のエチレンオキシド/エチレングリコールユニットが稼働

Sasolは3日、Lake Charles Chemicals Project（LCCP、レイクチャールズ・ケミカルプロジェクト）での新しいエチレンオキシド（EO）生産施設の有益稼働を発表した。2019年5月22日に発表されたように、Sasolはエチレングリコール（EG）施設の有益稼働を達成。エチレンオキシド/エチレングリコール（EO/EG）統合ユニットは、7つのLCCP生産施設のうち稼働開始した2番目のユニットとなる。

バーナード・クリンゲンバーグ業務担当執行副社長は「LCCPは北米をSasolのグローバルビジネスの主要エリアに変え続け、Sasolの全利害関係者の価値を生み出していく。Sasolの従業員、請負業者、業界パートナーのチームは引き続き、LCCPの2次加工ユニット立ち上げを実現していく」と語った。

さらに、「われわれは、残る5つのLCCP生産ユニットを2019年から2020年初めにかけて完成すべく、懸命に取り組んでいる」と付け加えた。

フリートウッド・グロブラー化学事業担当執行副社長は「エチレンオキシド生産は、当社のアルコールと界面活性剤の成長戦略で重要な役割を果たしている。このユニットの立ち上げにより、Sasolはレイクチャールズ施設で、エタンからエチレン、アルコール、界面活性剤までを完全に統合することが可能になった。それはまた、当社が自社の世界クラスの製造能力を使い、マーケティングパートナーであるHelm AGの専門知識や世界的な広がりを活用してエチレングリコールの生産を可能にする。これらの製品は、当社の顧客にとって大きな価値を生み出すだろう」と語った。

サイエンティフィックデザイン技術を採用したこのユニットは、年間30万トン（300 ktpa）のエチレンオキシド（EO）の表示生産能力を持っている。EOは、多くの家庭用、工業用洗剤の有効成分である界面活性剤と、衣服、室内装飾品、カーペット用のポリエステル繊維、ならびに自動車エンジンの不凍液や冷却剤製造に使用されるエチレングリコールという2つの主要製品を生産する原料として利用される。

EO/EGプラントはまた、建設中の新たな100 ktpa LCCP ETOプラントだけでなく、Sasolの既存の130 ktpaレイクチャールズ・エトキシレート（ETO）ユニット用の原料として、エチレンオキシドを供給する予定。このユニットの有益稼働は、2019年末までの達成が期待されている。

▽Sasolについて

Sasolは世界的な総合化学・エネルギー企業である。当社は有能な人材を通して、顧客、株主、その他の利害関係者のために優れた価値を安全かつ持続的に生み出している。当社は、高度な技術を世界規模の操業施設に統合し、商品と特殊化学品、気体・液体燃料、低炭素電力を生産、商品化している。

ソース：Sasol Limited

Sasol Achieves Beneficial Operation of Second Lake Charles Chemicals Project Production Facility

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LAKE CHARLES, Louisiana, June 3, 2019, /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

- Ethylene oxide/ethylene glycol unit second of seven units to come online

    Sasol today announced beneficial operation of its new ethylene oxide (EO)

production facility at its Lake Charles Chemicals Project (LCCP). As announced

on 22 May 2019, Sasol achieved beneficial operation of the ethylene glycol (EG)

facility. The combined ethylene oxide/ethylene glycol (EO/EG) unit is the

second of the seven LCCP production facilities to come online.

    "The LCCP continues to transform North America into a major part of Sasol's

global business, delivering value for all Sasol's stakeholders," said Bernard Klingenberg,

Executive Vice President for Operations. "Our team of Sasol employees, contractors and

industry partners continues to deliver the LCCP with the start-up of our second process unit."

    He added, "We are working diligently to deliver the remaining five LCCP

manufacturing units throughout 2019 and early 2020."

    "Ethylene oxide production plays an important role in our alcohol and

surfactants growth strategy," said Fleetwood Grobler, Executive Vice President

for Chemicals Business. "The startup of this unit allows Sasol to be fully integrated

from ethane to ethylene to alcohols to surfactants at our Lake Charles site.

It also enables us to produce ethylene glycols using our world-class manufacturing

capability and leveraging the expertise and global reach of our marketing partner

Helm AG. Together these products will create significant value for our customers."

    The unit, which uses Scientific Design technology, has a nameplate capacity

of 300,000 tons per year (300 ktpa) of ethylene oxide (EO). EO is used as a raw

material to produce two main products: surfactants, which are the active

ingredient in many household and industrial cleaners; and ethylene glycols,

which are used to make polyester fiber for clothes, upholstery and carpet, as

well as automotive engine antifreeze and coolant.

    The EO/EG plant will also supply ethylene oxide as a feedstock for Sasol's

existing 130 ktpa Lake Charles ethoxylates (ETO) unit, as well as the new 100

ktpa LCCP ETO plant under construction. Beneficial operation of this unit is

expected by the end of calendar year 2019.

    About Sasol:

    Sasol is a global integrated chemicals and energy company. Through our

talented people, we safely and sustainably create superior value for our customers,

shareholders and other stakeholders. We integrated sophisticated technologies in

world-scale operating facilities to produce and commercialise commodity and

specialised chemicals, gaseous and liquid fuels, and lower-carbon electricity.

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