Lurgi Zimmer GmbH, a company of Lurgi GmbH, Frankfurt/Germany, has been awarded a contract for a
PBT plant for Xinjiang Blue Ridge Tunhe Chemical Industry Company Ltd., Changji City China. PBT
(Polybutylene Terephthalate) is a special Polyester polymer used for sophisticated textile
applications and engineering plastics.
The new plant will produce Polybutylene Terephthalate (PBT) chips with pure Terephthalic Acid
(PTA) and Butanediol (BDO) as raw materials, employing Lurgi Zimmer’s continuous polycondensation
process including THF recovery. THF (Tetrahydrofuran) a side product of the process is used as
solvent and basis for other polymers. The plant will be located in the province of Xinjiang and
will go on stream in 2009. The order value is undisclosed.
Lurgi Zimmer will provide the technology, engineering, procurement of equipment, and
supervision services. It will be the fifth PBT plant with Zimmer® polycondensation technology in
China and emphasises the leading position of Lurgi Zimmer in this market segment worldwide.
Press Release Courtesy of Lurgi Zimmer GmbH
September 3, 2008
