Chemical / Petrochemical
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The chemical and petrochemical industry is an important market originating from the four corners of the globe. Our expertise in this field allows leaders and their teams to count not only on a project management partner but also to benefit from technical input and/or validation in order to adjust their original design and adapt to environmental/municipal requirements, current standards, climatic environment and targeted market.
You can count on Socanin to plan and build your installations or infrastructure related to your plant expansion, relocation or the launch of a new product or process.
CLARIANT CORPORATION
Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Socanin is part of the owner's management team and as such represents Clariant in the management and supervision of the construction of an industrial catalyst plant intended for the petrochemical sector, a project valued at more than US$225M. The new plant, which is expected to enter service at the end of 2015 or early 2016, will produce a new polypropylene-based catalyst, marketed under the Ziegler-Natta (ZN) brand. The plant is part of a long-term strategic partnership between Clariant Corporation's Catalysts Business unit and CB&I's Lummus Novolen Technology group.
PTT POLY CANADA
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Socanin was part of the owner's management team and as such represented PTT in the management and supervision of certain parts of the construction of the polytrimethylene terephthalate (PTT) plant – $200M. PTT is a replacement nylon fiber marketed under the name CORTERRA that combines the best properties of nylon and polyester. It is a polymer designed for the global textile manufacturing market. The plant is designed to produce 95,000 tons per year. PTT Poly Canada is a subsidiary of Shell Chemicals (United States) and SGF (Société générale de financement du Québec).