McDermott awarded Serbian FCC modernisation contract

As part of this project, McDermott’s Lummus Technology will provide the licence and basic engineering for the Indmax FCC technology and a grassroots CDEtbe^® unit for production of bio ethanol base ethyl tertiary butyl ether (ETBE). The state-of-the-art Indmax FCC technology, which was jointly developed by Indian Oil Corp. (IOCL) and Lummus, will shift the yield of the existing FCC unit toward production of valuable olefins and higher-octane naphtha. Part of the olefins will be converted with bio-ethanol to ETBE using Lummus’ CDEtbe technology, which is used as a clean, octane-boosting gasoline-blending component.

“We are extremely pleased that NIS has again selected Lummus Technology to upgrade their refinery”, said Leon de Bruyn, Senior Vice President of Lummus Technology. “This award represents the first license of the Indmax FCC technology in Europe, demonstrating the increasing interest in Indmax FCC globally. It also demonstrates our ability to supply integrated and optimised solutions to our clients from our broad portfolio of technologies. NIS will benefit from the added process flexibility and improved economics for many years to come.”

Previously, NIS has also selected the hydrocracking technology from Lummus Technology’s joint venture, Chevron Lummus Global (CLG), as well as, more recently, Lummus Technology’s delayed coking technology.

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