Methanex Corp., Vancouver, BC, has let a contract to Johnson Matthey PLC to license its proprietary autothermal reforming (ATR) and methanol technology for a 5,000-tonne/day methanol plant to be built adjacent to Methanex’s existing methanol plants in Geismar, La. (OGJ Online, Jan. 27, 2015).
As part of the contract, Johnson Matthey will supply a license for a 5,000-tonne/day ATR methanol technology flowsheet, including associated engineering, proprietary equipment, and catalyst supply for the unit, which will have a production capacity of 1.8 million tonnes/year, the service provider said.
Johnson Matthey did not disclose a value of the contract.
This latest contract follows Methanex’s award to KBR Inc. to provide front-end engineering design services for the proposed project, for which a final investment decision is due by mid-2019 (OGJ Online, July 31, 2018).
Methanex currently operates two methanol plants at Geismar, each with a production capacity of 1 million tpy.
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