7月11日休斯敦报道，巴西石化巨头巴西石油化工公司(Braskem)周二说，该公司日前选择了德国林德集团作为其拟在德州拉波特市新建的45万吨/年聚丙烯(PP)生产线的牵头工程、采购和施工(EPC)承包商。

　　Braskem北美地区首席执行官马克·尼科里奇说：“今天，我们很高兴宣布我们在开发Delta中迈出了另外重要的一步，我们将建美国最大的聚丙烯生产线。这将是Braskem在美国的第6个聚丙烯生产厂。”

　　Braskem计划在今年中夏开始建设并在2020年投产这条价值6.75亿美元的名为Delta的聚丙烯生产线，这是Braskem在美国的第6个聚丙烯厂。

　　Braskem目前在美国经营5个聚丙烯厂，其中3个在德州。根据公司统计数据，Braskem在美国聚丙烯年总产能为157.1万吨。

　　李峻 编译自 普氏能源资讯

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　　Braskem selects The Linde Group as EPC contractor for new PP line

　　Brazil''s Braskem has selected The Linde Group as the lead engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor for the proposed new 450,000 mt/year polypropylene line in La Porte, Texas, Braskem said Tuesday.

　　"Today we are pleased to announce another significant step forward in the development of Delta, which is set to be the largest polypropylene production line in the Americas," Mark Nikolich, Braskem North America CEO said.

　　Braskem plans to begin construction mid-summer and startup in 2020 on the $675 million PP line called Delta -- its sixth US polypropylene plant.

　　Braskem currently operates five PP plants in the US, including three in Texas. It has total US-based PP capacity of 1.571 million mt/year, according to company data.