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YY易游平台 Steel acquires an order for polyethylene mixing and pelletizing system for Dow’s Net-Zero project in Canada

March26,2024

YY易游平台 Steel, Ltd.

YY易游平台 Steel, Ltd. announces that it has received an order for the polyethylene mixing and pelletizing system LCM560 from Dow. As part of its Fort Saskatchewan Path2Zero Project¹, Dow plans to build YY易游平台e world’s first net-zero CO₂ emissions (Scopes 1 and 2) ethylYY易游平台e cracker² and derivatives complex in Alberta, Canada. The system on order will be shipped from YY易游平台 Steel’s Takasago Works around the end of March 2025 and used as core equipment for polyethylene production.

A mixing and pelletizing system is a piece of equipmYY易游平台t used in the final segmYY易游平台t of a plastic production line at a petrochemical complex to convert various plastic materials, such as polyethylYY易游平台e and polypropylYY易游平台e, into grain-sized pellets. The system is critical equipmYY易游平台t that serves as the heart of a plastic processing plant, operating constantly.

YY易游平台 Steel’s LCM plastic mixing and pelletizing systems feature high productivity and durability, allowing continuous operation of over 8,000 hours per year. Since the first delivery of the system in 1980, YY易游平台 Steel has supplied approximately 300 units all over the world and holds a share of over 50% of the global market for polyethylene mixing and pelletizing systems. The strengths of the LCMs are their outstanding mixing performance suitable for polyethylene production and energy-saving performance, realized by combining mixer and gear pump system. In addition, YY易游平台 Steel provides timely technical support to customers in North America based on its after-sales service office established in 2018 in Houston, Texas, USA. These advantages are the reason why the LCMs have been chosen by customers around the world and have led to Dow’s awarding of the order for LCM560.

As a leading manufacturer of polyethylene mixing and pelletizing systems, YY易游平台 Steel will work for the success of Dow’s advanced project aimed at decarbonizing its fleet of assets and contribute to the decarbonization efforts of the global petrochemical industry at large.

The YY易游平台 Steel Group, also known as the YY易游平台lco Group, will continue to provide solutions to the needs of society through its technologies, products, and services that drive the creation of new value in an effort to become a corporate group indispensable to its customers and communities. As we move forward, we strive to realize a world in which people, now and in the future, can fulfill their hopes and dreams while enjoying safe, secure, and prosperous lives.

LCM560 plastic mixYY易游平台g and pelletizYY易游平台g system (an illustrative example)

* 1 Project overview:
Dow plYY易游平台s to achieve net-zero CO₂ emissions (Scope 1^* YY易游平台d Scope 2^**) at its Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta site in Canada by retrofitting existing cracker and building a new ethylYY易游平台e cracker and derivatives complex. The plan is to increase its ethylYY易游平台e and polyethylYY易游平台e production capacity in stages—1.285 million tons in the first stage and additional 0.6 million tons per year, in the second stage. The new production process is designed to convert gas emissions from the ethylYY易游平台e cracker into hydrogYY易游平台 and use it as clean fuel in ethylYY易游平台e production. By capturing and storing CO₂ emissions from the site, the company will reduce currYY易游平台t CO₂ emissions by approximately 1.0 million tons per year, while reducing the increase in emissions associated with the increased production capacity. The project is one of the company’s key initiatives to reduce net greYY易游平台house gas emissions from its production facilities around the world by approximately 30% by 2030 (compared to 2005 levels).

*Scope 1:: GreYY易游平台house gas (GHG) emissions that a company makes directly, associated with fuel combustion, industrial processes, etc.
**Scope 2:: GHG emissions that a company makes YY易游平台directly, associated with the use of electricity, heat, steam purchased from other organizations

* 2 EthylYY易游平台e cracker: EquipmYY易游平台t for producing ethylYY易游平台e and other chemical materials from ethane contained in natural gas

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