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Lurgi to build a large PA 6 plant for Fujian Jinjiang

Lurgi to build a large PA 6 plant for Fujian Jinjiang

Write: Mihaly [2011-05-20]


Lurgi GmbH has been awarded a contract for the world´s largest Polyamid 6-plant by Fujian Jinjiang Technology Co., Ltd. in Changle, Fujian, China.

No. 02 - Frankfurt /Main: The company is dedicated in the manufacture and sale of high-end polyamide fiber for all kinds of textile applications in China and will integrate backwards with a single line capacity of 260 tons per day of Polyamide-6.

Lurgi will supply Zimmer two-stage Polyamide 6-technology with the basic engineering, the main equipment including the pre-polymerization- and VK tube reactors, and the supervision of erection and commissioning.

"We are pleased to conclude this contract with Fujian Jinjiang Technology. This underlines the leading position of the Zimmer Polyamide-6 technology in the world ". (François Venet, CEO of Lurgi GmbH.)

Polyamide-6 is a synthetic thermoplastic, which is mainly used for engineering plastics, textile filament and carpet filament. With its more than 350 PA-6 plants worldwide based on Zimmer technology, Lurgi is the market leader in this industry. The 2-stage polymerization and lactam water recovery technology of our installations stand for the highest quality of the final products.