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The world’s largest p-xylene crystallization unit has been successfully commissioned! (qq.com) Houston, April 20, 2023 – Rums Technology, a global provider of process technologies and value-driven energy solutions, announced that the 2.8 million tons per year p-xylene plant at Shenghong Refining & Chemical (Lianyungang) Co., Ltd. has been successfully commissioned. This newly built facility is the world’s largest two-stage heavy slurry crystallization unit for p-xylene, and it is also part of Shenghong’s integrated refining and chemical processing project in Lianyungang, Jiangsu, China. Mr. Leon de Bruyn, President and CEO of Rumes Technology, said, “We are sincerely grateful to Shenghong Refining & Chemical for their continued trust in Rumes, as well as for their close cooperation throughout the project.” To bring a device of such scale from design to operation, what is needed is not only innovation but also a commitment to excellence and collaboration. This milestone will enable our customers to use high-performance technologies for the production of p-xylene, technologies that not only reduce investment and operating costs but also improve reliability and optimize production. ” In 2017, Ruums signed a contract with Shenghong Refining & Chemicals to provide xylene technology licensing, process design services, as well as operator training and commissioning services. In addition, Chevron Rhums Global (CLG) also provided a variety of hydrocracking technologies, as well as hydrofining and delayed coking technologies, for Shenghong’s same set of combined units. Rums is the global exclusive patent holder of Ineos Aromatics’ xylene technology, a unique process that uses fractional crystallization to recover xylene. This technology employs an innovative crystallization process and features high efficiency, low investment, and low operating costs. p-Xylene is an intermediate in the production of polyesters, which, as polymers, are widely used in fibers and engineering plastics. Rums Technology Company is a global leader in modern life process technologies, dedicated to a more sustainable low-carbon future. We license clean fuels, petrochemicals, polymers, refining, and natural gas processing services along with lifecycle services to customers around the world, as well as providing catalysts, proprietary equipment, and process technologies in the digital domain. To learn more about Lummus, please visit www.LummusTechnology.com.