Mexican state oil company Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) said it will restart acrylonitrile production at a petrochemicals plant in Mexico under an agreement with Brazilian firm Unigel.
The 60,000t/y acrylonitrile unit, located at Pemex’s Morelos petrochemical complex in Veracruz, will start operations on Friday, Pemex said.
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Pemex has invested $5.3m (70m pesos) in the unit, while Unigel will spend $20m to acquire the acrylonitrile and by-products that can be used in the production of fertilisers.
Unigel is providing technological expertise to improve efficiency of the plant and reduce emissions.
Acrylonitrile is a raw material used in making plastics, synthetic fibres and other goods.
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