United StatesLummusTechnology.com.
FEED EPC Investor / Financier Technology licensor Technology / equipment supplier
Lummus Technology is a global licensor and engineering company serving the energy and chemical industries. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, it provides process technologies, catalysts, proprietary equipment, and lifecycle services for petrochemicals, refining, gas processing, and emerging low‑carbon and circular solutions.
The company’s portfolio includes technologies for ethylene steam cracking, polypropylene (Novolen), on‑purpose propylene via dehydrogenation (CATOFIN), alkylation (CDAlky), aromatics, and other downstream processes. Lummus supports customers from concept and basic engineering through revamps, optimization, and digital solutions, and maintains a large installed base worldwide. Lummus is owned by investment firms The Chatterjee Group and Rhône Capital.
chemXplore tracks 9 projects involving Lummus, of which 7 are active.
Besides these 7, the record holds 1 completed project and 1 cancelled.
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6 more active projects and the 2 that are completed, on hold or cancelled are in the record. See all 9 in chemXplore →
Q3 sales rose 5.6% Lc to CHF 968.8m; EBITDA margin before exceptional items fell to 15.6% (-230bps). Free cash flow conversion improved to 48% LTM. Guidance unchanged, CHF 90m run‑rate savings on track.
A 1.2 Mt/yr PDH using Lummus CATOFIN highlights why scale, integration and proven technology matter for long-term polypropylene competitiveness despite a current propylene surplus.
Pushes integrated regional bases, oil‑to‑chemicals/specialty conversions, smart factories and capacity rationalisation to secure feedstocks and high‑end materials for advanced manufacturing.
CATOFIN catalyst and HGM ordered for a 1.2 Mtpa licensed PDH unit in Zhejiang to produce propylene for petrochemical derivatives.
Partnership to deploy a lower‑temperature, lower‑pressure modular ammonia process via established engineering and project delivery to serve maritime fuel, energy storage and power markets.
IP and personnel for an emissions-control business have been sold; portfolio includes DeNOx tech that can cut NOx >98–99%, with 30+ years of deployment and 300+ customers; transition support arranged.
2D (900 km) and 3D (300 km2) seismic work ahead of a 7,000 m ultra‑deep well; 1.25 MMtpa PE plant >34% complete; Aktobe output target 800 Kt by 2028; CCUS working group proposed.
A 101.8 m, 1,500 t fractional column for ethylene separation arrived on site, built at AtyrauNefteMash and moved on an SPMT to the National Industrial Petrochemical Technology Park.
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