Lummus Technology

About Lummus

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.

Official website: LummusTechnology.com.

Projects Lummus is involved in

chemXplore tracks 8 projects involving Lummus, of which 6 have not started up yet.

Lummus's role on them: FEED, EPC, Technology licensor, and Technology / equipment supplier.

1 Announced / Concept 5 Under Construction

6 new construction.

Expected start-ups per year; 1 of the live projects carry no start-up date yet.

What moved recently
  • 10 September 2026 ZPC 1.2 Mtpa PDH Unit, Zhejiang Province · Announced / Concept · China
  • January 2026 Vioneo Antwerp Fossil-Free Polyolefins from Green Methanol · Cancelled · Belgium

Contractors and licensors are recorded on all 6 of them For subscribers

Targeting: Ethylene (3), Polyethylene (3), Propylene (3), Ethane (2), 1-Butene (1), Benzene (1)

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