Total will collaborate with China Power Investment Corporation to adapt a so-called ‘coal-to-olefins’ technology. This technology is presently being tested at a pilot plant in Belgium, Reuters reported.
The plant would convert abundant Chinese coal output into gas, before turning that into olefins and polymers.
According to Total spokeswoman the company is now entering an in-depth study phase, with a start-up date seen after 2017.
The facility will have an output capacity of 800,000 tonnes per year of polyethylene and polypropylene.
