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LyondellBasell to build world’s Reliance Industries wins

largest PO and TBA plant in ‘Dupont Operational
Houston Excellence Award’

yondellBasell officials announced that the company is eliance Industries Limited (RIL) has been adjudged
Lbuilding the world’s largest Propylene oxide (Po) and Rthe Global Winner of ‘The DuPont Operational
tertiary Butyl alcohol (TBA) plant in the Houston area, Excellence Award – 2017’. The bi-annual DuPont
at an investment outlay of US$2.4 bln."This world-scale Safety and Sustainability Awards recognise the most
project is a key part of our organic growth strategy, significant innovative projects delivering concrete
which is designed to meet rising global demand for both results. Commenting on the award, Mr Hital Meswani,
Executive Director of RIL, said: “This award is a
global recognition of RIL’s demonstrated ability of
unparalleled efficient operations and excellent project
execution. It showcases RIL’s sustainable approach
towards operational Excellence.” Recognising the
digital foundation that was built during ‘Business
Transformation’, a scalable model was shaped with
formalized procedures, policies and practices,
capturing and documenting knowledge which hitherto
existed in minds. This was further codified and
documented with a common language and definitions
across the group with the introduction of Reliance
Management System and, in particular, the operating
Management System.
The DuPont Safety and Sustainability Awards recognise
urethanes and cleaner-burning oxyfuels while creating organizations which have found innovative ways of
real, long-term value for our shareholders,” said Bob making an enduring difference to the safety and health
Patel, CEo of LyondellBasell.
"Our investment in this plant combines the best of
both worlds: our leading Po/TBA process technology
with proximity to low-cost feedstocks, which gives
LyondellBasell a competitive advantage in the global
marketplace for these products.” "We are pleased that
LyondellBasell continues to view the Houston area as
important to their global operations, creating jobs
and opportunities for Houstonians," said Bob Harvey,
president and CEo of the Greater Houston Partnership.
"This new project further advances Houston's position of workers, to the environment, and to productivity.
as a global hub of petrochemical manufacturing, Currently in its 13th edition, the DuPont Safety and
leveraging Houston's strategic access to the Americas Sustainability Awards comprise ‘The DuPont Safety
and top markets around the world." The PO/TBA project Award’, ‘The DuPont Sustainability Award’, and ‘The
will have a split facility design to optimize product DuPont operations Excellence Award’, selected by an
balances and realize synergies between LyondellBasell independent jury. RIL will be receiving the award on
sites. The proposed location for the Po/TBA plant is 4th September 2017, at a ceremony during the ‘XXI
the LyondellBasell Channelview Complex located in World Congress of Safety and Health at Work 2017’
Channelview. in Singapore.

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