Mass Balance

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Feedstock Imports
618,000 Tons
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+/- 0 Tons ( within 2 %)
Output
618,000 Tons

Imports

050,000100,000150,000200,000250,000300,000350,000400,000450,000500,000550,000Ethylene1-Butene1-HexeneEthylene - Much of Union Carbide's half of E3's production will be piped a few miles to feed its ethylene glycol plant and new polyethylene plant at Prentiss, Alta. ppPlus Estimate : 582160 tpa1-Butene - We assume 70% C4-LLDPE is produced with on average 4% 1-butene incorporated. ppPlus Estimate : 17300 tpa1-Hexene - We assume 30% C6-LLDPE is produced with on average 10% 1-hexene incorporated. ppPlus Estimate : 18540 tpa

Output

050,000100,000150,000200,000250,000300,000350,000400,000Refinery Fuel GasC4-LLDPEC6-LLDPERefinery Fuel Gas - We assume 3% losses in the form of fuel gas (for the sake of simplicity). ppPlus Estimate : 18000 tpaC4-LLDPE - We assume 70% of the capacity is used to make C4-LLDPE / HDPE. ppPlus Estimate : 420000 tpaC6-LLDPE - We assume 30% of the capacity is used to make C6-LLDPE. ppPlus Estimate : 180000 tpa