Related Keywords: Braskem, ethylene, methane, Siluria
Braskem, Brazilian resins giant in collaboration with Siluria Technologies to commercialise a technology developed by Siluria for converting methane in natural gas to ethylene. They believe the technology can play an important part in their growth strategy as well as potentially strengthening their current asset base.
Under the agreement, Braskem and Siluria will jointly explore the commercial deployment of the technology, which involves the oxidative coupling of methane (OCM), for supplying ethylene to Braskem.