The Alfa Laval Packinox plate heat exchangers will be used in the production of mixed Xylene at a new aromatics plant in an integrated refinery and petrochemical complex in China. The produced Xylene can, among other things, be used for production of PET bottles.

Lars Renstrom, president and CEO of Alfa Laval Group, said: “The Alfa Laval Packinox heat exchanger has a unique heat transfer capacity, well suited for the high demands within the petrochemical and refinery industry. Despite its massive size the Alfa Laval Packinox heat exchanger offers an unmatched compactness and energy efficiency.”

Alfa Laval is a provider of products and engineering solutions based on its technologies of heat transfer, separation and fluid handling.