Antoniou, M.
Michael Antoniou is a Senior Business Development Manager for Chevron Lummus Global (CLG). He develops and implements marketing and commercial growth strategies for CLG process technology licenses, catalysts, proprietary/capital equipment, and research and engineering services in the refining and energy transition space in North America. He has 25 yr of experience and is a chemical engineer from the University of Pennsylvania.
Synthetic graphite demand drives attractive techno-economics for coker upgrades
This article describes the economic opportunity that synthetic graphite demand growth presents for American and European refiners. It describes the conditions that best suit a plant to be considered for such a revamp. The article also discusses the modifications needed in capital equipment, process conditions and feedstock to execute this change, the typical capital expenditure required to materialize it, and the transformational gross profit enhancements that could result from these modifications, given the product slate upgrade.
The attractive market opportunity for synthetic graphite: Graphite as an energy transition material (4)
Given the attractive demand projection, investors must understand the benefits and return on investment for natural and synthetic graphite routes. This article establishes the pros and cons for each, and specifically highlights the emerging opportunity for upgrading and repurposing smaller petcoke units to needle coke units, therefore contributing to fulfilling the rising demand for synthetic graphite.
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