# KBR secures first commercial VAM technology license from Shenghong in China

KBR has been awarded a contract by Shenghong Refining Petrochemical (Lian Yun Gang) Co. Ltd. to provide License and Basic Engineering Design for a 300 KTA vinyl acetate monomer (VAM) unit in Lianyungang, China. This is the first commercial license under KBR's alliance with Showa Denko.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2019-11-20
- Where: Lianyungang, China, China
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 300 KTA
- Products: vinyl acetate monomer
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Showa Denko Group](https://endata.com/companies/577.md) (partner)
- [KBR](https://endata.com/companies/4847.md) (supplier)
- [Shenghong Refining Petrochemical (Lian Yun Gang) Co. Ltd.](https://endata.com/companies/43391.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com](https://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2019/11/kbr-secures-first-commercial-license-for-vinyl-acetate-monomer-technology/), 2019-11-20: "KBR has been awarded a contract for Vinyl Acetate Monomer (VAM) technology by Shenghong Refining Petrochemical (Lian Yun Gang) Co. Ltd., China."

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