A propane dehydrogenation (PDH) plant planned by Borealis AG will boost VLGC shipments to Antwerp when it is commissioned in the first half of 2022.

The Austrian company, one of the world’s largest producers of polyolefins, base chemicals and fertilisers, has recently taken the final investment decision for the plant, with a targeted production capacity of 750,000 tonnes per annum, in the Kallo area of Belgium.