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News Release from: Dow Technology Licensing | Subject: UNIPOL Polyproprtne
Edited by the Processingtalk Editorial
Team on 07 June 2007
Dow wins UNIPOL PP technology contract
in China
Shenhua Baotou Coal Chemicals in China is to build a 300KTA polypropylene plant, using UNIPOL PP technology from Dow for a new 300 KTA polypropylene (PP) facility
Dow Technology Licensing Wins UNIPOL PP Technology Contract in China - Shenhua Baotou Coal Chemicals to Build 300KTA Polypropylene Plant MIDLAND, Mich - June 6, 2007 - Dow Technology Licensing (DTL), a business unit of The Dow Chemical Company and its consolidated affiliates (Dow), today announced that Shenhua Baotou Coal Chemicals Company, a leader among Chinese manufacturers pioneering the coal-based production of chemicals and plastics, has selected UNIPOL PP Technology from Dow for a new 300 KTA polypropylene (PP) facility
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 6 Sep 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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The plant will be constructed within the Shenhua Baotou coal-to-olefin complex in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, The People's Republic of China, and is expected to come on line in 2010.
Aker Kvaerner, an engineering and construction firm that has collaborated with DTL on numerous UNIPOL PP Technology lines around the world, will prepare the basic engineering design and provide technical advisory services.
Shenhua Baotou will be the 47th production line to utilise UNIPOL PP Technology, a gas-phase process for producing the broadest range of polypropylene resins.
The system's fluidized-bed reactors and high performance SHAC Catalyst systems give manufacturers the flexibility to produce homopolymers, random copolymers and impact copolymers for various grades of plastics.
Recently chosen by China Datang Corporation for its 500 KTA plant and by PetroChina GuangXi for a new 200 KTA facility, the process and catalyst capabilities of UNIPOL PP Technology demonstrate versatility in meeting a wide variety of polypropylene producers' needs.
"Our technology transfer expertise, dedicated support services and ongoing investment in the technology enable our customers to achieve performance and market objectives quickly and efficiently," said Dr Molly Peifang Zhang, vice president, Dow Technology Licensing: "We are confident that UNIPOL PP Technology will aid Shenhua Baotou in establishing a strong position in the global marketplace and we are very pleased to welcome them into our growing family of licensees in China".
Including the Shenhua Baotou Project, UNIPOL PP Technology will be utilized to produce almost 10 million metric tons of polypropylene per year, which will be over 16 percent of total global capacity.
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