Mar 12 2007
Dow Technology Licensing, a business group of The Dow Chemical Company and its consolidated affiliates (Dow), today announced that its world-leading UNIPOL™ PP Process Technology has been selected for a new 200 KTA polypropylene (PP) facility to be constructed at the PetroChina GuangXi Petrochemical Company complex in GuangXi Province, The People’s Republic of China.
The PetroChina GuangXi plant will be the second in China to utilize the UNIPOL PP Process Technology. Consistent with its drive to provide licensees with comprehensive and top quality services to aid in project execution, Dow is collaborating on this project with Aker Kvaerner, a leading global provider of engineering and construction services that has designed and/or built numerous UNIPOL PP lines around the world. Aker Kvaerner will provide the basic engineering design and certain offshore equipment for the new plant, which is expected to come on line in 2008. The process design package provided by Dow has been delivered, and Aker Kvaerner is in the final stages of delivering the basic engineering design.
“Demand for polypropylene in China is growing rapidly and we are pleased that our world-class technology is recognized as a safe, reliable and cost-effective source of PP production,” said Dr. Molly Peifang Zhang, global vice president, Dow Technology Licensing. “Our customers choose our technology because of its simple and safe design, its extremely economical production process and broad product mix as well as the benefits of low energy costs and waste during plant start up. Together, these qualities make UNIPOL™ PP Process Technology one of the most attractive polypropylene licensing options on the market today. And, this further demonstrates our technology’s leading position in energy effectiveness and environmental protection. We are of cause pleased to contribute to sustainability in this way.”
The evaluation team for the Guangxi PP project commented, “We are committed to implementing the most advanced technologies and processes in our plants, and that is one of the main reasons we selected the UNIPOL PP process for our new polypropylene plant in GuangXi. We are also very impressed with Dow’s R&D capabilities, which show that their polypropylene expertise is more than just technology-related – it is deeply-rooted knowledge capital that the company brings to every licensee.”
There are more than 40 UNIPOLPP production lines that are either being constructed or are fully operational around the world. These lines account for more than 6,500 KTA of global polypropylene production.