Basell unveils novel Ziegler-Natta PP catalysts Basell introduced a new Ziegler-Natta catalyst family based on ethyl-benzoate as an internal donor that improves polymer morphology and bulk density. The proprietary ethyl-benzoate catalysts are designed specifically for gas-phase polypropylene processes and are also suitable for liquid-phase polymerization. Basell has developed this catalyst on an advanced…
BP licenses the Innovene® polypropylene technology line to Sinopec BP and China Petrochemical International Company, a Sinopec Corporation company, have reached an agreement to license BP’s Innovene gas phase polypropylene process technology for the upgrading of Sinopec’s Beijing Yanhua Petrochemical Company Limited Polypropylene manufacturing complex. The plant will produce homopolymers and random copolymers…
Nova Chemicals outlines business improvement initiatives after the third quarter loss of $65 million Nova Chemical Corporation reported a third-quarter loss of $65 million. Approximately $9 million was attributed to the power interruption – as announced earlier. Approximately $10 million was attributed to from expenses associated with the permanent closure of the polyethylene…
Borealis joint venture Borouge to expand polyethylene capacity to 580,000 MT/year Borouge, Borealis’ joint venture with ADNOC has announced its plans to expand its existing Borstar capacity and that is considering further expansion to form a world-scale petrochemical complex at Ruwais, Abu Dhabi in the UAE. Building on the successful start-up and first…
Chevron Phillips Chemical enters into a new licensing agreement with Sinopec to construct a 350,000 MT/year HDPE plant Chevron Phillips Chemical Company announced that it has licensed its slurry loop technology to China Petrochemical International Company Ltd. (Sinopec) for the construction of a new 350,000 metric tons per year high-density polyethylene plant. The…
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