08-07-2013

Shanxi Coking license UNIPOL polypropylene process technology

Shanxi Coking Co. Ltd has signed a license agreement for UNIPOL™  Polypropylene Process Technology with Union Carbide Chemicals &  Plastics Technology LLC, a wholly owned Subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company.

Shanxi Coking is the 14th UNIPOL PP Technology licensee to sign in China since 2006. The 400 KTA plant is expected to start up in 2015 and will produce homopolymers, random copolymers and impact copolymers. The plant will be located in Hongdong City in the Shanxi Province.
 
Based in Hongdong County, Shanxi Province, China, Shanxi Coking is a subsidiary of Shanxi Coking Coal Group (SCCG), one of the largest coal  coking enterprises in the Shanxi province.

“The UNIPOL PP Process, Shanxi Coking’s customer will benefit from the  ability to produce polypropylene products that are lighter and cleaner,” said Tracy Cleckler, president of Union Carbide Chemicals & Plastics Technology LLC. “Shanxi Coking, along with all UNIPOL PP Technology  licensees, benefit from Dow’s donor and catalyst expertise, long-term support and continuous technology investments.”

Resins produced by UNIPOL Polypropylene Technology from Dow account for 17 percent of global polypropylene output. Polypropylene is a versatile  plastic used in packaging, durable goods, automotive parts, non-wovens, fibers and consumer applications.
 
With the least complex PP process technologies available and low investment costs, Dow’s UNIPOL PP Process Technology positions  polypropylene manufacturers to meet and exceed increasing demand for high quality polypropylene.
 
There are currently 48 operating lines worldwide and 15 licensees under design and construction using UNIPOL Polypropylene Technology from Dow Polypropylene Licensing and Catalysts. The UNIPOL Polypropylene Process is an all gas-phase process for producing the broadest range of  polypropylene resins. The simple design is consistent in terms of product quality and energy efficiency, requiring no equipment for handling, separating or recycling solvents. The system’s fluidized-bed reactors and high performance CONSISTA™ and SHAC™ Catalyst Systems give  manufacturers the flexibility to produce homopolymers, random copolymers and impact copolymers.