Grace licenses polypropylene technology to Hanwha Total Petrochemical
Published by Alex Hithersay,
Editorial Assistant
Hydrocarbon Engineering,
W. R. Grace & Co., a supplier of polyolefin catalyst technology and polypropylene (PP) process technology, has contracted to license its UNIPOL® PP Process Technology to Hanwha Total Petrochemical Co. Ltd for a new PP production facility in Daesan, South Korea.
With a capacity of 400 000 tpy, the PP line is expected to begin operations in 2021.
Hanwha Total Petrochemical is a 50/50 joint venture (JV) between Hanwha General Chemicals Co., Ltd. and Total S.A. The JV’s Daesan petrochemical complex consists of 13 separate plants, producing polymers, base chemicals, and oil products.
Read the article online at: https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/petrochemicals/08012019/grace-licenses-polypropylene-technology-to-hanwha-total-petrochemical/
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