28 November 2017
Grace's all gas-phase UNIPOL® PP Process Technology
provides the most advanced and broadest range of
homopolymers, random copolymers,
and impact copolymers
in the industry.
As the simplest of all PP process technologies,
with fewer moving parts and less equipment than any alternative,
its reliable, stable, and predictable operation
leads to lower capital, operating, and maintenance costs.
DETAILS
W. R. Grace & Co. has contracted to license
its PP Process Technology to
Kuwait Integrated Petroleum Industries Company (KIPIC)
for the integrated petrochemical complex at its Al-Zour refinery.
Expected to open in 2023, the facility is designed
to produce 940 kilotons per year of PP,
including high-end homopolymer, random copolymer,
and impact copolymer thermoplastic resins.
KIPIC is a subsidiary of Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC),
Kuwait’s national oil company. A long-time Grace customer,
KPC previously licensed UNIPOL® PP Process Technology
for an affiliate’s Joint Venture.
Hashim Sayyid Hashim,
KIPIC Chief Executive Officer
“Our commitment to our customers is to make available
a broad range of products that enable them to meet
the increasingly complex needs of the end-user.
We can do that with the UNIPOL® PP technology,
and remain extremely competitive at the same time.”
Al Beninati, President,
Grace’s Specialty Catalysts
“Grace is very pleased to expand our relationship with KPC
with this license at Al-Zour.
Along with our 6th generation non-phthalate CONSISTA® catalysts
and Grace’s leading tech support, I’m confident that
the new units will enable KIPIC to meet their production goals.”
W. R. Grace & Co. has contracted to license
its PP Process Technology to
Sinochem Quanzhou Petrochemical Co., Ltd.
for a 1-million-ton-per-year ethylene cracker
and refinery expansion project at its facility
in Quanzhou, Fujian province, China.
The new 350-kiloton-per-year line is expected
to begin operations in 2020
to produce high-end impact copolymers.
The Quanzhou operation is a subsidiary of Sinochem Group of Beijing,
one of China’s four state oil companies and
its leading chemical service provider.
Sinochem Quanzhou previously licensed
UNIPOL® PP Process Technology in 2009
for a 200-kiloton-per-year line in Quanzhou that started up in 2014.
The project represents
the 26th UNIPOL® PP Process Technology reactor lines
licensed in China.
With this license, the total design capacity of UNIPOL® PP lines
in China will exceed 8,000 kilotons per year.
Tang Huiyuan,
Standing Deputy General Manager of Sinochem Quanzhou
and General Manager of the ethylene cracker project
“Our priority is to efficiently deliver a broad range of products
to our customers.
This technology is widely accepted and allows us
to be extremely competitive.”
Al Beninati,
President of Grace’s Specialty Catalysts business segment
“Grace is especially pleased that the success
of our previous UNIPOL® PP Process installation
at Sinochem Quanzhou is now followed with another.
The technology, along with Grace’s non-phthalate CONSISTA® catalysts,
will help Sinochem Group remain a leader in this industry.”
W. R. Grace & Co. has contracted to license
its PP Process Technology to
Oriental Energy (Ningbo) New Material Co., Ltd.
for an expansion at its facility in Ningbo, China.
The two new 400-kiloton capacity lines are expected
to begin operations in 2020
to produce homopolymer and random copolymers.
The Ningbo operation is a subsidiary of Oriental Energy Co. Ltd.
of Nanjing City, China, a comprehensive alkane resources operator
that develops clean energy and new material
for the international market.
Oriental Energy previously licensed UNIPOL®PP Process Technology
for a 400-kiloton PP line in 2012.
The project represents the 22nd and 23rd UNIPOL® PP Process
Technology reactor lines licensed in China. With this license,
the total design and operating capacity of UNIPOL® PP lines in China
will exceed 7,500 kilotons per year.
Wang Mingxiang,
Chairman of Oriental Energy
“The focus for our new plant is to serve
the growing PP market demand in China
with the most economical investment and
with broad product capability.
We are glad to work with Grace to meet our business objectives
leveraging our excellent experience
using the UNIPOL® PP technology.”
Al Beninati,
President of Grace’s Specialty Catalysts business segment
“Grace is very pleased that the success of our previous license
with Oriental Energy resulted in an additional license at the facility.
Combined with our non-phthalate CONSISTA®catalysts,
the state-of-the-art technology will enable the Ningbo facility
to provide a wide portfolio of advanced products to their customers.”
Media Relations
Rich Badmington
T +1 410.531.4370
rich.badmington@grace.com
Investor Relations
Tania Almond
T +1 410.531.4590
tania.almond@grace.com
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