LyondellBasell recently announced that Fujian Zhongjing Petrochemical Co., Ltd. has selected LyondellBasell 5th Generation Spheripol technology. The polypropylene process technology will be used for two 600 KTA polypropylene (PP) units to be constructed in Fuzhou, China. This represents the largest single PP plant license announced to date.
Mr. WENG Shengjing, Chairman of the Board of Fujian Zhongjing stated, âWe selected Spheripol for its proven track record, advantaged economics, and its ability to produce the industry benchmark products that are demanded by our customersâ?.
âThe selection of the Spheripol technology by Fujian Zhongjing to build the largest single train polypropylene units shows the confidence the market has in our technologiesâ?, said Dan Coombs, Executive Vice President of Global Olefins and Polyolefins and Technology at LyondellBasell.
In addition to the Spheripol process, LyondellBasellâs portfolio of licensed polyolefin technologies and associated technical services is comprised of: Spherizone â The breakthrough Spherizone multi-zone circulating reactor provides a unique and innovative platform with flexible operating conditions to manufacture added-value polypropylene with novel architecture and enhanced properties, Metocene PP â technology for the production of specialty polypropylene products using single-site catalyst systems, Lupotech â the leading high-pressure tubular and autoclave process technologies for the production of LDPE and EVA copolymers, Hostalen â a low-pressure slurry process for the production of high-performance multimodal HDPE and Spherilene â flexible, gas-phase process technology for the production of LLDPE, MDPE and HDPE.
