Lianyungang Petrochemical Co., Ltd Selects Lyondellbasell for a Second 400 Kiloton (Kt) Per Year High Density Polyethylene Plant
November 01, 2021
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LyondellBasell announced Lianyungang Petrochemical Co. Ltd. has again selected LyondellBasell's Hostalen Advanced Cascade Process? (Hostalen ACP) technology for a second 400 kiloton (kt) per year high density polyethylene (HDPE) plant. The new facility will be built at Lianyungang, Jiangsu Province, China. The Hostalen ACP technology is the process of choice for the production of high-performance multimodal HDPE products. The Hostalen ACP process technology manufactures high performance, multi-modal HDPE resins with an stiffness/toughness balance, impact resistance, high stress cracking resistance and process
advantages used in pressure pipe, film, blow molding and caps & closure applications. The Hostalen ACP plant will commence operations using Avant Z501 and Avant Z509-1 catalysts to produce a full range of multi-modal HDPE products. New licensees can take advantage of LyondellBasell? s in-house expertise of continuous production improvement, sustainable product development and catalyst knowhow, by optionally joining Technical Service program. In addition to the Hostalen ACP process technology, the LyondellBasell portfolio of licensed polyolefin processes and catalysts includes: Spheripol The leading PP process technology with more than 30 million tons of licensed capacity with globally recognized quality grades with leading monomer consumption and investment costs to make it the technology of choice. Spherizone The breakthrough multi-zone circulating reactor provides a unique and innovative platform to manufacture polypropylene products with novel architecture and enhanced properties. Lupotech The market leader on high pressure technology offers, with its high conversion rates and effective heat recovery system, the lowest operating and investment costs for the production of low density polyethylene (LDPE) and ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) copolymers. Metocene PP Innovative add-on technology for the production of specialty polypropylene products using single-site catalyst systems. Spherilene Flexible gas phase process technology for the production of LLDPE, MDPE and HDPE. Avant Advanced Ziegler-Natta, including non-phthalate, chromium and metallocene catalysts for entire range of polyolefin production.
LyondellBasell Industries N.V. is one of the world's largest chemical groups. Net sales break down by activity as follows:
- production of olefins and polyolefin (50.2%): ethylene, propylene, butadiene, polypropylene components, etc.;
- manufacturing of intermediate chemical products (21.6%): propylene oxide, acetyl, ethanol, ethylene oxide, etc.;
- refining of highly sulfide crude oil (15.6%): activity ensured in the Gulf Coast region of the United States. The group also produces oxy-fuel;
- manufacturing of advanced polymer solutions (11.1%): polypropylene compounds, engineering plastics, composite materials, advanced polymers, etc. ;
- development of chemical and polyolefin process technologies (1.5%). The group also manufactures polyolefin catalysts.
At the end of 2021, the group had 34 production sites worldwide.
Net sales break down geographically as follows: the Netherlands (3%), the United States (48.8%), Germany (7.4%), China (5%), Italy (4%), Mexico (3.4%), Japan (3.1%), France (3%), Poland (2.5%) and other (19.8%).