MOSCOW (MRC) -- LyondellBasell polyethylene (PE) process technology ‘LyondellBasell Hostalen ACP’ has been chosen by Shandong Yuhuang Shengshi Chemical for a 200,000 tpa high density polyethylene (HDPE) unit at its petrochemical complex in Heze, Shandong, China, reported Plastemart.
Song Juhe, Vice General Manager of Shandong Yuhuang Shengshi Chemical, said: "We selected the Hostalen ACP process technology for its exceptional ability to produce high-performance HDPE products and LyondellBasell’s long term commitment to its clients."
Dan Coombs, Executive Vice President Global Manufacturing, Refining, Projects and Technology at LyondellBasell, said: "The market demands high-performance HDPE, and our multi-modal technology effectively meets these needs" "As a trusted, long-term technology licensor we are very pleased to enable Shandong Yuhuang Shengshi to achieve their HDPE ambitions".
Hostalen ACP process technology manufactures high-performance, multi-modal HDPE resins with an industry-leading stiffness/toughness balance, impact resistance, high stress cracking resistance and processing advantages used in film, blow moulding and pipe applications.
As MRC reported before, in August 2016, LyondellBasell, one of the world's largest plastics, chemical and refining companies, made the final investment decision to build an HDPE plant on the US Gulf Coast. The plant will have an annual capacity of 1.1 billion pounds (500,000 metric tons) and will be the first commercial plant to employ LyondellBasell's new proprietary Hyperzone PE technology. The start-up of the new plant is scheduled for 2019.
LyondellBasell is one of the world's largest plastics, chemical and refining companies. The company manufactures products at 57 sites in 18 countries. LyondellBasell products and technologies are used to make items that improve the quality of life for people around the world including packaging, electronics, automotive parts, home furnishings, construction materials and biofuels.
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