MOSCOW (MRC) -- LyondellBasell has announced Hengli Petrochemical (Dalian) Chemical Co., Ltd. has selected LyondellBasell Hostalen ACP polyethylene (PE) process technology, as per the company's press release.
The technology will be used for a 400 KTA high density polyethylene (HDPE) unit to be built in the Hengli Petrochemical Industrial Park (HPIP) on Changxing Island in Dalian, Liaoning Province, China.
"Hostalen ACP process technology allows our customers to produce high-performance multimodal HDPE products exhibiting a combination of properties not achievable with unimodal or bimodal grades" said Dan Coombs, Executive Vice President Global Manufacturing, Refining, Projects and Technology at LyondellBasell. "Based upon our heritage of licensing and technology leadership, LyondellBasell is uniquely positioned to deliver to our customer’s world class manufacturing processes to meet market needs".
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 molding and pipe applications.
LyondellBasell is a leading licensor of polypropylene (PP) and PE technologies with more than 250 polyolefin process licenses.
As MRC wrote before, in March 2017, LyondellBasell PE process technology 'LyondellBasell Hostalen ACP' was chosen by Shandong Yuhuang Shengshi Chemical for a 200,000 tpa HDPE unit at its petrochemical complex in Heze, Shandong, China.
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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