W.R. Grace & Co. (Columbia, Md.; www.grace.com) has granted a license that allows PT Chandra Asri Petrochemical Tbk. (CAP) to expand its existing UNIPOL PP (polypropylene) plant. The world-scale capacity of this UNIPOL PP facility, located in Ciwandan, Indonesia, will be expanded to 590,000 metric tons per year (m.t./yr) of polypropylene.
CAP is the largest integrated petrochemical company in Indonesia and operates the country’s only world-scale size Naphtha Cracker. The CAP plant is strategically located in Banten province, providing convenient access to key customers.
Mr. Suryandi, CAP’s Corporate Secretary, said, “The expansion of our plant gives us the opportunity to serve the growing PP market demand in Indonesia. The UNIPOL PP Process Technology gives us the ability to make a broad range of products and remain highly competitive in the region.”
Al Beninati, President of Grace’s Specialty Catalysts business segment, said, “Grace is excited to partner with CAP and enable them to expand their supply of advanced PP products to customers in Indonesia. Combined with our non-phthalate CONSISTA catalysts, the UNIPOL® PP Process Technology will help the Ciwandan facility meet the increasing demand for polypropylene resins in the Indonesian market.”