Ineos Technologies (Cheshire, U.K.; www.ineostechnologies.com) today announced that it has licensed its Innovene polypropylene (PP) process to Zhong Tian He Chuang Energy Co. Located in Ordos City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, the 350,000 ton/yr plant will manufacture a full line of polypropylene resins, including homopolymers, random copolymers, and impact copolymers and will serve the rapidly growing Chinese PP markets.
Zhong Tian He Chuang is a joint venture between China’s largest petrochemical company (Sinopec), and China’s largest coal company (China Coal Energy Group Co.). Peter Williams, CEO of Ineos Technologies, commented, "Ineos is very proud to be selected as partner for this project in the growing Chinese coal chemical industry. Ineos licensed over 2 million tons of petrochemical capacity in China during 2011 and looks forward to participating further in the growth of the Chinese petrochemical industry.”
Ineos polypropylene process selected for China project
| By Scott Jenkins
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