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Ineos process technology to be used for polystyrene production in Qatar

| By Mary Page Bailey

Ineos Technologies (Rolle, Switzerland; www.ineos.com) has announced that it has licensed its INEOS EPS process technology for the manufacture of regular and flame-retardant expandable polystyrene (EPS) to EPS Qatar at a new complex to be built in the Doha region, Qatar. The INEOS EPS plant will produce 50,000 metric tons per year (m.t./yr) of a wide range of expandable polystyrene grades to cover many applications from construction to packaging.The plant will feature expansion capabilities to reach 100,000 m.t./yr in a second phase.