LyondellBasell (LYB; Rotterdam, the Netherlands) announced that Indian Oil Corp. Ltd. (IOCL) has selected its Hostalen Advanced Cascade Process (Hostalen ACP) technology for a new 500,ooo-ton/yr high-density polyethylene (HDPE) facility in Paradip, India.
The new HDPE plant will be integrated into IOCL’s Paradip complex, one of India’s largest integrated refinery-petrochemical complexes. Located on the eastern coast of India in the state of Odisha, the Paradip facility plays a strategic role in serving the growing polymer market in the Indian subcontinent. The complex, which includes a 15 million-ton/yr refinery, will benefit from the addition of this state-of-the-art HDPE unit to its existing petrochemical operations.
“This collaboration exemplifies our commitment to building long lasting partnerships that address our customers’ unique needs while contributing to global solutions,” said Patrik Schneider, Director of Global Licensing at LYB. ” The low-pressure slurry HDPE process is already well known to the Indian market and the resins are much appreciated by converters across all sectors.”
This marks the eighth technology license agreement between LYB and IOCL, further fostering the relationship between the two companies. In total, more than 2,500,000 tons of polyolefin capacity have now been licensed, with the other licenses having been installed at IOCL’s Paradip but also at the Panipat sites. IOCL not only operates HostalenACP process technology but is also a major Spheripol PP process technology operator in India.
The new plant will utilize LYB Avant Z501 and Avant Z509-1 catalysts to produce a comprehensive range of multi-modal HDPE products. The Hostalen ACP process enables the use of a single catalyst family based on Ziegler chemistry to produce the full range of resins, thereby avoiding the production of lower-value transition products.