W. R. Grace & Co has achieved another significant milestone in the Asian market with the start-up of a 500 KTA polypropylene reactor line by PetroChina Guang-Dong PetroChemical Company, a subsidiary of PetroChina Group. The plant will produce homopolymer, random copolymer, and impact copolymer polypropylene resins, catering to the increasing demand for high-quality PP resins … Read more
W. R. Grace & Co., the leading independent supplier of polyolefin catalyst technology and polypropylene (PP) process technology, has licensed its UNIPOL PP process technology to GAIL (India) Ltd. The 500 KTA polypropylene plant, located in Usar, Maharastra, India, will be the first PDH and PP plant in India. It is also the largest single-line … Read more
W. R. Grace & Co. announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the Fine Chemistry Services business (FCS) of Albemarle Corp. for approximately $570 million. The transaction included $300 million paid in cash at closing and $270 million funded through the issuance to Albemarle of non-participating preferred equity of a newly … Read more
W. R. Grace & Co. has licensed its UNIPOL PP Process Technology to PT Pertamina Rosneft Pengolahan dan Petrokimia (PRPP), a joint venture between Indonesia’s PT Pertamina and Russia’s Rosneft Oil Company. The UNIPOL PP facility, located in Tuban, Indonesia, will include two lines, each designed to produce 580 000 ton per year for a … Read more
W. R. Grace & Co., the leading independent supplier of polyolefin catalyst technology and polypropylene (PP) process technology, has licensed its Unipol PP Process Technology to Datong Coal Mine Group Co., Ltd. The Unipol PP facility, located in Datong, China, will produce 430 KTA of polypropylene and is scheduled to be completed in 2022. The … Read more
W. R. Grace & Co. announced today that it has signed an agreement with TechnipFMC PLC to jointly develop improved catalyst and process technology related to TechnipFMC Deep Catalytic Cracking (TDCC). TDCC is a high-severity fluid catalytic cracking process licensed by TechnipFMC and designed to produce very high yields of propylene and other petrochemical feedstocks. … Read more