Vertical Stirred-Bed Gas Phase Process Can Supply the Demand for Polyolefin

Aug. 20, 2012 - PRLog -- In its most recent study, Intratec Solutions LLC (http://www.intratec.us), a Houston publisher and chemical process consulting firm, scrutinizes, on both technology and economical perspective, the profitability of producing polypropylene through the polymerization of propylene via a vertical stirred-bed gas phase process using a technology similar to Lummus Novolen ®.

The report remembers that due to the rapid economic development of numerous transition countries, the demand for polyolefin has growth, elevating the propylene and polypropylene prices. Keeping pace with this trend, gas phase technologies stand out due to be the second most usual way to make polypropylene.

The study unveils that taking advantage of propylene priced below market averages in the US, using a PP unit integrated with a propylene unit in the country, can be really cost-effective to increase margins: the EBITDA Margin of such unit is evaluated in 23%, with an OPEX evaluated in USD 373 Million per year.

The publication Polypropylene Production via Gas Phase Process Part II also points out that China, the other region analyzed, presents the lowest CAPEX, being evaluated in approximately USD 168 million. Nevertheless, the attractiveness of both projects is proven by the calculated internal rate of return of more than 30% per year in both regions.

Polypropylene Production via Gas Phase Process Part II is part of the Technology Economics Program (TEC), and is available at established distribution channels like Amazon.com and HP Magcloud. A preview of the publication can be found at: http://intratec.us/publications/polypropylene-production-...

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