Chevron Phillips Chemical announces mechanical completion of PPS plant

03-Jul-09

Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP, one of the top producers of olefins and polyolefins, announced that its new 10,000 mtpa Ryton® polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) plant in Borger, Texas, is mechanically complete. The company announced that the commercial product will be available shortly. Built side-by-side to the existing PPS plant in Borger, the new facility expands the company's total PPS capacity at the site to 20,000 mtpa. "With the start-up of the new plant, Chevron Phillips Chemical now has the broadest portfolio of PPS polymers available," said Mark Amelunke, general manager of the company's engineering polymers group. "From fibers to automotive markets to electrical/electronics, appliances, and industrial applications, we have the resins and compounds to meet our customers' needs." According to the company, the PPS polymer produced in Borger will be sent to Chevron Phillips Chemical's compounding facilities in LaPorte, Texas; and Kallo, Belgium where it is compounded with glass fibers and minerals to develop resins with unique performance features. Ryton® PPS is Chevron Phillips Chemical's high performance engineering resin known for its dimensional stability and resistance to corrosive and high-temperature environments. Ryton® PPS is used in injection molding, blow molding, and extrusion applications for computer components, automobile parts, industrial parts, fibers, and various electrical appliances.