Shandong Shenda Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. (Shenda), has chosen UNIPOL™ Polypropylene Process Technology from The Dow Chemical Company (Dow) for its new 200,000 tpa methanol-based polypropylene plant to manufacture homopolymers, random copolymers and impact copolymers. Shandong Shenda is the first private company licensee in China and the seventh licensee of UNIPOL PP Process Technology overall. Shenda is a private company controlled by Legend Holdings Limited.
There are around 46 manufacturing units globally using UNIPOL™ Polypropylene Technology from Dow. The UNIPOL Polypropylene Process is an all gas-phase process for producing the broadest range of polypropylene resins. Its simple design is consistent in terms of product quality and energy efficiency, requiring no equipment for handling, separating or recycling solvents. The system's fluidized-bed reactors and high performance CONSISTA™ Catalyst Systems and SHAC™ Catalyst Systems give manufacturers the flexibility to produce homopolymers, random copolymers and impact copolymers. Resins produced by UNIPOL™. "We are excited to contribute to the growing polypropylene market in China with UNIPOL Polypropylene Technology at our Shandong facility," said Mr. Shao Bo, general manager of Shenda. "With this technology, Dow is giving us the opportunity to offer a variety of polypropylene resins to convertors in China and around the globe."
03-Aug-11 
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