Vietnam's Stavian Chemical chooses 2 licences to boost PP production

Apart from the cutting-edge technology, Stavian Quang Yen Petrochemical Plant will be equipped with a high-tech, automated, and eco-friendly production line imported from European Union (EU) and Group of Seven (G7) countries.

Especially, as part of its sustainable commitment, Stavian Quang Yen Petrochemical signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Bac Tien Phong Industrial Zone on research and applying more advanced solutions to optimise water use in production, Stavian Quang Yen Petrochemical mentioned in a press release.

On the morning of November 1, 2022, the agreement signing ceremony took place in Ha Long city, Quang Ninh province. Attending the event were representatives of the ministry of industry and trade, Quang Ninh People's Committee and the representatives of departments of Quang Ninh province.

At the event, representatives of Honeywell UOP and Basell Poliolefine Italia had more in-depth sharing on advanced and eco-friendly technology for polypropylene production. Accordingly, the C3 Oleflex technology provided by Honeywell UOP has low energy consumption, low emissions, and a fully recyclable, platinum-alumina-based catalyst system to help minimise its impact on the environment to the lowest.

"Polypropylene is an important input material for many manufacturing industries such as automobiles, electronics, plastics, textiles, medical, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, construction, packaging, FMCG, agriculture, etc. We believe that the Stavian Quang Yen Petrochemical Plant Project will make a huge contribution to the significant growth of Stavian Group and deliver high quality products to regional and international market," said Dinh Duc Thang, chairman & CEO of Stavian Quang Yen Petrochemical JSC.

"The C3 Oleflex process is the latest generation to convert propane to propylene. This helps the Plant to flexibly use any available propane sources on the market. Honeywell UOP has always applied the highest standards of quality, safety, health protection, and environmental protection in our technology design," commented Keith Couch, vice president of business development, Honeywell UOP.

Playing a crucial role in polypropylene production, Basell Poliolefine Italia's Spheripol technology possesses significant product capability and versatility that is proven by hundreds of current commercially operated lines in the market. Besides, Spheripol is also featured with a safe, stable, energy-saving, and eco-friendly design.

"The selection of the Spheripol process will enable Stavian to produce benchmark polypropylene resins in state-of-the-art process technology, allowing them to serve best the steep growing market in Asia," added Neil Nadalin, director of global licensing and service, Basell Poliolefine Italia.

The Stavian Quang Yen Petrochemical Plant project has almost completed its investment preparation procedures in accordance with Vietnamese regulations. As a high-quality source of polypropylene, the plant helps diversify the source of petrochemical products in both regional and international markets.

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