Basell's polyols plant onstream in H2 '02

03 September 1999 09:26  [Source: ICIS news]

SINGAPORE (CNI)--Basell Eastern, the BASF-Shell Eastern Petroleum joint venture, will start up its 110 000 tonne/year polyols facility on Jurong Island here in H2 2002, CNI was told Friday.

A Shell communications officer said the polyols unit will be an integral part of Basell Eastern's $500m (Euro472m) investment in a styrene monomer/propylene oxide (SM/PO) facility.

Basell Eastern will produce 550 000 tonne/year of SM and 250 000 tonne/year of PO, using Shell's proprietary technology.

Shell has another, 85 000 tonne/year polyols unit on Jurong Island, managed by its subsidiary Seraya Chemicals Singapore.

By: Wing Gar Cheng
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