BASF/Dow see 300 000 tonne HP-PO plant onstream in '07
06 August 2003 17:03 [Source: ICIS news]
LONDON (CNI)--BASF and Dow Chemical disclosed on Wednesday that their planned worldscale hydrogen peroxide to propylene oxide (HP-PO) plant will be larger than originally expected but the earliest possible startup date has slipped to 2007 from 2006.
The German and US chemical companies said on Wednesday they have made significant progress in the development of the technology needed to build such a plant. Completion of pilot plant-scale research is expected by the end of this year. Engineering for the first worldscale HP-PO plant is expected to begin at that time.
Although the onstream schedule has slipped, the plant will a capacity of 300 000 tonnes/year, said Dow/BASF. Earlier this year David Pashalidis, Dow business director for PO and propylene glycol (PG), indicated to CNI the plant, which would take about three years to build, was likely to be around 250 000 tonne/year capacity.
Today BASF and Dow said they are reviewing integrated sites in the US and Europe owned by both companies as possible locations for the worldscale plant.
The main advantage of an HP-PO process, compared to currently practiced technologies, is that it makes propylene oxide without co-products. It also requires less infrastructure and has a smaller footprint and significantly lower capital costs. Such plants will be extremely cost-efficient even at lower capacity utilisation, explained BASF and Dow.
PO is used in the manufacture of polyurethanes, propylene glycol, chemical intermediates, flame retardants, synthetic lubricants, oil field drilling chemicals and textile surfactants.
By: Glenda Thisdell
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