Dow-Siam Thailand HPPO plant completes full capacity performance test

04 January 2012 16:20  [Source: ICIS news]

HOUSTON (ICIS)--Dow Chemical’s joint-venture 390,000 tonne/year propylene oxide (PO) plant with Thailand’s Siam Cement Group (SGC) has completed a full capacity performance test, finalising its start-up, officials said on Wednesday.

The plant near Map Ta Phut, Thailand, operates on hydrogen peroxide to propylene oxide (HPPO) technology.

Dow and Siam began feeding raw material into the plant in September. The facility reached stable production levels in October, they said in a joint statement.

“Dow’s investment in this new facility strategically enhances its existing position as the global capacity leader in PO and better positions its derivative businesses such as polyurethanes and propylene glycol,” said Steven English, global vice president for Dow Polyurethanes.

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By: Stefan Baumgarten
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