巴西國家化學(xué)公司美國德州新聚丙烯工廠投產(chǎn)

據(jù)ICIS網(wǎng)站9月10日消息 根據(jù)周四的新聞稿，巴西國家化學(xué)公司已經(jīng)在其位于德克薩斯州拉波特市的新聚丙烯（PP）工廠開始商業(yè)化生產(chǎn)。

新工廠每年可生產(chǎn)45萬噸聚丙烯，包括聚丙烯產(chǎn)品組合中的廣泛產(chǎn)品，如均聚物、沖擊共聚物和無規(guī)共聚物。

現(xiàn)場施工于2017年10月開始，機(jī)械竣工完成于2020年6月。

巴西國家化學(xué)美國分公司首席執(zhí)行官M(fèi)ark Nikolich表示：“我們在拉波特市新建的世界級聚丙烯生產(chǎn)線開始商業(yè)生產(chǎn)，這明確肯定了巴西國家化學(xué)公司作為北美聚丙烯市場領(lǐng)導(dǎo)者的地位。我們投資7.5億美元在美洲最大的聚丙烯生產(chǎn)線，以及自2008年以來在北美的第一個(gè)新聚丙烯工廠，反映了我們對滿足客戶當(dāng)前和長期需求的持久承諾。”

聚丙烯北美公司副總裁Alexandre Elias評論道：“我們新生產(chǎn)線的啟動正值北美聚丙烯行業(yè)最需要之時(shí)。市場已經(jīng)適應(yīng)了COVID-19的流行，北美的需求已經(jīng)恢復(fù)到COVID-19之前的水平。這種需求，加上該行業(yè)最近的運(yùn)營挑戰(zhàn)，造成了北美客戶需要我們支持的局面?！?/span>

除了供應(yīng)美國聚丙烯市場，巴西國家化學(xué)公司還致力于為南美、歐洲和亞洲的客戶提供擴(kuò)大的美國產(chǎn)能。

2020年6月，巴西國家化學(xué)公司宣布選擇南卡羅來納州的查爾斯頓作為全球出口中心，為巴西國家化學(xué)公司的美國聚丙烯生產(chǎn)設(shè)施提供包裝、倉儲和出口運(yùn)輸服務(wù)。預(yù)計(jì)該中心將能夠支持聚丙烯和特種聚合物的出口約4.5億磅/年（20.4萬噸/年）。

聚丙烯用于包裝、繩索、地毯、塑料部件、揚(yáng)聲器和汽車部件。

美國主要聚丙烯生產(chǎn)商包括巴西國家化學(xué)公司、埃克森美孚、福爾摩沙、英力士、利安德巴賽爾、Pinnacle聚合物公司、菲利普斯66和道達(dá)爾石化。

王磊 摘譯自 ICIS

原文如下：

Braskem starts up new US Texas PP plant

Braskem has launched commercial production at its new polypropylene (PP) facility in La Porte, Texas, according to a Thursday press release.

The new plant can produce 450,000 tonnes/year of PP, including a broad range of products within the PP portfolio such as homopolymers, impact copolymers and random copolymers.

Construction at the site began in October 2017 and mechanical completion was achieved in June 2020.

Mark Nikolich, Braskem America CEO, stated, “The launch of commercial production at our new world class polypropylene production line in La Porte clearly affirms Braskem’s position as the North American polypropylene market leader. Our investment of $750m in the largest polypropylene production line in the Americas, and the first new polypropylene plant in North America since 2008, reflects our enduring commitment to meeting the needs of our clients today and for the long-term.”

“The startup of our new production line comes at a time when the North American polypropylene industry needs it most. The market has adapted to the COVID-19 pandemic and demand in North America has recovered to pre-COVID-19 levels. This demand, coupled with recent operating challenges in the industry, has created a situation where clients in North America need our support,” commented Alexandre Elias, vice president, Polypropylene North America.

In addition to supplying the US PP market, Braskem also aims to support clients in South America, Europe and Asia with their expanded US capacity.

In June 2020, Braskem announced that it had selected Charleston, South Carolina as the location of a global export hub to provide packaging, warehousing and export shipping services to support Braskem’s US PP production facilities. The hub is expected to be able to support exports of around 450m lb/year (204,000 tonnes/year) of PP and specialty polymers.

PP is used for packaging, ropes, carpets, plastic parts, loudspeakers and automotive parts.

Major US PP producers include Braskem, ExxonMobil, Formosa, INEOS, LyondellBasell, Pinnacle Polymers, Phillips 66 and Total Petrochemicals.