Grace Licenses Additional UNIPOL® Polypropylene Process Technology to Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited
June 18 2024 - 8:04AM
W. R. Grace & Co. (Grace), the world’s leading independent
supplier of polypropylene (PP) process technology and polyolefin
catalyst technology, today announced that Bharat Petroleum
Corporation Limited (BPCL), the second largest Indian oil marketing
company, has expanded its licenses for Grace’s UNIPOL® PP process
technology. BPCL will implement the technology using CONSISTA®
catalysts on a new 400 kilotons per annum (KTA) reactor unit in
Kochi, Kerala, India and a 550 KTA reactor unit in Bina, Madhya
Pradesh, India.
Thomas Deman, President, Specialty Catalysts, Supply Chain and
Procurement, Grace, said: “These two new licenses are evidence of
the value BPCL derives from working with Grace. Our process
technology and catalysts will enable them to produce a wide range
of high-quality polypropylene resins, and our expertise will help
optimize their reactors to meet the growing demand taking place in
India. Grace is proud to support BPCL.”
With more than 33 million tons of global licensed production
capacity and more than 4,500 KTA in India, Grace is a leading
global licensor of polypropylene process technology. Fully
recyclable, the high-performance polypropylene resins produced
using UNIPOL® PP process technology are ubiquitous and can be found
in automotive parts, packaging, and consumer goods.
For more information about Grace’s UNIPOL® PP technology visit
the website.
About Grace
Built on talent, technology, and trust, Grace, a Standard
Industries company, is a global leader in specialty chemicals. The
company’s two industry-leading business segments—Catalyst
Technologies and Materials Technologies—provide innovative
products, technologies, and services that enhance the products and
processes of its customers around the world. With approximately
4,000 employees, Grace operates and/or sells to customers in more
than 100 countries. More information about Grace is available at
grace.com. GRACE® is a registered trademark in the United States
and/or other countries of W. R. Grace & Co.-Conn.
About Grace’s UNIPOL®
PP Technology
Grace's all gas-phase UNIPOL® PP technology delivers innovative
solutions for a Plant Lifetime Performance™ commitment to its
licensees, allowing them to successfully participate in today’s
highly competitive global polypropylene resin market. The UNIPOL®
PP technology community, with more than 100 reactor lines licensed
worldwide, manufacture the broadest range of PP homopolymers,
random and impact copolymers, plus terpolymers in the industry with
a choice of close to 300 standard grades.
The UNIPOL® PP technology is a state-of-the-art engineering
solution that achieves mechanical and operational simplicity and
delivers lower total installed cost and lower operating expense,
accelerated project schedules, fast start-ups, adaptable grade
transitions, and business results for customers.
Product and economic performance are derived from the unique
combination of Grace’s proprietary UNIPOL® PP technology, CONSISTA®
catalyst and donor systems, UNIPOL UNIPPAC® process control
software, REFLECTN™ plant simulator software, and global technical
service and support. This provides all licensees with an
unparalleled advantage that enables them to achieve optimum Plant
Lifetime Performance™ and better business results.
UNIPOL® and UNIPOL UNIPPAC® are trademarks of The Dow Chemical
Company or an affiliated company of Dow. W. R. Grace &
Co.-Conn. and/or its affiliates are licensed to use the UNIPOL® and
UNIPOL UNIPPAC® trademarks in the area of polypropylene. CONSISTA®
is a trademark, registered in the United States and/or other
countries, of W. R. Grace & Co.-Conn. PLANT LIFETIME
PERFORMANCE™ and REFLECTN™ are trademarks of W. R. Grace &
Co.-Conn.
About Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd.
(BPCL):
Fortune Global 500 Company, Bharat Petroleum is the second
largest Indian Oil Marketing Company and one of the integrated
energy companies in India, engaged in refining of crude oil and
marketing of petroleum products, with presence in the upstream and
downstream sectors of the oil and gas industry. The company
attained the coveted Maharatna status, joining the club of
companies having greater operational & financial autonomy.
Bharat Petroleum’s Refineries at Mumbai, Kochi and Bina have a
combined refining capacity of around 35.3 MMTPA. Its marketing
infrastructure includes a network of installations, depots, energy
stations, aviation service stations and LPG distributors.
Bharat Petroleum is integrating its strategy, investments,
environmental and social ambitions to move towards a sustainable
planet.
With a focus on sustainable solutions, the company is developing
an ecosystem and a road-map to become a Net Zero Energy Company by
2040, in Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions. Bharat Petroleum has been
partnering communities by supporting several initiatives connected
primarily in the areas of education, water conservation, skill
development, health, community development, capacity building and
employee volunteering. With ‘Energising Lives’ as its core purpose,
Bharat Petroleum’s vision is to be an admired global energy company
leveraging talent, innovation & technology.
Contact:Peter MurdzaW. R. Grace & Co.T +1
443-766-3634peter.murdza@grace.com