I would like to ask about the production status of the propylene oxide HPPO process in foreign factories
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Currently, in China, there are two units using the HPPO process: Jilin Shenhua (400,000 tons) and Yueyang Changling (100,000 tons). However, their operation is highly unstable, with them either shut down or operating at low capacity. There are two explanations: one is that there are issues with the HPPO process used, and the other is that the high cost of hydrogen peroxide as a raw material leads to higher production costs, resulting in poor economic viability for the propylene oxide product. In the future, HPPO plants with capacities of 400,000 tons each at Changzhou Blue Planet Environmental New Materials and 120,000 tons at Nanjing Hongbaoli are planned to be put into operation. However, given the current operating conditions of HPPO plants in China, the progress of these two companies’ projects remains uncertain. What is the production capacity and operating status of HPPO plants abroad? Is there any friend who is quite familiar with this area? Could they introduce it to me? Thank you very much!
The information you have is roughly accurate. May I ask what specific aspects of foreign countries you would like to know about?
Due to the poor performance of HPPO units in China, I would like to know about the overall performance of HPPO units abroad – is it similar to that in China as well? Among foreign plants, I am particularly interested in those in Southeast Asia. After all, the propylene oxide produced by HPPO plants in Southeast Asia has a greater impact on the domestic market. Do you have any relevant information? Could you share it? Thank you!
The propylene oxide industry abroad is highly concentrated; companies such as Dow Chemical in the United States, Lyondell, and BASF in Germany are the major producers in the world, controlling the majority of the global propylene oxide market. Using the HPPO process, there is a 300,000-ton/year plant owned by BASF in Antwerp, Belgium, as well as a 390,000-ton/year propylene oxide production plant owned by Dow Chemical in Thailand; both of these plants utilize technology developed through a partnership between Dow and BASF. SKC has a 100,000-ton/year PO plant in Ulsan, South Korea, which employs patented technology from Evonik Industries and Wood.
How is the HPPO plant in Ulsan, South Korea, performing currently? Is driving fine? I saw reports before saying that his device caused a lot of problems while driving!
Red Perylene propylene oxide doesn’t seem to be the HPPO method
Red Baoli does not use the HPPO method. As for Changzhou Lanxing mentioned by the poster, is this company reliable? I don’t see any announcements about that. Additionally, Shandong Yangmei Hengtong also says it plans to build an HPPO process unit
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