(gv) -- LyondellBasell has announced the launch of a new family of 5th generation non-phthalate catalysts for polypropylene production. These catalysts will be sold under the existing Avant trade name and complement the company's 3rd-, 4th- and 5th generation Ziegler-Natta PP catalysts.
Jim Seward, LyondellBasell Director of Catalyst and Licensing Business said: "This development aligns with a continued market interest in using existing fifth-generation diether and succinate catalysts for a range of product applications. For example, there is a market trend to extend the use of diether catalysts, already the established benchmark for the production of polymers used in spun-bond fiber, high melt flow impact copolymers and random copolymer, to also produce BOPP and raffia grades."
LyondellBasell Industries is a public multinational chemical company based in Rotterdam, Netherlands. It is the largest producer of polypropylene and polypropylene compounds; a leading producer of propylene oxide, polyethylene, ethylene and propylene; a global leader in polyolefins technology; and a producer of refined products, including biofuels. Additionally, LyondellBasell is a leading provider of technology licenses and a supplier of catalysts for polyolefin production. LyondellBasell produces polyolefin catalysts in Ferrara, Italy, Frankfurt and Ludwigshafen, Germany and Edison, N.J.
The Avant catalyst range comprises of the following families:
Avant ZN - Ziegler-Natta catalysts for polypropylene
Avant Z - Ziegler catalysts for polyethylene
Avant C - Chromium catalysts for polyethylene
Avant M - Metallocene catalysts for polypropylene
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