據ICIS網站9月10日消息 根據周四的新聞稿，巴西國家化學公司已經在其位于德克薩斯州拉波特市的新聚丙烯（PP）工廠開始商業化生產。

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

現場施工于2017年10月開始，機械竣工完成于2020年6月。

巴西國家化學美國分公司首席執行官Mark Nikolich表示：“我們在拉波特市新建的世界級聚丙烯生產線開始商業生產，這明確肯定了巴西國家化學公司作為北美聚丙烯市場領導者的地位。我們投資7.5億美元在美洲最大的聚丙烯生產線，以及自2008年以來在北美的第一個新聚丙烯工廠，反映了我們對滿足客戶當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：“我們新生產線的啟動正值北美聚丙烯行業最需要之時。市場已經適應了COVID-19的流行，北美的需求已經恢復到COVID-19之前的水平。這種需求，加上該行業最近的運營挑戰，造成了北美客戶需要我們支持的局面。”

除了供應美國聚丙烯市場，巴西國家化學公司還致力于為南美、歐洲和亞洲的客戶提供擴大的美國產能。

2020年6月，巴西國家化學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，為巴西國家化學公司的美國聚丙烯生產設施提供包裝、倉儲和出口運輸服務。預計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、揚聲器和汽車部件。

美國主要聚丙烯生產商包括巴西國家化學公司、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.