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    The inside story of metallocene polypropylene industry!

    • Last Update: 2022-08-29
    • Source: Internet
    • Author: User
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    The domestic mass production of metallocene polypropylene products is only Yanshan Petrochemical, Lanzhou Petrochemical, Yangzi Petrochemical, Dushanzi Petrochemical, Maoming Petrochemical, etc.
    are still brewing


    .


    LyondellBasell began to develop metallocene catalyst technology in the 1980s, and has the highest technology accumulation in the industry in terms of production sustainability, production stability, and catalyst control


    .


    There are few grades of metallocene polypropylene in the world, and the large-scale commercial grades account for about 20%


    .


    Taking LyondellBasell as an example, LyondellBasell has more than 20 kinds of metallocene polypropylene grades, but currently there are only 3-4 kinds of grades in mass production


    .


    After 2010, LyondellBasell gradually shut down metallocene polypropylene plants in many places around the world.
    At present, only one plant in South Korea with an annual production capacity of 100,000 tons is still in operation, and the output in 2020 is about 70,000-80,000 tons


    .


    Since China's metallocene polypropylene is concentrated in the production of medical and health scenarios and meltblown materials, China's imported metallocene polypropylene grades are more concentrated, mainly including LyondellBasell's Purell HM671T, ExxonMobil's Achieve 3825 and Achieve 3854 (the two have similar chemical properties), Total's MR2001, MR2002 and MR2007 and JPP's Wintec,


    etc.


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    With the improvement of the performance requirements of polypropylene products, the production technology of polypropylene has been continuously optimized, and the preparation of polypropylene by metallocene has become one of the high-end polypropylene preparation solutions


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    In terms of production, foreign research on metallocene polyolefins started early, and some leading companies have a relatively high market share


    .


    Among them, the annual output of metallocene polypropylene by individual metallocene polypropylene companies such as ExxonMobil and LyondellBasell is about 70,000-80,000 tons
    .

    Chinese Enterprises, Market and Demand

    Chinese Enterprises, Market and Demand

    Chinese Enterprises, Market and Demand

    Chinese Enterprises, Market and Demand

    Chinese Enterprises, Market and Demand

    PetroChina and Sinopec are the main companies investing in the research and development of metallocene polypropylene in China
    .

    Yanshan Petrochemical has always been a pioneer, and Maoming Petrochemical and Yangzi Petrochemical under Sinopec Group have the ability to realize continuous production of metallocene polypropylene
    .

    In 2020, the demand for metallocene polypropylene in China is about 102,000 tons, and the import dependence is high; the increase in demand for metallocene polypropylene in China in 2020 comes from the substantial increase in the demand for downstream meltblown materials; China's metallocene polypropylene is mainly used for meltblown materials Materials and other high-end medical fields, some products have regulatory and certification barriers
    .

    Metallocene polypropylene has higher cost, higher economics and higher price
    .

    Downstream B-end customers will weigh the utility and overpayment when deciding whether to use metallocene polypropylene.
    Manufacturers with non-rigid needs (high-end packaging) are less likely to accept metallocene polypropylene

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