Polypropylene Homopolymer via Bulk Process - Cost Analysis - Polypropylene E11A

This report presents a cost analysis of Polypropylene (PP) homopolymer production from polymer grade (PG) propylene using a bulk phase polymerization process. The process examined is similar to the processes LyondellBasell Spheripol and Mitsui Hypol II. This process is based on the polymerization of liquid PG propylene, in loop reactors, to produce PP homopolymer. This in-depth, independent study provides readers with key and hard-to-find information regarding a production process technology and its economics, such as a description of the manufacturing process and industrial site installations, plant construction cost breakdown, production cost breakdown, and raw materials consumption figures. It was developed according to a consistent methodology refined by Intratec Solutions over more than 12 years, which involves extensive bibliographic research and data gathering/validation, process simulations and robust cost models.