W o r l d Polyolefin Plant Capacity Producer
She
{Esfîmafed,
million pounds annually)
Type
Producer
United S t a t e s Union Carbide S. Charleston. \V. Y a. Texas O t \ . Tex. Seadritt, Tex. Torranee. ( alit. W h i t i n g . Ind. Institute·. W \ ' a . Seadritt. Tex. D u Pont, Orai ι lie. Tex. National Petro-Chemic;ds Tuscola. 111. Houston. Tex. E a s t m a n , L o n g v i e w . I ex. Phillips, Pasadena. Tex M o n s a n t o , Texas C i t \ . Tex. Spencer, Orange. Tex. Koppers Port Arthur. Tex. Port Heading. X. }. Dow Freeport. Tex. Bav Citv. Mieh. C e l a n e s e , Pasadena. Τ ι X. Grace, Baton B o u g e . 1 -a. Ilercules Parlin, X. J. Parlin, X. J. H u m b l e , Bav town, Tex
70 C55 60 60
—·.*>.» 30 25 200
( a)ii\ eutional ( à MIX eutional ( "oii\ eutional ( a)ii\'eutional ( "on\ eutional Ziegler Phillips ( Όιιν eutional
10O ( i o n x t n l i o n a l 7 5 " ( 'oii\ eut ional S.V ( anivent ional Phillips 75 65 C !onv eutional 90" ( otsv eutional 25
C e l e n e i Edison-FCC ) Sol ν a y Asfaîti Pi i tu mi Coinlutstibili Liquidi
Société Ethylene P l a s t i q u e Société Ethylene Plastique .Vormamlie Manufacture Normandie d e P « h ethylene Société Normande de Matériels Pîatiques Naphtachimie ( British Petroleum & Pécluiiey )
Austria
40 50
C a u i \ eutional Ziegler Phillips Phillips
30 20 40"
Ziegler Polypropylene Polypropylene
—
24" 15'
i onv entional Phillips
22
( 'onv e n t i o n a l
22
( 'onv e n t i o n a l
2 \
ί "οη\ entional
13
Phillips
1 I"
Ziegler
y
Ziegler
Netherlands D u t c h State Mines
50''
Type
France
C !onv eutional Ziegler
3o
She
1 3"
( ! D I I \ eut i t . n a l
D a i i u b i a Petroehemie Monteeatini-StickstofFvverke)
P..1 \ p r o p \ l e n e
Spain 13"
Union Quimica
Co»
itional
Belgium Canada C a n a d i a n Industries Ltd. E d m o n t o n , Alta. U n i o n C a r b i d e , Montreal, Q u e . D u Pont, Sarnia, Ont. D o w , Sarnia, Ont.
Petroeliîm-Uiiion Carbide 40" 40" 25" -10"
C o m eutional C Conventional Low-pressure Ziegler
Br axil Union Carbide Industria C h i m i c a Electro Chloro
8-10 8-10" 10"
Conventional Phillips Ziegler
14"
Phillips
Hoechst Hibernia-Huels Buhrchimie-Rheinpreussen B a d i s c h e Aniîîn u n d Soda F a b r i k
75 13" 44 17 17 11" 11
Conventional Phillips Ziegler Polypropylene Ziegler Ziegler Conventional
44" 44 4
Polypropylene Conventional Ziegler
Italy Montecatini
United Kingdom ICI British Hydrocarbon C h e m i c a l s ( British Petroleum-Distillers Ltd.) Union Carbide Monsanto Shell
200"
( 'onv e n t i o n a l
24" 20 20" 2
Phillips l 'nnvcntinnal Conventional Ziegler
ICI
Conventional
India
Germany B h e i n i s c h e Olefin Werke (BASF-Shell)
Conventional
Australia
Mexico Petroleus M e x i c a n o s
Planned
Allvali and C h e m i c a l National Carbon ICI
12 6" Planned
Conventional Conventional Conventional
Japan 22 30" 20" 20" 14" 10"
Sumitomo Mitsibushi-Yoka Mitsui Showadenko Fadkuknra Nissan Chemical I n d . α &
Conventional Conventional Ziegler Phillips Std ( I n d ) Polypropylene
Expansion or entire unit now under eonstruetion Further expansion under way
DEC.
8,
1958 C S E N
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