Saudi Arabia\u2019s National Petrochemical Industrial Co. (NATPET), a major producer of propylene and polypropylene, plans to highlight advances in several of its material grades at K 2019, taking place Oct. 16-23 in Dusseldorf, Germany. It will mark the firm\u2019s fourth consecutive appearance at this large, triennial plastics fair.<\/p>\n
On Stand A74 in Hall 8B, NATPET will be showcasing the following products: Recently developed polypropylene grades \u2013\u2013 R40MLT-MG, R25MLT-MG and H12MLT-MG \u2013\u2013 targeting healthcare and medical applications. NATPET is the first and only producer in the Middle East and Africa to manufacture such resins for these demanding markets. A new random copolymer PP grade \u2013\u2013 R70MLT \u2013\u2013 that delivers higher melt flow rates to speed up production output; and a newly commercialized, phenol-free fiber grade \u2013\u2013 H25FBF \u2013\u2013 for the production of bulk continuous filaments (BCF), continuous filaments (CF) and staple fiber. The material also can be used in carpet and upholstery, and in some automotive compounding applications.<\/p>\n
\u201cAdditionally,\u201d said Chief Commercial Officer Jamal Malaikah, \u201cat our booth we will be offering both existing and potential customers technical awareness sessions on different NATPET grades, and providing information how best to optimize use of these grades for maximum commercial feasibility.\u201d<\/p>\n
Machine manufacturer FANUC Deutschland GmbH will be running NATPET grades on its K Show booth: they will be making parts from medical-grade R40MLT-MG resin on Booth A60 in Hall 14.<\/p>\n
NATPET also cited its ongoing cooperation with Milliken Chemical, which began more than eight years ago, with the aim of improving the optical properties of random copolymer and other PP grades used in thermoforming. \u201cWe believe this joint development has added value to both firms,\u201d Malaikah said, \u201cand we believe there is good reason for further cooperation.\u201d<\/p>\n
NATPET, meanwhile, continues to expand, having become the sole owner of Bonar NATPET Geosynthetics by acquiring the 50 percent share of the foreign partner (Low & Bonar) from U.K. Bonar NATPET is selling its PP fibers to well-known companies worldwide, and has become the geotextiles market leader in the Middle East. NATPET is investing to further broaden the company\u2019s PP fiber production capabilities.<\/p>\n
Separately, NATPET has gained a new partner in NATPET Schulman Speciality Plastic Compounds (NSSPC) \u2013\u2013 one of its compounding plants \u2013\u2013 following the purchase by LyondellBasell of A. Schulman Inc.\u2019s global compounding business. NATPET holds a 50 percent stake in that joint venture, which produces high-quality compounds for automotive, home appliance and other applications.<\/p>\n
Founded in 1999, NATPET operates a 400,000 metric-ton-per-year polypropylene plant in Yanbu Industrial City on Saudi Arabia\u2019s west coast, producing a wide range of polypropylene products using the state-of-the-art Spheripol\u00ae<\/sup> process licensed from LyondellBasell. The company also produces its own, high-quality main raw material, propylene, through an integrated propane dehydrogenation (PDH) plant on the site.<\/p>\n For more information, please visit us at the K Show (Stand A74 in Hall 8B).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Saudi Arabia\u2019s National Petrochemical Industrial Co., a major producer of propylene and polypropylene, plans to highlight advances in several…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":16903,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,16],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-16902","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-plas-tv-meldungen-auf-der-startseite-unterhalb-slider","category-plast-tv-textmeldungen"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/plas.tv\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16902","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/plas.tv\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/plas.tv\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plas.tv\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plas.tv\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16902"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/plas.tv\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16902\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16904,"href":"https:\/\/plas.tv\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16902\/revisions\/16904"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plas.tv\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/16903"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/plas.tv\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16902"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plas.tv\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16902"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plas.tv\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16902"},{"taxonomy":"series","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plas.tv\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fseries&post=16902"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}