Engineering Nayara Energy Starts Up New Polypropylene Plant in India

Source: Press release W. R. Grace 2 min Reading Time

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Nayara Energy has chosen Grace’s Unipol PP process technology for its new 450 kilotons per annum polypropylene plant in Gujarat, India. With this, the company aims to produce an entire range of PP grades suitable for resins in pharmaceutical, health and hygiene industry applications.

W. R. Grace & Co. has announced that Nayara Energy has successfully started-up its new 450 KTA Unipol PP process technology plant in Gujarat, India.(Source:  Pixabay)
W. R. Grace & Co. has announced that Nayara Energy has successfully started-up its new 450 KTA Unipol PP process technology plant in Gujarat, India.
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Maryland/USA – W. R. Grace & Co. (Grace) has recently announced that Nayara Energy has successfully started-up its new 450 kilotons per annum (KTA) Unipol PP process technology plant in Vadinar, Gujarat, India.

Using Grace’s non-phthalate Consista catalysts with the Unipol PP process technology, Nayara Energy is producing an entire range of PP grades suitable for resins in pharmaceutical, health and hygiene industry applications. Nayara is also utilizing Grace’s Unipol Unippac process control software to operate the plant with optimal performance.

Sergey Denisov, Chief Development Officer, Nayara Energy said: “We are glad to partner with Grace for our first PP unit which is a big milestone in the company’s growth journey. We aim to produce the best quality non-phthalate based homopolymer, random copolymer, and impact copolymer polypropylene resin for domestic and international markets.”

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Commenting on Nayara Energy’s foray into the petrochemicals sector, Alessandro des Dorides, CEO Nayara Energy said: “The petrochemical industry is growing aggressively in India and today there is increasing demand for innovative products for wide ranging applications. Leveraging strong partnerships to create best-in-class offerings, Nayara Energy aims to set new quality benchmarks for our clients. With this latest foray Nayara Energy aims to capture around 8 % market share and be a strong partner to India’s energy security needs.”

Thomas Deman, President, Specialty Catalysts, Supply Chain and Procurement, Grace, said: “We are pleased to support Nayara Energy’s growth using our licensing technology coupled with our catalysts and process control software. This combination will help optimize their reactor performance and enable the Vadinar refinery to serve the growing demand for polypropylene in the region.”

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