Clariant & Lummus Novolen to jointly invest in polypropylene catalyst production

摘要

CLARIANT and Lummus Novolen will jointly invest about CHF 65 million in this new state-of-the-art polypropylene catalyst production line at Clariant's catalyst production hub in Louisville, Kentucky, USA. The plant is expected to be on stream in 2015. By leveraging the successful licensing and process design experience of Lummus Novolen and the strong catalyst R&D capabilities of Clariant, the two companies expect to further strengthen their joint position in polypropylene catalyst. The polypropylene Ziegler-Natta catalyst market is expected to continue the high growth pace shown over the last decade with estimated growth rates of more than five percent in the next five years.