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CSJC Nizhnekamsk Refinery selects Spherizone technology for a new 200 KT per year PP plant in Russia

09 Aug 2006 - CSJC Nizhnekamsk Refinery has selected Basell's Spherizone technology for a new 200 KT per year polypropylene plant to be built at Nizhnekamsk, Russia as part of a major refinery and petrochemical complex expansion. The project is scheduled for completion in 2011.
 
"Nine Spherizone process plants have already been licensed in eight different countries, including locations in The Americas, the Middle East, Asia and Western and Eastern Europe," said Just Jansz, president of Basell's Technology Business, who attended the signing ceremony in Nizhnekamsk. "These companies understand the importance of differentiation to capture maximum value and maintain business profitability throughout the industry cycle."
 
Spherizone technology is an advanced manufacturing process for the production of polypropylene. It uses a unique, multi-zone circulating reactor system.