Basell and Braskem sign Spherilene process development agreement
Braskem is a licensee of Basell's Spherilene process technology and has just completed an investment in a Spherilene pilot plant close to its Technology and Innovation Center in Triunfo.
Spherilene is a swing gas phase, modular process for the production of linear low density and high density polyethylene. The process can be operated with a single gas phase reactor for LLDPE production or with two reactors in cascade mode for production of bi-modal HDPE. Worldwide, eight plants utilize the Spherilene process technology with a total annual capacity of 1.6 million tonnes.
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