Oriental Energy to build the first UNIPOL polypropylene unit in East China coastal area.

Oriental Energy has signed a license with Union Carbide Chemicals & Plastics Technology LLC, a wholly owned Subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: Dow), for UNIPOL™ Polypropylene Process Technology for a 400 KTA polypropylene plant.

Oriental Energy's plant will produce homopolymers, impact copolymers and random copolymers using propylene sourced from their upstream propane dehydrogenation unit.

"We chose Dow for our first unit because UNIPOL is the industry leading polypropylene (PP) manufacturing technology due to Dow's superb R&D capability and licensing expertise," said Mr. Wang of Oriental Energy. "With Dow, we will exceed market demands for high-quality random copolymer, homopolymer and impact copolymer polypropylene."

The plant will be located in Zhangjiagang in Jiangsu province. This will be the first Dow UNIPOL PP unit in the East China coastal area, the center of the Chinese PP market.

"With UNIPOL PP Process Technology, Oriental Energy will produce PP resins that will give fabricators the opportunity to produce PP products that are lighter, clearer and cleaner, properties PP customers are always seeking," said Tracy Cleckler, global commercial director for Dow Plastics Licensing & Catalysts. "Oriental Energy will also be able to make PP resins that allow fabricators to run their lines at a faster rate, benefiting from the higher melt flow capability of some of the UNIPOL product grades."

There are currently 48 operating lines worldwide using UNIPOL Polypropylene Technology from Dow Performance Plastics Licensing and Catalysts. The UNIPOL Polypropylene Process is an all gas-phase process for producing the broadest range of polypropylene resins. Its simple design is consistent in terms of product quality and energy efficiency, requiring no equipment for handling, separating or recycling solvents. The system's fluidized-bed reactors and high performance CONSISTA™ and SHAC™ Catalyst Systems give manufacturers the flexibility to produce homopolymers, random copolymers and impact copolymers.

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