LyondellBasell today announced the establishment of Sinopec Hainan Refining & Chemical Co. (Sinopec) to use LyondellBasell’s Hostalen “Advanced Cascade Process” (Hostalen ACP) technology in the new plant. The technology will be used in a 300 KTA high-density polyethylene (HDPE) plant under construction in Yangpu, Hainan Province, China. “Multi-peak HDPE resins play a key role in meeting the growing demand for high-value polyethylene products.” said Neil Nadalin, licensing director at LyondellBasell. Nadalin added: “The Hostalen ACP process is the leading low-pressure technology for delivering these benchmark polymer products. With the addition of new capacity, LyondellBasell has licensed more than 8,500 KTA HDPE benchmark multi-mode HDPE trans-resin processing technologies with a high stiffness/toughness balance for pressure piping, film and blow molding to produce high performance multi-modes. HDPE resins are highly impact resistant and highly resistant to stress cracking, and new licensees can participate hostalen ACP leverages LyondellBasell’s in-house expertise for ongoing technical, operational and product improvements to the TSP. In addition to the process, LyondellBasell’s portfolio of licensed polyolefin processes. Catalysts include Spheripolllll-the leading PP with a licensed capacity of more than 27 million tons, globally recognized quality levels and leading monomers, the first choice for process technology consumption and investment costs. Spherizone-Breakthrough multi-zone recirculation reactor provides a unique and innovative platform For the manufacture of polypropylene products with new structures and improved properties Lupotech Lowest running costs for the production of low density polyethylene (LDPE) ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) copolymers is the market leader in high pressure technology with high conversion and efficiency. Investment cost saving heat recovery systems Spherine for the production of flexible gaseous LLDPEPE, MDPE and HDPE Metocene PP Other technologies are single center catalyst systems Avant Advanced Ziegler-Produces special polypropylene products free of phthalates and chromium using Nattaa metallocene catalysts throughout the process.