LyondellBasell (LYB) Technology Chosen for Inner Mongolia Plants
LyondellBasell Industries N.V. LYB announced that Inner Mongolia Rongxin Co., Ltd. will deploy LyondellBasell Spheripol and Hostalen Advanced Cascade Process technologies in its new plant.
The process technology will be used to build a 500 kilotons per year (KTA) Spheripol polypropylene plant and a 400 KTA Hostalen ACP high-density polyethylene plant in Ordos City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, the People’s Republic of China.
Spheripol technology is the top polypropylene (PP) processing technology, with more than 35 million tons of licensed capacity. The latest fifth-generation Spheripol technology incorporates process enhancements that increase operating efficiency. The facility will begin operations with Avant ZN catalyst.
The Hostalen ACP process technology produces high-performance, multi-modal HDPE resins with industry-leading stiffness/toughness balance, impact resistance, high stress cracking resistance, and process benefits for use in pressure pipe, film, and blow molding applications. The Hostalen ACP facility will begin operations with Avant Z501 and Avant Z509-1 catalysts, producing a full spectrum of multi-modal HDPE products.
Shares of LyondellBasell have gained 15% over the past year against the 6.3% decline of its industry.
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The company expects seasonally slow demand and economic uncertainty in the first quarter of 2024. Low ethane raw material costs continue to enhance North American Olefins & Polyolefins profits, while regional demand improves modestly. LYB expects oxyfuels and refining margins to be within normal winter seasonal levels.
Seasonal demand is projected to improve in the spring and summer across worldwide markets. LYB aims to run Olefins & Polyolefins Americas assets at around 80%, and Olefins & Polyolefins EAI assets and Intermediates & Derivatives assets at roughly 75%.
LyondellBasell Industries N.V. Price and Consensus
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LyondellBasell currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).
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