Grace announces startup of Nayara Energy's 450 KTA polypropylene plant

W. R. Grace & Co. (Grace), the world's leading independent supplier of polypropylene (PP) process technology and polyolefin catalyst technology, announced that Nayara Energy Limited successfully started-up its new 450 kilotons per annum (KTA) UNIPOL PP process technology plant in Vadinar, Gujarat, India. Using Grace's non-phthalate CONSISTA catalysts with the UNIPOL PP process technology, Nayara Energy is producing an entire range of PP grades suitable for resins in pharmaceutical, health and hygiene industry applications. Nayara is also utilizing Grace's UNIPOL UNIPPAC process control software to operate the plant with optimal performance. Sergey Denisov, Chief Development Officer, Nayara Energy said: "We are glad to partner with Grace for our first PP unit which is a big milestone in the company's growth journey. We aim to produce the best quality non-phthalate based homopolymer, random copolymer, and impact copolymer polypropylene resin for domestic and international markets."