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As of 1st January 2021, BP Petrochemicals business has been sold to Ineos
BP Chemicals Ltd, a world-class chemicals manufacturer, established Saltend Chemicals Park in 2009. Today a number of leading organisations operate on the 370-acre site, sharing an established infrastructure and extensive provision of services, feedstocks and utilities, enabling them to drive down costs, increase efficiency and boost profitability.
Saltend Chemicals Park is the European centre for BP’s Acetyls Business Unit and BP own and operate 2 world-scale acetyls plants here.
These plants are the largest producers of Acetic Acid in Europe.
Acetic acid plays an important part in the manufacture of films, fibres, fabric, washing powder and food packaging. Acetic Anhydride, also produced here on site, is used in making cellulose acetate which is found in textiles and plastics. It is also used in pharmaceuticals.
HRTC is a world-class research centre, with strong focus on process technology, providing an integrated technical offer for catalyst discovery, process development and commercialisation. It has a track record of commercialising 3 processes in the last 15 years.
Expert chemistry and catalysis skills are matched with advanced experimental techniques, including High Throughput Experimentation, bench scale chemistry, autoclaves and once through units. Pilot/demonstration units are operated continuously with full maintenance, engineering and analytical support.
Throughout design, commissioning, licensing and continuous improvement, the new processes and manufacturing plants are supported by a team of engineers and scientists from within HRTC.
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BP Chemical Ltd also offers: Vinyl acetate copolymers Vinyl acetate Trimellitate esters Styrene polymers sec-Amyl alcohol Propylene glycol derivatives Propyl acetate Propene Propane Polystyrene foamable beads Polystyrene expandable Polystyrene beads Polystyrene Polypropylene glycols Polyoxypropylene esters Polyoxyethylene glycols Polyoxyethylene glycerol derivatives Polyoxyethylene ethers Polyoxyethylene castor oil derivatives Polyoxyethylene amines Polyoxyethylene alkylphenols Polyoxyalkylene glycols Polyisobutylene Polyethylene-propylene glycols Polyethylene thermoplastics Polyethylene low density (LDPE) Polyethylene linear low density Polyethylene high density (HDPE) Polyethylene glycol waxes Polyethylene beads Polybutenes Poly(ethane diols) Plasticizers Phthalates Phenylethylene Phenolic resins, water soluble Phenolic resins Phenol-formaldehyde resins Pentane-2,4-dione peroxide Oxoalcohols Oxirane Oil field chemicals Octyl alcohol o-Xylene Naphtha (coal), solvent-refining Naphtha n-Butyl acetate Methyl glycol esters Methoxyhexanone Lubricants, water-based
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