Urethanes Technology: raw materials, table of PO (propylene oxide) and polyol suppliers

Update 17 July 1998

PO (Propylene Oxide) and Polyether Polyol suppliers
The following table reports details of the plant locations and capacities for two of the key raw materials used in the manufacture of polyurethanes - PO (propylene oxide) and their polyether polyol derivatives - together with indications of plans for expansions announced by the companies concerned.
Other tables on this site provide similar details for:

TDI (toluene diisocyanate)
MDI (methylene diphenyl diisocyanate)
The data in these tables is largely based on news reports in Urethanes Technology magazine; entries with the company name in BOLD type have been verified by the companies concerned, the other entries also had this opportunity but failed to respond to duplicate requests for their input to what I hope will be a useful item on our Web site.
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PO (Propylene Oxide) and Polyol Plants
Company name Region Location Material Capacity kt Expansions planned; kt

ARCO Chemical AMERICAS Bayport, Texas PO 552 -

ARCO Chemical AMERICAS Channelview, Texas PO Polyols 145 509 -

ARCO Chemical ASIA-PACIFIC Chiba, Japan PO 150 -

ARCO Chemical ASIA-PACIFIC Taiwan Polyether polyols 34 -

ARCO Chemical EUROPE Fos sur Mer, France PO 200 -

ARCO Chemical EUROPE Fos sur Mer, France Polyether polyols 136 -

ARCO Chemical EUROPE Botlek, NL PO 245 -

ARCO Chemical EUROPE Maasvlakte, NL PO 285 By 2000

ARCO Chemical EUROPE Rieme, Belgium Polyether polyols 75 -

ARCO Chemical ASIA-PACIFIC Indonesia Polyols 34 -

Asahi Electrochemical ASIA-PACIFIC - Polyether polyols 30 -

Asahi Electrochemical ASIA-PACIFIC - Polyester polyols 6 -

Asahi Glass ASIA-PACIFIC - PO 80 -

Asahi-Olin ASIA-PACIFIC - Polyether polyols 60 -

Atochem SA AMERICAS Channelview, Texas Poly BD ? -

Atochem SA EUROPE Lavera, France Poly BD 4 -

Basell EUROPE Moerdijk, NL PO 250 50/50 JV with BASF/Shell

BASF AG/Elastogran AMERICAS Geismar, LA Polyether polyols 145* *Total with W'dotte

BASF AG/Elastogran AMERICAS Wyandotte, MI Polyether polyols 145* *Total with Geismar

BASF AG/Elastogran AMERICAS Geismar, LA PolyTHF 14 -

BASF AG/Elastogran AMERICAS Clemson, S. Carolina Systems 10 -

BASF AG/Elastogran AMERICAS Mexico Polyether polyols 35 With Polioles

BASF AG/Elastogran ASIA-PACIFIC Yokkaichi, Japan THF/PolyTHF 13 -

BASF AG/Elastogran ASIA-PACIFIC Ulsan, Korea THF/PolyTHF 20 By 1998

BASF AG/Elastogran EUROPE Antwerp, Belgium Polyether polyols 65 -

BASF AG/Elastogran EUROPE Ludwigshafen, Germany PolyTHF 16 -

BASF AG/Elastogran EUROPE Schwarzheide, Germany Polyether polyols 72 -

BASF AG/Elastogran EUROPE Schwarzheide, Germany Polyester 19 22 by 1997

BASF AG/Elastogran EUROPE Zingonia, Ialy Polyester polyols 27 -

Bayer AG EUROPE Apichem SpA, Mussolente, Italy Polyol systems - -

Dai-Ichi Kogyo Seiyaku ASIA-PACIFIC - Polyols 18 -

Dainippon Ink & Chemicals ASIA-PACIFIC - Polyols 14.4 -

Dow Chemical AMERICAS Freeport, Texas PO 630 -

Dow Chemical AMERICAS Freeport, Texas Polyether polyols 450 -

Dow Chemical AMERICAS Plaquemine, Texas PO 285 -

Dow Chemical AMERICAS Sarnia, Canada Polyether polyols 68 -

Dow Chemical AMERICAS San Lorenzo, Argentina Polyether polyols 35 -

Dow Chemical AMERICAS Dow Quimica SA, Aratu, Brazil PO 90 -

Dow Chemical AMERICAS Dow Quimica SA, Guaruja, Brazil Polyether polyols 95 -

Dow Chemical AMERICAS Dow Quimica SA, Cartagena, Colombia Polyether polyols 15 -

Dow Chemical ASIA-PACIFIC Altona, Australia Polyether polyols 42 -

Dow Chemical ASIA-PACIFIC Map Tu Phut, Thailand Polyether polyols 18 -

Dow Chemical ASIA-PACIFIC Taiwan Polyether polyols 25 -

Dow Chemical ASIA-PACIFIC Ningbo, China Polyether polyols 20 -

Dow Chemical EUROPE Stade, Germany PO 230 -

Dow Chemical EUROPE Terneuzen, Holland Polyether polyols 260 -

Dow Chemical EUROPE Zwindrecht, Holland Polyether polyols 50 -

Dow Chemical EUROPE Tarragona, Spain Polyether polyols 58 -

Dow Chemical EUROPE Antwerp, Belgium Polyether polyols 50 -

Eastman Chemical Co AMERICAS Conroe, Texas Polyether polyols (toll) ? -

EniChem Polimeri EUROPE Priolo, Italy PO 100 -

EniChem Polimeri EUROPE Priolo, Italy Polyether polyols 80 -

EniChem Polimeri EUROPE Tertre, Belgium Polyether polyols 50 -

Hannam Chemical Co ASIA-PACIFIC - Polyether polyols 20 -

Hoocker SA EUROPE Barcelona, Spain Polyester polyols 3 -

Hoocker SA EUROPE Barcelona, Spain Polyesters 12 -

Huntsman Chemical Corp. AMERICAS Port Neches, Texas PO 300 -

ICI Polyurethanes AMERICAS Geismar, LA Polyether polyols ? -

ICI Polyurethanes AMERICAS Buenos Aires, Argentina Systems / Polyether polyols - -

ICI Polyurethanes ASIA-PACIFIC Botany, Australia Polyether polyols / Polyesters ? -

ICI Polyurethanes ASIA-PACIFIC Ennore, India Polyether polyols blending - -

ICI Polyurethanes ASIA-PACIFIC Tokuyama, Japan Polyesters ? -

ICI Polyurethanes ASIA-PACIFIC Kuan Yin, Taiwan Polyether polyols / MDI systems - -

ICI Polyurethanes EUROPE Wilton, UK Polyether polyols / Intermediates / Systs ? -

ICI Polyurethanes EUROPE Rozenburg, NL Polyether polyols 20 -

ICI Polyurethanes EUROPE, S Africa AECI, S Africa Polyether polyols 20 -

Kao Corp ASIA-PACIFIC - Polyether polyols 8 -

Korea Polyol Co ASIA-PACIFIC - Polyether polyols 40 -

Mitsui Toatsu ASIA-PACIFIC Chiba, Japan Polyether polyols 85 -

Mitsui Toatsu ASIA-PACIFIC Chiba, Japan Compounds 10 -

Mitsui Toatsu ASIA-PACIFIC Nagoya, Japan PO 36 -

Mitsui Toatsu ASIA-PACIFIC Nagoya, Japan Polyether polyols 85 -

Mitsui Toatsu ASIA-PACIFIC Nagoya, Japan Polymer polyols 16 -

Mitsui Toatsu ASIA-PACIFIC Nagoya, Japan Prepolymers 5 -

Mitsui Toatsu ASIA-PACIFIC Nagoya, Japan Compounds 10 -

Nihon Oils and Fats ASIA-PACIFIC - Polyether polyols 9 -

Nihon Oxirane ASIA-PACIFIC - PO 123 -

Polyurethane Specialties AMERICAS Lyndhurst NJ Polyesters 9 -

Pronor Petroquimica AMERICAS Camacari, Brazil Polyether polyols 2.5 -

Repsol Quimica SA EUROPE Puertollano, Spain Polyols 50 -

Sanyo Chemical Inds ASIA-PACIFIC - Polyether polyols 45 -

Shell Chemicals ASIA-PACIFIC Singapore PO 145 -

Shell Chemicals ASIA-PACIFIC Singapore Polyols 80 -

Shell Chemicals EUROPE Carrington, UK Polyols 25 -

Shell Chemicals EUROPE Foxhol, NL Polyols 7 -

Shell Chemicals EUROPE Moerdijk, NL PO 180 -

Shell Chemicals EUROPE Pernis, NL Polyols 140 -

Shell Chemicals EUROPE Pernis, NL Polyols 45 On stream 1998

Showa Denko ASIA-PACIFIC - PO 35 -

Tai Chin Chem Ind Co ASIA-PACIFIC Kaohsiung, Taiwan Polyesters 3 -

Texaco Chemical Co AMERICAS Port Neches, Texas PO 300 Sold to Huntsman

Thai PU Ind Co ASIA-PACIFIC Rayong, Thailand Polyether polyols 24 -

Toho Chiba Chemical ASIA-PACIFIC - Polyether polyols 10 -

Tokuyama Soda ASIA-PACIFIC - PO 30 -

Unichema EUROPE Gouda, NL Polyester polyols 10 -

Witco SA EUROPE St Pierre les Elbeuf, F Prepols 'several kt' -

Yukong Ltd ASIA-PACIFIC Ulsan, Korea PO 140 -

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