Oman’s DRPIC picks Univation Tech for new polyethylene project

Oman’s DRPIC picks Univation Tech for new polyethylene project

Oman's Duqm Refinery and Petrochemical Industries Company (DRPIC) — a joint venture between OQ and Kuwait Petroleum Europe — has picked Univation Technologies' UNIPOL™ PE Process for the construction of a 480,000 TPY line at DRPIC Petrochemical Complex.The DRPIC Petrochemical Complex is located in Duqm on the Arabian Sea coast of Oman, approximately 600km south of Muscat.Following Univation's involvement, DRPIC will benefit from its conventional and advanced catalyst technology platforms, which include Univation's ACCLAIM™ HDPE Technology for manufacturing unimodal high-density polyethylene (HDPE) resins.Univation's broad product portfolio enables DRPIC with the necessary product flexibility required to satisfy a wide range of specialty as well as large volume applications covering both HDPE and linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE) markets.Commenting on the