Basell building second PP compounding facility in China

Basell has begun construction of its second polypropylene compounding facility in China at Guangzhou Nansha.

“As the leading global supplier of polypropylene compounds to the automotive, appliance, electrical and electronics sectors, Basell is strongly committed to further growing our presence in China to address the continuous increase in demand,” said Frank Noeltgen, Basell’s vice president for automotive in Asia Pacific.

The new facility, to be operated by Guangzhou Basell Advanced Polyolefins Co. Ltd., will have an initial annual capacity of 15,000 tonnes and will supply polypropylene composites and alloy materials to the automotive and appliances industry. “This initial capacity can be easily expanded to more than 50,000 tonnes based on future demand growth,” said Noeltgen.

“In addition to our first Chinese PP compounding facility in , our second plant will help us to better serve our customers in the south of with high quality products and services that meet their increased expectations,” he added.

The Nansha facility is scheduled to come on-stream in September 2008.