A key step to commercialize acetic
acid-to-acrylic acid technology
Celanese Corporation (NYSE: CE), a global chemical and specialty
materials company, today announced that its subsidiary, Celanese
(Nanjing) Chemical Co. Ltd., has recently signed a tri-party
agreement with SOUTHWEST INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL CO., LTD. (SWCHEM),
based in Chengdu, China, and YANKUANG LUNAN CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
(LUNAN), based in Teng Zhou, China, to build a Pilot Scale-up Unit
(PSU) in Teng Zhou, China, to test industrial scale production of
acrylic acid using acetic acid as the principal raw material.
Celanese and SWCHEM are jointly developing an innovative
technology of producing acrylic acid with the process of acetic
acid formaldehyde condensation based on Celanese’s original
proprietary research in this field. Under the terms of the
agreement, LUNAN will build an industrial scale pilot plant to
finish commercial production trials.
“I am delighted that the collaboration between Celanese and
SWCHEM has enabled us to reach such a critical milestone in the
development of this new technology to produce acrylic acid from
acetic acid. This could create additional demand for acetic acid
while also improving the supply options for acrylic acid
consumers,” said John Fotheringham, Senior Vice President of
Celanese’s Acetyls business.
“SWCHEM has a longstanding relationship with Celanese dating
back to 2008,” said Mr. Chen Jiang, President of SWCHEM. “This
agreement marks the expansion of our cooperation into deeper value
chain of the acetyls industry.”
“We are excited to be part of a winning team,” said Mr. Liu
Qiang, President of LUNAN. “The successful commercialization of
this technology will promote organic growth of the acetic acid
industry and LUNAN is proud to be part of this effort.”
Financial details of the agreement are not being disclosed at
this time.
About SWCHEM
Southwest Institute of Chemical Co., Ltd. (Registered address:
No.5, Gaopeng Avenue, hi-tech Zone, Chengdu) was founded in 1958
and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the China Haohua Chemical
(Group) Corp. SWCHEM is a key Ministry of Chemical Industry R&D
institute engaged in scientific research, technological
development, engineering design, project contracts, technical
consultation, manufacturing, and trade in technology. The institute
is also a Key State Laboratory of Industrial Vent Gas Reuse,
National Center of C1 Chemical Engineering Research and National
Center of PSA Separation Engineering Research & Popularization.
The Institute has long been engaged in research and development,
technology transfer and product production of natural gas chemical,
coal chemical, carbon-chemical, the purification and utilization of
industrial vent gas, new energy sources and energy conservation,
environmental protection, special-purpose gas and standard gas,
chemical automatic control and instrumentation, special catalyst.
As a partner, it is referred to as "SWCHEM" for short.
About LUNAN
Yankuang Lunan Chemical Co., LTD (Registered address: Lunan
Hi-Tech Chemical Park, Mushi Town, Tengzhou City, Shandong
Province) is a chemical enterprise under the Yankuang Group that
specializes in chemical production and scientific research and
development. The leading products are urea, methanol, acetic acid,
polyoxymethylene and other products. The company has won the first
prize of National Science and Technology Progress Award, the
National May 1st Labor Certificate, first class safety
standardization enterprise of the first batch of hazardous chemical
enterprises in China, the national advanced environmental
protection enterprise, the China Chemical Technology Innovation
Demonstration Enterprise, and the Special Award of China
Petrochemical Association Science and Technology Progress. Lunan
achieved the honorary titles such as China's Advanced Unit for
Energy Conservation of Industrial Production, Shandong Quality
Management Award, Shandong Civilized Unit, and Shandong On-site
Management Model Enterprise. As a partner, it is referred to as
"Lunan " for short.
About Celanese
Celanese Corporation is a global chemical leader in the
production of differentiated chemistry solutions and specialty
materials used in most major industries and consumer applications.
Our businesses use the full breadth of Celanese's global chemistry,
technology and commercial expertise to create value for our
customers, employees, shareholders and the corporation. As we
partner with our customers to solve their most critical business
needs, we strive to make a positive impact on our communities and
the world through The Celanese Foundation. Based in Dallas,
Celanese employs approximately 7,700 employees worldwide and had
2019 net sales of $6.3 billion. For more information about Celanese
Corporation and its product offerings, visit www.celanese.com or
our blog at www.celaneseblog.com.
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