# W.R. Grace licenses Unipol PP technology to Dongguan Grand Resource for new PP plant

W.R. Grace was contracted in Q4 2016 to license its Unipol PP gas-phase process technology to Dongguan Grand Resource Science & Technology for a new polypropylene plant in Dongguan, China. The plant will produce 600,000 t/y of homopolymer resins and is expected to begin operations in 2019.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2017-02-20
- Where: Dongguan, Guangzhou province, China
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 600,000 t/y
- Products: polypropylene homopolymer resins, Unipol PP gas-phase process technology, Consista PP catalysts
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md), [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [W.R. Grace](https://endata.com/companies/22330.md)
- [Dongguan Grand Resource Science & Technology](https://endata.com/companies/22224.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [chemanager-online.com](https://chemanager-online.com/en/news/w-r-grace-wins-china-pp-project), 2017-02-20: "The technology and catalyst system is the most economical way to rapidly develop our portfolio of products."

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