# Grace licenses second UNIPOL polypropylene reactor to China Coal Shaanxi Energy & Chemical Group

W.R. Grace & Co. announced that China Coal Shaanxi Energy & Chemical Group Co., Ltd. expanded its license for Grace's UNIPOL PP process technology, doubling polypropylene capacity from 300 to 600 kilotons per annum. The new reactor line in Yulin City, Shaanxi, is expected to start production in 2025.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2024-02-13
- Where: Yulin City, Shaanxi province, China
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 300 kilotons per annum (additional)
- Products: polypropylene homopolymers, random copolymers, impact copolymers, terpolymers
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md), [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [W.R. Grace & Co.](https://endata.com/companies/25566.md)
- [China Coal Shaanxi Energy & Chemical Group Co., Ltd.](https://endata.com/companies/75612.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [hydrocarbonprocessing.com](https://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/02/grace-licenses-second-unipol-polypropylene-process-technology-reactor-to-china-coal-shaanxi-energy-chemical-group-co-ltd/), 2024-02-13: "We licensed our first 300 KTA line from Grace in 2011 and are pleased to expand the relationship with this newest reactor line that will double our PP resin production capacity and enhance our product portfolio."

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