HOUSTON – February 14, 2022 - PetroChina Dushanzi Petrochemical Company achieved an important milestone of successfully completing all required ISO PE100 pipe certification tests for their bimodal HDPE pipe product UHXP4808B using Univation’s PRODIGY™ Bimodal HDPE Technology to produce the bimodal pipe resin. This important milestone highlights the close collaborative relationship between the Dushanzi and the Univation teams as they worked together to successfully complete all the required ISO and EN assessment tests to achieve ISO 4427-1/4437-1 and EN 12201-1/1555-1 certification for pipe produced with Dushanzi’s bimodal HDPE pipe resin.
“We celebrate Dushanzi reaching this significant milestone of PE100 pipe certification,” commented Luis Cirihal, President of Univation Technologies. Luis continued his comments, “This achievement recognizes the dedication of the Dushanzi and Univation teams working together in a long-term close collaborative relationship to achieve this common goal. Furthermore, we are highly satisfied with the performance delivered by our PRODIGY™ Bimodal HDPE Catalyst system as enabling technology – this platform allowed Dushanzi to produce bimodal HDPE resin with the necessary advanced performance attributes to complete this critical milestone.”
Mr. Ren Junge, Executive Director of PetroChina Dushanzi Petrochemical Company, also commented, “The ISO PE100 pipe certification marks the significant recognition of another Dushanzi polyethylene product around the globe. We are pleased to deliver our high-quality bimodal pipe resin UHXP4808B to our customers, which can fully compete with the best-of-the-best pipe resin products available in the market.”
About PetroChina Dushanzi Petrochemical Company
Dushanzi Petrochemical Company is affiliated to PetroChina Company Limited. After 86 years of development, it has become a large-scale integrated refining and chemical enterprise in China, as well as a reputable supplier of polyolefin pipe materials, metallocene polyethylene films, and solution-polymerized styrene-butadiene rubber products. Many of its products are the first in China and have passed international certification, widely used in the domestic market. The "Kunlun Brand” trademark is well-known both at home and abroad. Focusing on the research in the field of synthetic resin and synthetic rubber, and taking the lead in formulating a number of national standards, the Company is actively adding impetus to the growth of customers, continuously improving product quality, and providing technical services, to meet the personalized and quality needs of different customers.
About Univation Technologies, LLC
Univation Technologies is the global leader in licensed polyethylene technology. Univation has a proven track record of delivering process, product and catalyst technologies as well as related technical services to the global polyethylene industry for more than 50 years. More than one-third of all HDPE and LLDPE resins produced globally is supplied by the industry-leading UNIPOL™ PE Process. Univation is also the world's leading manufacturer and supplier of conventional and advanced polyethylene polymerization catalysts designed specifically for the UNIPOL™ PE Process. For more information, visit www.univation.com.
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Contacts
PetroChina Dushanzi Petrochemical Company
Yang Yongsheng
Email: yys2007@petrochina.com.cn
Univation Technologies, LLC
Duane Thompson
+1-713-892-3668
Email: dthompson@univation.com
