History

INEOS Polyolefin Catalyst has a long history of technology innovation and experience in developing and manufacturing polyolefins catalysts. Our catalysts are used for the manufacturing of a broad set of advanced PE and PP grades, enabling customers to improve and optimize their operations in Innovene™ as well as third parties technologies.

  1. Catalyst supply & distribution agreement signed with PQ Group Holding

  2. INEOS Polyolefin Catalyst is established as an independent business unit

  3. Startup of a world scale catalysts plant for PE and PP in India.

  4. Debottlenecking of Sarralbe catalyst plant

  5. INEOS completes the acquisition of Innovene, BP’s refining and petrochemical business spin-off, including the licensing of Innovene™ process technologies portfolio for PP gas phase, PE gas phase and PE slurry, associated catalysts technology and pilot plants assets.

  6. BP performs its first commercial metallocene catalyst trial

  7. AMOCO licenses horizontal gas phase polypropylene process technology

  8. BP licenses gas phase fluid bed process technology for the production of LLDPE and HDPE.

  9. SOLVAY starts the production of HDPE on a slurry loop process technology based on Ziegler catalysts in France.