CX technology for HDPE project

CONFIDENTIAL

License Department
Mitsui Chemicals Inc.
October 2020
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What’s CX ?

CX is
the HDPE manufacturing technology
which Combines ideal process & catalyst
x
and leads to e cellent quality.
CX process provides resins that have excellent mechanical properties
maintaining outstanding process-ability. Licensed throughout the world,
CX process and its products are greatly appreciated by top companies everywhere.

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Application

CX process can provide resins to suit a wide variety applications

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 CX products cover all important applications of HDPE and MDPE

0.965
Injection

Value-added HDPE

Small
0.955 blow
HMW
film
Large
blow
Pipe
Monofilament

0.945

HDPE Unimodal
HDPE Bimodal

MDPE Bimodal
0.935

0.01

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 CX process flow scheme

Ethylene
Comonomer
Hydrogen
Stabilizer

Catalyst

1st reactor 2nd reactor

Solvent

Low polymer

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 Benefits

A. Quality
 Realize ideal HDPE polymer structure.
 Excellent property with flowability.
B. Easy & Simple operation
 Sophisticated by more than 50 years operation experience.
 The reactors can be operated without cleaning for several years.
 Ensure safety in emergency and easy restart.
 Simple catalyst preparation

C. Environment-friendly
 No VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds) to atmosphere

D. License Experience
 40 years licensing experience
 Recorded 48 CX plants & over 8 million tons/year.
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 Concept of process for excellent bimodal HDPE

A: Quality

Bimodal slurry phase process leads to high quality HMW-HDPE

High Excellent
processability mechanical
Amount of strength
Number of
polymer short chain
branches
Further
mechanical
strength

Ethylene
Comonomer
Hydrogen
1st reactor 2nd reactor

Solvent
Catalyst

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 Catalyst for CX process (Produced by Mitsui Chemicals)

B. Easy & Simple operation

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 No VOCs from CX process
C. Environment-friendly

Emission of Volatile Organic Compounds（VOC) is one of the most important environment

problem. In CX process, VOC from the plant can be sent to flare,
there is no emission of VOC into the atmosphere.
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 Licensee location
D. License experience

MCI

48 CX plants
around the world CX
18%

Under operation
Under construction

CX process obtains about 20% of HDPE share in the world.

48 CX plants have been in operation.
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 CX process license experience
D. License experience

Total licensed capacity (KTA) Maximum plant size (KTA)

10,000 1000
Total capacity
9,000 900
Expansion & addition
Licensed capacity : Over 8 million tons
8,000 Maximum plant size per line 800

7,000 700

6,000 600

5,000 500

4,000 400
Maximum plant size : 500 KTA/line
3,000 300

2,000 200

1,000 100

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'76 '78 '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '06 '08 '10 '12 '14 '16 '18

CX license activity started from 1976 and it is sophisticated through about 40 years experience.
The maximum plant size has reached to 500 KTA.
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CX licensee & licenser conference (CXLC)

Sharing information of CX worldwide

and
CXLC has high reputation

(Companies)
1. CXLC1999 13
2. CXLC2001 9
3. CXLC2003 11
4. CXLC2005 14
5. CXLC2007 13
6. CXLC2010 12
7. CXLC2013 12
8. CXLC2015 11
9. CXLC2017 12
10.CXLC2019 7

MCI has conducted a “CX Licensee and Licensor Conference” every other year since
1999 to share information on plant operation improvements, troubleshooting activities,
and product information, etc.

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 Summary

MCI’s HDPE technology brings huge benefits to all your projects

Sophisticated
bimodal slurry process

Process

Catalysts Products
High performance catalysts Value-added
grades

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