Bp Vinyl Acetate

Ineos today announced it has reached an agreement to acquire the vinyl acetate monomer vam and ethyl acetate etac businesses from bp.

Bp vinyl acetate.

Bp petrochemicals manufactures and markets products that are produced using industry leading proprietary bp technology then used by others to make essential consumer products such as food packaging textiles and building materials. 1 acetoxyethylene ethenyl acetate ethenyl ethanoate vac vinyl acetate monomer vinyl ethanoate colorless liquid with a pleasant fruity odor. Vinyl acetate monomer may irritate the skin eyes and respiratory tract. Bp claims the new process to.

By may 2019 through debottlenecking and to double the current 200 000 tpa vinyl acetate monomer vam capacity with the addition of a second vam plant by the end of 2020. Nigel dunn bp petrochemicals vice president for acetyls said. We have more than 500 patents for our proprietary technology. The new expansion will bring total production capacity of the site to over 1 million tpa.

Vinyl acetate c4h6o2 cid 7904 structure chemical names physical and chemical properties classification patents literature biological activities safety. Home products technology manufacturing process vinyl acetate monomer process. Signs and symptoms of acute vinyl acetate monomer exposure. Ineos group has now completed its acquisition of the vinyl acetate monomer vam and ethyl acetate etac businesses from bp.

We also license our technologies to third parties. Raw material for many polyvinyl resins. The deal comprises 500ktpa of production capacity at the saltend manufacturing site near hull uk along with the teesside to saltend ethylene pipeline tsep. Acute exposure to vinyl acetate monomer may require decontamination and life support for the victims.

The deal first announced in january 2008 brings to ineos 500ktpa of production capacity at the saltend manufacturing site near hull uk along with the 151 kilometre teesside to saltend ethylene pipeline that supplies ethylene feedstock to the vam and etac plants. Vinyl acetate monomer process.