By Patrick Raleigh, UT On-line news editor Brussels-Solvay remains the "preferred partner" to supply hydrogen peroxide (HP) to a world-scale propylene oxide plant being established by BASF AG and Dow Chemical Co. in Antwerp, Belgium, Solvay announced 2 Sept.The Belgian group said it is setting up a joint venture with BASF to construct a 200-kilotonnes-per-annum HP plant to feed the HPPO unit. The JV facility will be based on Solvay's newly commercialised high-yield HP production process and is due to come on stream in 2008."
