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BASF and Dow Chemical have brought online their hydrogen peroxide-to-propylene oxide (HPPO) jv plant at Antwerp, Belgium. The 50:50 jv unit, which features a jointlydeveloped novel HPPO technology, has the capacity to produce 300,000 tonne/y of propylene oxide.
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