Lyondell to Launch Isopropyl Alcohol in January 2008
20 Agosto 2007 - 4:00PM
PR Newswire (US)
HOUSTON, Aug. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Lyondell Chemical
Company (NYSE:LYO) will begin supplying anhydrous isopropyl alcohol
(IPA) to the merchant market in January 2008. The company will
produce IPA at its world-scale chemical complex in Channelview,
Texas. IPA is a widely used solvent for cleaners and coatings. It
is used, for example, in paints, inks, household cleaners, lacquers
and thinners for wood finishing, adhesives, pharmaceuticals,
cosmetics, disinfectants and deicing fluids. IPA is also an
important chemical intermediate needed for the manufacture of
methyl isobutyl ketone, isopropyl acetate, isopropylamines and
other products. In addition to IPA, Lyondell offers an extensive
line of oxygenated solvents including ethyl alcohol, methanol,
tertiary-butyl alcohol (TEBOL(R) 99), ethylene and propylene
glycols, glycol ethers and esters, VOC-exempt tertiary-butyl
acetate (TBAc(TM) solvent), propylene carbonate,
N-methyl-pyrrolidone (NMP), gamma-butyrolactone (GBL),
tetrahydrofuran (THF) and high-purity methyl tertiary-butyl ether
(MTBE). For more information about Lyondell's anhydrous isopropyl
alcohol, please contact Lyondell at 1-888-777-0232 (USA) or visit
http://www.lyondell.com/. Lyondell Chemical Company, headquartered
in Houston, Texas, is North America's third-largest independent,
publicly traded chemical company. Lyondell is a leading global
manufacturer of chemicals and plastics, a refiner of heavy,
high-sulfur crude oil and a significant producer of fuel products.
Key products include ethylene, polyethylene, styrene, propylene,
propylene oxide, gasoline, ultra low-sulfur diesel, MTBE and ETBE.
DATASOURCE: Lyondell Chemical Company CONTACT: Lisa Walsh of
Lyondell Chemical Company, +1-713-309-4890 Web site:
http://www.lyondell.com/
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