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SABIC’s commitment to the pipe industry
Plastic Pipes 2008
Ben Raven
Technical Marketing – SABIC Europe
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Outline
• SABIC introduction
• PP / PE pipe market
• SABIC grade portfolio
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SABIC introduction
• Established in September 1976 to spearhead Saudi Arabia’s industrialization beyond oil
• One of the top 10 diversified chemical companies in the world
• Produces and markets globally quality chemicals, fertilizers, polymers and metals to more than 100 countries
• World-scale industrial manufacturing complexes spread over the world
Saudi Basic Industries Corporation
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SABIC Worldwide Production [Ultimo 2007]
50.55 million metric tons per annum
Intermediates
Polyolefins
Innovative
Plastics
Fertilizers
Metals
Basic
Chemicals
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SABIC Today is Number 4 Global Polyolefins Player
Source: SABIC 2007
Global ranking
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4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
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SA
PPPE
in kton
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SABIC Europe presence polyolefins
Sales Offices
Production Sites
Logistical hubs
SABIC in Russia today:
Represented via
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Geleen
GelsenkirchenPipeline connections for C2 on both sites
Teesside
SABIC Europe’s World Scale Integrated Sites
Geleen, the Netherlands
Teesside, UK Gelsenkirchen, Germany
SABIC Europe – Head office
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in kton
SABIC is Number 3 European Polyolefins Player
PPPE
Source: SABIC 2007
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4,000
6,000
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Business/Products
Customers
Leading position in
customer satisfaction
benchmarks
Pipe
Broad pipe portfolio
in PE and PP
PP Automotive
Leading European
position with market
share ±25%
PP Copolymer
Leading European
position with market
share of 20-25%
Polyethylenes
Market shares
between 10 and 20%
in all products
LDPE
Leading Clean
Tubular Reactor
technology
Leading market positions
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PP Pipes
• Market
• Applications
• Grade portfolio
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PP in pipe applications (Europe)
Packaging (IM)
Automotive (IM)
Fibre
Sheet
Pipes
E&E
Household
Furniture
Film
Spunbond/Meltblown
Blow Moulding
0
500
1000
1500
2000
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
A.A.GR 2006-2011 (%)
PP
CO
NS
UM
PT
ION
200
6 (K
t)
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Intermaterial Competition Pipe Europe (2006)
PP6%
PE22%
PVC71%
Others1%
Total Segment Size:5000 kt/a
PP Pipe demand: 307 kt/a
Random21%
Hopol21%Copol
50%
Compound8%
PP pipe growth ca. 5-7% per year!
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3 Soil and waste discharge pipe
PP-H (PVC)
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Buried soil and waste discharge pipe
Private Sector
PP-B (PVC, clay, filled PP)5 Sewage pipes
(seperate system for rainwater)
Public Sector (Community)
Materials used :
• Concrete, stoneware (clay), asbestos cement
• cast-iron
• Glass Fibre Reinforced Polyester Resins
• PP-B, PVC, PE-HD
Pipe - application areas for water supply / discharge
2 Hot and cold water installation
PP-R (PEX, PE-RT, PB)
1 Water supply (PE)
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PPHSoil and waste discharge pipes (in house)
Main pipe applications per PP product group
PPRWater supply pressure pipes Floor heating
PPCWaste water and sewage pipes (burried) Conduit pipes
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PPR: hot and cold water supply (pressure pipes)
- SABIC® Vestolen P 9421- SABIC® PP RA1E10
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Benefits of PPR systems
Consumers•Proven quality•Environmental friendly•Corrosion resistance•Organoleptic neutral
Installers•Low weight of pipes and fittings•Easy, fast and safe connections by welding•Complete systems (e.g. large diameters available)
Produceres• Easy handling and processing on conventional machines
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Hot & cold water supply – SABIC® Vestolen P 9421
Not every PPR is suited for hot & cold water pressure pipes.
Crucial factors to assure a long life time for a hot & cold water PPR pipe system:
- Additive amount and combination of different anti-oxidants
- Extraction resistance
- Optimal dispersion of additivesand colour pigments
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Dispersion of colour pigments
Pre coloured Vestolen ® P 9421
Natural PPR + colour MB
Natural PP-R + colour master batch after a hydrostatic pressure test at 95 °C and 3.5 MPa. The crack started at a pigment agglomerate
Excellent pigment dispersion
Improper pigment dispersion
Pigment agglomerates
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New: SABIC® Vestolen P 9421 natural
� More flexibility in selecting colour of own choice
� Very suited for extrusion of stabi-pipes
� Same fine-tuned stabilisation package as for the coloured SABIC® Vestolen P 9421grades which have proved to be completely effective against thermo-oxidative degradation.
� Meeting all requirements of the commonly used ISO EN 15874 and ISO 3213 standards.
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Positioning P9421-00900 (natural)
RA1E10 P9421 natural
P9421 coloured
PPR
+
basic heat stabilisation
Complete stabilisation
Colourants
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SABIC’s European head office
SABIC® Vestolen P 9421
SABIC® Vestolen P
Proven solutions for PP Pipe applications
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3 Soil and waste discharge pipe
PP-H (PVC)
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Buried soil and waste discharge pipe
Private Sector
PP-B (PVC, clay, filled PP)5 Sewage pipes
(seperate system for rainwater)
Public Sector (Community)
Materials used :
• Concrete, stoneware (clay), asbestos cement
• cast-iron
• Glass Fibre Reinforced Polyester Resins
• PP-B, PVC, PE-HD
Pipe - application areas
2 Hot and cold water installation
PP-R (PEX, PE-RT, PB)
1 Water supply (PE)
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PPB: for burried sewage pipe applications
Grades:
SABIC® PP 71EK71PS
SABIC® PP 83EK10
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Requirements for (structural wall) sewage pipes
– Good balance of stiffness
and flexibility
– Impact resistance at low
temperatures
– Chemical resistance
Both PE (SABIC® HDPE) and PP-B (SABIC®
PP 71EK71PS or SABIC® PP 83EK10) are
used in this type of applications
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SABIC® Grades for Corrugated Pipes
SABIC® HDPE B5933 HDPE B5823 HDPE B5429 HDPE B4660 PP 71EK71PS
Origin of grade Europe Europe Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Europe
Test Method ISO ISO ASTM ASTM ISO
MFR (230/2) (g/10min) - - - - 0,3
MFR (190/2) (g/10min) 0,35 0,16 0,3 0,7 -
MFR (190/5) (g/10min) 1,5 0,89 - - -
MFR (190/21) (g/10min) 33 23 29 46 -
FRR (MFR21/MFR2) 94 144 97 66 -
Density (kg/m3) 959 958 954 961 905
E-Modul (MPa) 1200 1150 1150 1200 1500
Long term stability
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Thermal stabilizer ���� ���� ���� ���� ����
UV - - - - -
Typical applications bottles, container, pressureless pipes
blow moulding articels up to 5l, pressureless pipes
bottles, containers, pressurelesspipes
bottles, organoleptic sentive products, e.g. milk, pressureless pipes
Corrugated pipes, cable conduits
Processing conditionsMelt temperature 210-240 °C190-220 °C
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Summarised: SABIC® PP grades for water transport pipes
SABIC® PP grades for pipe extrusion
SABIC® PP Grade Colour MFR E modulus Charpy Impact Tensile stress Applic ations, characteristics
flexural notched at yield
(g/10 min) (MPa) (kJ/m 2) (Mpa)
Homopolymer
531P natural 0,3 1500 8,5 43 Waste, sheet
Vestolen P 9000 grey 0,3 1500 8,5 43 Waste
Vestolen P 9026S grey 0,3 1600 10 39 Waste (flame retarde nt)
Impact copolymer
71EK71PS natural 0,3 1500 70 35 Sewage
83EK10 natural 1,2 1300 40 28 Conduit, sheet
Random copolymer
RA1E10 natural 0,3 800 20 25 Pressure, sheet
RA2E70 natural 0,55 1000 12 30 Sheet
Vestolen P X7142 67728 grey 0,3 900 30 Sheet
Vestolen P 9421 various 0,3 900 25 27 Pressure (high heat stabilised)
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PE Pipes
• Market
• Applications
• SABIC® HDPE grades
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Global market: 4063 (2007) ����4896 (2010)����6646 kt (2015)
Worldwide growth rate 4 -12% (avg. 8%)
Worldwide HDPE Pipe Market
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2013
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2007 2010 2012 2015
volu
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W.EU C&E-EU+Rus Total Europe
+ 751 kt
European HDPE Pipe market grows with ~750 kt up to 2015
WE growth rate avg. 3%
CEE growth rate avg. 13%
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SABIC Europe HDPE Pipe portfolio
4062 R black
4062 R yellow
5061 R black6060 R black
6060 R blue
P6006 blackP5510 black
0,2 0,3 0,4 0,5 0,6 0,7 0,8 0,9940
945
950
955
960
965
SABIC HDPE Pipe Extrusion Grades
Vestolen A
SABIC HDPE
MFR 5.00 (dg/min)
Density (
kg/m
3)
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Gas9440,8PE 80 MDA 4062 R yellow
Water, Gas, Sewage9530,8PE 80 MDA 4062 R black
Water, Gas, Sewage, Sheets9560,5PE 80 HDA 5061 R black
Water9490,35PE 100A 6060 R blue
Water, Gas, Sewage, Sheets9580,3PE 100A 6060 R black
Typical ApplicationsDensityMRF5MRSSABIC®Vestolen
Water, Gas, Sewage, Sheets9550,5PE 80 HDP 5510 black
Water, Gas, Sewage, Sheets9590,22PE 100P 6006 black
Typical ApplicationsDensityMRF5MRSSABIC® HDPE
SABIC® HDPE Pipe grades
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European HDPE pressure pipe market outlook
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Total EU Pipe market PE100 PE80 total PE100 share PE80 mono-mod PE80 bi-mod
� HDPE becomes the preferred material for substitution of conventional pipe systems
� PE-100 will gain market share of >50 % from 2008� Overall growth 4-8% p.a. until 2010� PE 100 grows 10 -15 %
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..NOW
� Local production in one of the biggest European markets
� Capacity of 110 kt/a
� Reputation of “Vestolen A”brand since early 1960’s
� Proprietary technology and catalyst
� In depth technical / market knowledge
� Material- and Pipe approvals at major institutes and membership PE100+ association
… and TOMORROW
�Global production at three sites:
�Gelsenkirchen (250 kt), fully dedicated for pipe, start up Q4-2008
�Yanbu (400 kt), bimodal film and pipe, start up Q4- 2008
� Kayan (400 kt), bimodal film and pipe, start up mid. 2009
SABIC Europe position in HDPE Pipe
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SABIC Europe 250 kT
Yansab 400 kT
Kayan 400 kT
Future production of SABIC® HDPE pipe grades
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SABIC’s commitment to the pipe industry
• Dedicates plants for pipe grades
• Increasing production capacity in both PP and HDPE grades in Europe and Saudi Arabia
• Dedicated technical support and expertise
• Security of supply; short and long term avialability
• Highest quality; track record for consistent quality
• Openness for partnership
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