Sumitomo PP

SUMITOMO® PP: High-Quality Polypropylene Solutions for Diverse Applications in Europe

Sumitomo Chemical, a Japanese conglomerate, has a long-standing history in producing polypropylene in the United States and Asia. Since 2009, it has also produced polypropylene in Saudi Arabia. The two lines have a joint name plate capacity of 1,500 Ktons, producing homopolymers and copolymers.

Typical applications include food packaging, pails, crates and boxes, caps and closures, fibres and staple fibres, films, tubes and pipes, sheets and profiles, housewares, and consumer goods. Sumitomo offers the following grades for the European market:

• Sumitomo® PP FS3011E – homopolymer, MFI 3
• Sumitomo® PP Y101E – homopolymer, MFI 15
• Sumitomo® PP AW564 – copolymer, MFI 9
• Sumitomo® PP AR764 – copolymer, MFI 25
• Sumitomo® PP AZ764 – copolymer, MFI 38