Himont.Himont and International Multi Petrochemical petrochemical, any one of a large group of chemicals derived from a component of petroleum or natural gas. The cracking processes for manufacturing gasoline produce vast quantities of gaseous hydrocarbons. Enterprises (Impel im·pel tr.v. im·pelled, im·pel·ling, im·pels 1. To urge to action through moral pressure; drive: I was impelled by events to take a stand. 2. To drive forward; propel. ) have signed agreements forming an equallyowned marketing joint venture, Montpel Ltd., through which the partners will market certain polypropylene polypropylene (pŏl'ēprō`pəlēn), plastic noted for its light weight, being less dense than water; it is a polymer of propylene. It resists moisture, oils, and solvents. products, produced using Himont's technology. The partners will cooperate in the development of the domestic Chinese market and related international markets for polypropylene products by combining their marketing expertise and product knowledge. The joint marketing venture in China represents an expansion of the two partners' cooperative efforts, which began in March 1989 with the formation of the Himont-Impel joint venture involving the joint ownership and operation of a Himont polypropylene production facility in Lake Charles Lake Charles, city (1990 pop. 70,580), seat of Calcasieu parish, SW La.; inc. 1867. It is located on Lake Charles at the mouth of the Calcasieu River in a rice, timber, oil, and natural gas region. , LA. |
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