OREANDA-NEWS.   INEOS Technologies is pleased to announce that it has licensed its INEOS EPS process for the manufacture of regular and flame retardant expandable polystyrene to EPS Qatar at a new complex to be built in the Doha region, Qatar.

The 50ktpa INEOS EPS plant will produce a wide range of expandable polystyrene grades to cover all the applications from construction to packaging and serve the growing demand in the GCC region. The plant will feature expansion capabilities to reach 100kta in a second phase.

Peter Williams, CEO of INEOS Technologies, commented: "INEOS Technologies is proud to have been selected by EPS Qatar as its technology partner for the launching of its expandable polystyrene business. The EPS Qatar plant will be the biggest EPS unit in the MENA region”

Ihab El Zahaby, CEO of EPS Qatar, stated: "We are pleased to have selected INEOS Technologies' EPS process as an integral part of our petrochemical project. The INEOS EPS process will provide EPS Qatar with an advanced and robust EPS process with advantaged economics and broad product reach."