R&D

Hanwha TotalEnergies Petrochemical Research Institute is creating future value in the fields of basic industrial materials, next-generation advanced materials and environment-friendly technologies through innovations in technology.

Enhancing competitiveness of existing businesses, it is cultivating Seed technology for Hanwha TotalEnergies Petrochemical, a 100-year-old company, through advanced core materials and eco-friendly technology research.
  • Hanwha TotalEnergies Petrochemical Research Institute is leading new technology change with customers from industrial basic materials to next-generation advanced materials. Based on understanding of the products customers need, Hanwha TotalEnergies Petrochemical is raising the future value of our customers through innovations in technology.

  • Hanwha TotalEnergies Petrochemical Research Institute develops catalysts uniquely that play a key role in determining the quality and performance of products in the petrochemical process, and stands comparison with global technology leaders and has unique core technologies in process technology and materials technology.

  • As Hanwha TotalEnergies Petrochemical Research Institute is located in the same place with a plant, the product developed by researchers in the lab can be commercialized directly in the plant through scale-up process. In addition, new materials and new process are commercialized by constructing new plant, which drums up enthusiasm for R&D among researchers.

  • Successfully developing and commercializing a number of ultra-high performance catalyst technologies, including Ziegler-Natta catalysts for PE and PP, metallocene catalysts, and next-generation eco-friendly catalysts, Hanwha Total is leading high-performance polyolefin and innovations in manufacturing technology.
    MAJOR RESEARCH FIELDS
    Ziegler-Natta PP,PE catalyst / Metallocene PP,PE catalyst
  • Based on the research of the lab and pilot plant, Hanwha TotalEnergies Petrochemical is developing high value-added basic petrochemicals, derivatives, polymer products and processes; and developed product properties of process architecture and yield prediction models, based on computer simulation, to improve process efficiency, develop new products, and study optimization of the entire plant.
    MAJOR RESEARCH FIELDS
    Computer simulation
    Process optimization and product property prediction model
    Research on new product, scale-up catalyst
    Development of new process
  • Hanwha TotalEnergies Petrochemical is developing differentiated products that meet customer needs in various fields, such as automobiles, home appliances, films, caps, solar power, etc. through study of high performance of PP, PE, and PP compounds.
    MAJOR RESEARCH FIELDS
    High rigidity · high heat resistant material
    Low odor material
    High purity · high transparency material
    High-gloss · lightweight material
  • Hanwha TotalEnergies Petrochemical is engaged in various R&D fields: crude oil / condensate evaluation and optimal utilization technology, which is the core material of the company design of high-performance clean fuel oil product and development of production technology maximization of basic petrochemical value optimal utilization of by-products, and improvement of production.
    MAJOR RESEARCH FIELDS
    Diversification of raw material
    Improvement and development of catalysts
    Design of optimal product
  • Developing core technologies, such as polymer polymerization technology, polymer structure control technology, nanomaterial synthesis technology, and surface property control technology, Hanwha TotalEnergies Petrochemical secures technologies needed to start new business and develops products for future growth of the company.
    MAJOR RESEARCH FIELDS
    Eco-friendly material / Specialty material / C4,C5 material

TECHNOLOGY ASSETS

  • Holds 872 patents in total at home and abroad
    Hanwha TotalEnergies Petrochemical is recognized for its R&D achievements by winning awards home and abroad like Jang Young-sil Award, domestic technology certification, and the selection of 100 technology of the 20th century.
  • Prime Minister's Commendation
    Excellent Corporate Research Institute (2000)
  • Commendation of the Minister of Science and Technology
    IR52 Jang Young-sil Award : 14 times
    New Excellent Technology Certification : 15 times
    Korea's Top 100 Technologies of the 20th Century : 2 cases
  • Ministerial Award, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy
    Top 10 New Technology Awards (2000)
    Grand Prize in the Precision Technology Promotion Competition (2000)
  • Jang Young-sil Awards
    1988
    Ultra-high heat resistant, high rigidity polypropylene
    1999
    Next-generation HDPE new material with ultra-high rigidity, ultra-high toughness
    2001
    Ultra-high strength C6 copolymer new material Ultra-high flow, ultra-high impact RTPO
    2005
    High melt tension polypropylene
    2007
    Ultra-high active PP new catalyst
    2009
    Non-coated high-gloss scratch resistant polypropylene
    2010
    PP / clay nanocomposite side seal molding Metallocene PE new material with improved transparency, gloss and processabilty
    2012
    Clear / ultra-high impact polypropylene
    2013
    Interior and exterior parts for automobiles with PP compounds with high quality surface characteristics
    2014
    Next-generation, eco-friendly Phthalate free PP catalyst
    2016
    Highly transparent EVA new material
    2018
    Paintless injection crash pad
Polymerization Catalyst
for PP Production 팝업 닫기
OVERVIEW

Developed highly active, high isotactic Ziegler-Natta polymerization catalysts and Phthalate-free PP catalyst

CHARACTERISTIC

Improved productivity with 3 times higher activity and uniform morphology than commercial catalysts

Developed non-phthalate donor catalysts to respond to strengthened phthalate compound regulations

ACHIEVEMENT

Developed original technology of porous catalyst substrate synthesis and commercially applied the same (2007)

Developed new catalyst using non-phthalate based new internal donor and commercially succeeded in applying the same (2014)

Won IR52 Jang Young-sil Award in the 38th week in 2007

Won IR52 Jang Young-sil Award in the 23rd week in 2014

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EVA for Solar Cell Materials 팝업 닫기
OVERVIEW

Ultra-high temperature / ultra-high pressure polymerization initiator system and tubular reactor Realized a uniform molecular structure and a clean EVA material using the process polymerization technology

CHARACTERISTIC

Improved solar cell efficiency and durability with high transparency, zero defect and low shrinkage

ACHIEVEMENT

Commercialized World's first tubular reactor process

Ranked 1st in global market share for solar cell encapsulments

Selected as a world-class product in 2015

Won IR52 Jang Young-sil Award in the 13th week in 2016

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HDPE for Bottle Caps 팝업 닫기
OVERVIEW

Developed HDPE material for bottle caps with organoleptic high flow / ESCR characteristics

CHARACTERISTIC

Demonstrated high rigidity, high flowability and high ESCR characteristics simultaneously by tie molecule and MWD control technology, and secured the world's highest level of organoleptic properties.

ACHIEVEMENT

Established No.1 supplier system in Asia

Led the market through quality differentiation

Selected as a world-class product in 2016

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High Isospecific PP (HIPP) 팝업 닫기
OVERVIEW

Developed high isotactic PP through catalyst with wide molecular weight distribution and control of rubber morphology

CHARACTERISTIC

Improved thermal and mechanical properties due to excellent isospecific property

ACHIEVEMENT

Commercialize gas phase processes for the first time in Korea using its own catalyst and polymerization process technology (1995)

Long-term thermal stability UL IL Certification

Won IR52 Jang Young-sil Award in the 47th week in 1998

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PP for High-gloss Automobiles 팝업 닫기
OVERVIEW

Flow mark free block PP for automobile bumpers and ultra-high product with high flowability

CHARACTERISTIC

Improved processability due to suppression of surface flow mark and high flowability

ACHIEVEMENT

Applied to the base composite materials for automobiles at home and abroad

Won IR52 Jang Young-sil Award at the 2nd week of 2013

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Development of New Process of
SM through Simulation 팝업 닫기
OVERVIEW

Predicted and translated SM (Styrene Monomer) catalyst deactivation through computer simulation and improved processes using the same

CHARACTERISTIC

Developed the world's first Simulation-based Expert System (SES) and new method of side-feeding SM, and applied the same commercially

ACHIEVEMENT

Increased SM process capacity by 10% (2013)

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LD / EVA Polymerization
Reaction Simulator 팝업 닫기
OVERVIEW

Developed simulator for simulation of ultra-high pressure tubular LD / EVA polymerization process and prediction of product properties

CHARACTERISTIC

Secured 95% accuracy of temperature profile in a reactor and 90% prediction accuracy of product property

ACHIEVEMENT

Secured base technology by developing its own ultra-high pressure polymerization process simulator

Improved process productivity, and developed high value-added products

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Shock resistant RTPO catalyst 팝업 닫기
Shock resistant RTPO catalyst
OVERVIEW

Ziegler-Natta catalyst for PP manufacturing with high-active, high-hydrophobic and excellent covalent properties

CHARACTERISTIC

More than twice the polymerization activity compared to commercial catalysts

Increase productivity and process stability through uniform and excellent catalytic shape control

Improved melt flowability and rubber content dramatically through dough optimization

ACHIEVEMENT

Development and commercial application of porous catalyst manufacturing technology (2019)

Successful commercial production of new RTPO products with high melting flow characteristics (2020)

Expanded application of high-value wire cable production is underway

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Catalyst for Very High Molecular Weight Poly-Ethylene(PE) 팝업 닫기
Shock resistant RTPO catalyst
OVERVIEW

Ziegler-Natta polymerization catalyst for Very High Molecular Weight PE production

CHARACTERISTIC

3 times higher polymerization activity than commercial catalysts

Manufacture of Very High Molecular Weight PE with uniform particle size and high apparent density

ACHIEVEMENT

Development and commercial application of catalyst technology for manufacturing Very High Molecular Weight PE (2019)

Successful commercial production of molecular weight between 250,000 and 2 million products (2020)

Entering and expanding the separation film market (2021~)

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PP for eco-friendly power cables 팝업 닫기
PP for eco-friendly power cables
OVERVIEW

Eco-friendly products that can be recycled and energy-efficient as materials used for insulators, which are the core of high-pressure power cables.

CHARACTERISTIC

PP manufacturing technology with excellent heat resistance, softness, and voltage resistance

ACHIEVEMENT

Eco-friendly PP for KEPCO’s 22.9 kV ground power distribution

Commercialization of power cables

Specialization and expansion of soft PP product lines

2020 New Technology Certification (NET)

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PP for eco-friendly power cables 팝업 닫기
Film products produced from CLEAR SUPER-IMPACT Material
CHARACTERISTIC

High transparent, shock resistant, eco-friendly PP material

ACHIEVEMENT

Application of proprietary catalysts and technologies

Won the IR52 Jang Young-sil Award for Week 6 2012

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MAJOR ACHIEVEMENT

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