The breadth of technology licensing and partnerships in some businesses highlights our competitive advantage. Our acrylonitrile process is the choice of the industry and used by over 90 percent of the world's manufacturing capacity. In Polymers, Innovene, a gas phase manufacturing process for polyethylene has been licensed so far to 23 companies in 16 countries. Our new advanced gas phase technology polypropylene process has been sold to six licensees worldwide, four of them in the last three years. Helping customers use our products more effectively has expanded product and application research in many businesses.
Technology is fundamental to manufacturing competitiveness.
Incremental and breakthrough technology improvements in catalysis and process engineering provide continuous improvement in product quality, safety, waste reduction, and operating reliability, productivity, and cost reduction. Environmental science and engineering advancements will help us achieve our public commitment to significant reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 2010 The Lubes and Additives Business unit has been successful in leading the development of drilling fluids with improved environmental performance for deep-water wells. In addition, BPA is a leader in the worldwide movement to cleaner burning 2 stroke engines that utilize Polybutenes to produce a lower smoke exhaust. Trademarks on this page are owned by BP Amoco p.l.c or by members of the BP Amoco Group. Legal Notice .