MOSCOW (MRC) -- Honeywell has opened a new manufacturing facility in China to produce catalysts used to make components for plastics production, reported Hydrocarbonprocessing with the reference to the company's announcement.
This new site in Zhangjiagang City, Jiangsu Province, has begun production of catalysts used to covert propane to propylene as traditional sources for this product shrink. The catalysts are used in the Oleflex process developed by Honeywell’s UOP, a global leader in technology for the oil and gas industries.
Over the past four years, UOP says it has licensed its Oleflex technology to 30 producers globally, including 25 in China. The first two of these new plants came online in China last year.
"This is another important milestone for Honeywell as we invest in capacity to meet strong customer demand for our game-changing technologies," said Darius Adamczyk, president and CEO of Honeywell's Performance Materials and Technologies business. "This investment will support our growth while helping China meet growing domestic and global demand for propylene."
Honeywell announced its plans to add this manufacturing capacity in October 2013. The facility is located in an established, world-class industrial park about 85 miles northwest of Shanghai.
In addition to Oleflex catalysts, the site will produce adsorbent materials used in applications including refining and petrochemical production and natural gas processing. Honeywell also is planning production of materials for other fast-growing technologies at the site.
"This campus enables Honeywell to help Chinese petrochemical producers meet global demand for propylene with UOP’s Oleflex technology," said Scott Zhang, vice president and general manager for Honeywell Performance Materials and Technologies in Asia.
As MRC informed previously, the largest refiner in Kazakhstan has selected technology from Honeywell's UOP for the modernization of its facility. The Pavlodar Oil Chemical Refinery (POCR) of KazMunaiGas will use a range of UOP processes and services to upgrade its facility in Northeast Kazakhstan Province, allowing it to meet Euro-5 standards aimed at reducing motor vehicle pollution.
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