Honeywell's UOP Selected to Provide Technology for Petrochemicals Production in China

UOP LLC, a Honeywell HON company, announced today that it has been selected by Jiangsu Haili Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. to provide key technologies to produce propylene, cumene and phenol at its facility in Dafeng City, Jiangsu Province, China. The facility will use UOP C3 Oleflex™ process technology to convert propane to propylene, a substance used in the production of materials such as films and packaging. Additionally, the UOP Q-Max™ and UOP Phenol™ process technologies will be integrated to convert cumene to phenol, a building block for materials such as plastic and nylon. The new units, expected to start up in 2014, will produce 510,000 metric tons of propylene, 473,000 metric tons of cumene and 360,000 metric tons of phenol annually. UOP will provide engineering design, technology licensing, catalysts, adsorbents, equipment, staff training and technical service for the project.