UOP LLC selected to provide technology to produce propylene in China

21-Mar-13

UOP LLC, a Honeywell company, has been selected to provide technology to produce propylene in China by Fujian Meide Petrochemical Co. Ltd. The Chinese company will use Honeywell's UOP C3 Oleflex process technology to convert propane to propylene. "UOP's Oleflex technology has been used extensively in China due to the region's accelerated propylene demand," said Pete Piotrowski, senior vice president and general manager of Honeywell's UOP Process Technology and Equipment business unit. "To date, UOP's combined Oleflex projects will help increase propylene production by more than 5 mln metric tons globally in the next three years. We are pleased UOP's technology is at the forefront of helping meet demand for this vital resource, and we look forward to working with Fujian Meide on another project." In 2011, Honeywell's UOP licensed its C3 Oleflex process technology to Fujian Meide to produce 660,000 metric tons of propylene annually. The new unit, expected to start up in 2015, will produce the same annual quantity. In addition to technology licensing, Honeywell's UOP will provide engineering design, catalysts, adsorbents, equipment, staff training and technical service for the project at Fujian Meide's facility in Fuzhou City, Fujian Province, China.