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China petrochemical producer to build world's largest unit using UOP methanol-to-olefin technology DES PLAINES, Ill., April 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- UOP LLC, a Honeywell (NYSE: HON) company, announced today that China's Jiangsu Sailboat Petrochemical Co. Ltd. has licensed Honeywell's UOP advanced methanol-to-olefin (MTO) process to convert methanol from gasified coal into key plastics building blocks. It is the fourth licensing win for Honeywell's UOP advanced MTO process...

6th win for UOP's Oleflex technology in North America as manufacturers boost production of key petrochemicals to meet growing demand DES PLAINES, Ill., March 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- UOP LLC, a Honeywell (NYSE: HON) company, announced today that its UOP C(3) Oleflex(TM) process technology has been selected by Williams to produce propylene, a valuable petrochemical used in plastics production. The selection is the sixth win for Honeywell's UOP Oleflex process technology in North...

Propylene-production technology will be used to meet the growing demand for propylene in China; 12th UOP Oleflex(TM) project win DES PLAINES, Ill., March 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- UOP LLC, a Honeywell (NYSE: HON) company, announced today it has been selected to provide technology to produce propylene in China. Fujian Meide Petrochemical Co. Ltd. will use Honeywell's UOP C(3 )Oleflex(TM) process technology to convert propane to propylene, a key ingredient in the production of...

[189 Pages Report] Epichlorohydrin (ECH) Market report segmented global (Epoxy Resins, Propylene, Glycerin) market by geography, application, end uses and by manufacturing processes. (PRWEB) March 08, 2013 The report "Epichlorohydrin (ECH) Market, By Applications (Epoxy Resins, Synthetic Glycerin, Water Treatment Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals) and Feedstock (Propylene, Glycerin) - Global Market Trends and Forecast To 2017" defines and segments the global ECH market by volume...

Lucintel Report Outlines Rising Demand in End-user Market to Drive Polypropylene Industry Globally Irving, Texas (PRWEB) December 19, 2012 The global polypropylene industry experienced growth over the last five years and is expected to continue its growth momentum reaching approximately US $92 billion in 2017 with a CAGR of 3.7% over the next five years. Rising demand in end-user markets such as packaging, automotive, and construction are expected to drive the industry. Lucintel, a...

HOUSTON, Oct. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- In its most recent publication, Intratec Solutions LLC (www.intratec.us), a Houston publisher and chemical process consulting firm, scrutinizes the purification of low purity propylene streams containing large amounts of propane into polymer grade (PG) propylene, the most pure grade available, analyzing a purification unit inside a polypropylene plant. Also, a comparison of constructing such unit inside refineries is included. (Photo:...

HOUSTON, Oct. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Intratec Solutions LLC (www.intratec.us), a Houston publisher and chemical process consulting firm, continues the study started in the Propylene Production via Propane Dehydrogenation publication and publishes the part 2. It brings the economic analysis based on a plant fully integrated with a petrochemical complex and capable of producing 590 kta of polymer grade propylene using a technology similar to the Lummus CATOFIN®. (Photo:...

PHILADELPHIA, July 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Braskem, the leading resin producer in the Americas and the largest polypropylene producer in the United States, announces that it acquired the propylene splitter assets at Sunoco's former refinery in Marcus Hook, Penn., and has secured feedstock supply from multiple sources that ensures its continuing operations. As part of the agreement, Braskem will process propylene through the splitter assets for use in its adjacent polypropylene...

HOUSTON, June 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- For the Global Chemical Business Community: (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120627/CG31949) Intratec Solutions LLC (www.intratec.us), the leading provider of techno-economic publications and process consulting for chemical and allied industries, is proud to present the newest publication of the Technology Economics Program (TEC) - Propylene Production via Propane Dehydrogenation, Q2 2012. The chemical market is on a...

DES PLAINES, Ill., Jan. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- UOP LLC, a Honeywell (NYSE: HON) company, announced today that it has been selected by The Dow Chemical Company to provide technology to produce propylene at a Dow production site in Texas. Dow Texas Operations will use Honeywell UOP C(3)( )Oleflex(TM) technology in a new propane dehydrogenation unit to convert shale gas-derived propane to propylene, a product used in the production of packaging, adhesives, coatings, cleaners and...