1 December 2015
LUXI Chemical Group Co., Ltd.
was founded in 1998 and
is part of LUXI Group,
a large state-owned enterprise involved in
chemicals, fertilizers, chemical equipment and
chemical engineering design.
ABOUT UOP'S ADVANCED MTO TECHNOLOGY
Honeywell UOP’s Advanced MTO process
combines
* the UOP/Hydro MTO process and
* the Total/UOP Olefin Cracking process
to significantly increase yields and feedstock efficiency.
The process converts
methanol from coal and natural gas
into ethylene and propylene.
At the heart of the technology are
UOP’s proprietary catalysts, which make it possible to efficiently
adjust the ratio of propylene and ethylene produced,
so operators can most effectively meet demand
for those products.
In addition, the Advanced MTO process offers
* the lowest operating cost,
* quick and efficient start-up, and
* operational reliability
DETAILS
Honeywell (NYSE: HON)
announced today that
selected Honeywell process technology and automation controls
to convert coal to key ingredients used to make plastics.
LUXI will use
Honeywell UOP’s Advanced Methanol-to-Olefins (MTO) process
to convert methanol derived from gasified coal
into 293,000 metric tons per year of
ethylene and propylene
at its facility in Liaocheng, Shandong Province, China.
The operations will be managed by
a suite of automation and control technologies
from Honeywell Process Solutions (HPS).
Global demand for ethylene and propylene
is growing 4 to 5 percent per year. Traditionally,
these petrochemicals are produced from crude oil.
The MTO process allows producers in regions
without abundant domestic supplies of crude to
produce key plastic ingredients from natural gas or coal,
which are often more abundant and cheaper.
Mike Millard,
Vice President and General Manager of
UOP’s Process Technology and Equipment business.
“The technology to turn methanol from coal into plastics
has been well-proven in China, which is expected
to invest more than $100 billion
in coal-to-chemicals technology in the next five years,”
“Eight companies in China have chosen
UOP’s Advanced MTO technology, representing
a total capacity of nearly 3.2 million metric tons per year.”
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