11 January 2018
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Clariant today announced that it has signed
two key agreements with SINOPEC,
China's largest petroleum and chemical company.
The agreements were signed in Beijing
by the companies' senior management
on September 27, 2017.
* The first of these is the
FCAS Series Sorbent Agreement
in which SINOPEC has agreed
to license its FCAS series of S-Zorb sorbent to Clariant.
The cooperation agreement will allow Clariant
to scale up the catalyst product portfolio
for commercial production of low sulfur gasoline.
** The second is
the FCC (Fluid Catalytic Cracking) Agency Agreement
between Sinopec Catalyst Company (SCC)
and Clariant Qatar W.L.L. stating that
Clariant Qatar W.L.L. will be the representative
for Sinopec's FCC catalysts to oil refineries in Qatar.
FCC naphtha is the major contributor to the gasoline pool.
However, it typically contains up to 2,000 ppm wt. sulfur.
As the China V specification requires
a sulfur concentration of below 10 ppm wt.,
sulfur removal is essential.
Hydrodesulfurization,
a method widely used to remove sulfur from naphtha,
requires a considerable amount of hydrogen,
and results in the loss of RON (research octane number).
In contrast, the S-Zorb process
uses catalysts to adsorb
all sulfur species from FCC gasoline
with high RON retention and high liquid yield.
Moreover, the single step process requires no recycle streams,
and consumes significantly less hydrogen.
These factors have made S-Zorb a technology of choice
in China for upgrading gasoline from
* China National IV (equivalent to EURO IV) to
* China National V (equivalent to EURO V) standards.
Since 2001, Clariant has partnered with SINOPEC
to supply next generation S-Zorb catalysts
for producing low sulfur gasoline
at more than 25 world-scale units in China and USA.
In all cases, the technology and catalysts
have demonstrated their superior performance
in clean energy production and emission control.
Ma Yongsheng,
Senior Vice President of SINOPEC Group
"Cooperation with a well-respected, innovative
and reliable catalyst partner is essential
for SINOPEC's fuel upgrading technologies.
Although we have successfully collaborated with Clariant
in the past (including their predecessor company Süd-Chemie),
we are very delighted
to continue and further expand our partnership."
Stefan Heuser,
Senior Vice President & General Manager
Business Unit Catalysts at Clariant
"We are honored to have enjoyed a successful partnership
with Sinopec since 2001, and are delighted
to further strengthen our cooperation
through these agreements.
As a leading provider of catalysts for fuel upgrading,
we are committed to driving value
and innovation through sustainability."
CLARIANT GLOBAL TRADE MEDIA RELATIONS
STEFANIE NEHLSEN
Phone +41 61 469 63 63
stefanie.nehlsen@clariant.com
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