The new unit is expected to begin operation in 2013 and to produce 450,000 metric tons of propylene per year.
Under the contract, UOP will provide engineering design, technology licensing, catalysts, adsorbents, equipment, staff training and technical service for the project.
UOP’s C3 Oleflex technology will be used at the new propane dehydrogenation unit to convert propane to propylene, a material used to produce chemicals and materials such as films and packaging.
UOP is a supplier and licensor of process technology, catalysts, adsorbents, process plants, and consulting services to the petroleum refining, petrochemical, and gas processing industries.
