Honeywell UOP opens production line for coal-to-chemicals catalysts in China

摘要

Honeywell has announced the beginning of production in China of proprietary Honeywell UOP catalysts that are used to convert coal into plastics. Honeywell also inaugurated a new R&D and engineering centre to support business development and to meet growing engineering and technical service needs throughout Asia. The new catalyst production line, located in Zhangjiagang in Jiangsu Province, manufactures state-of-the-art catalysts used in Honeywell UOP's Advanced Metha-nol-to-Olefins (MTO) process technology, rich converts methanol from coal and natural gas into olefins. The heart of the MTO process is a proprietary catalyst that facilitates the conversion of methanol into olefins.