Honeywell's UOP and Saudi Arabia's King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals to Collaborate on Petrochemical Technology Development

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UOP LLC, a Honeywell (NYSE: HON) company, announced today that it will collaborate with the King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM) in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, for the development of catalytic processes for petrochemicals production. Honeywell's UOP and the KFUPM have signed a five-year agreement that will allow university professors and researchers to collaborate with company scientists on catalyst development and processes for aromatics production.Aromatics are a critical raw material used in the production of petrochemicals such as plastics and detergents. "We look forward to this collaboration, which will enhance the university's research and development capabilities, and will also support Saudi Arabia's growing aromatics industry," said Ben Christolini, vice president and chief technology officer of research and development for Honeywell's UOP. "This agreement represents UOP's ongoing commitment to our partnerships within the Kingdom's refining and petrochemical industry." "The agreement symbolizes continued cooperation between KFUPM and UOP to strengthen the university's capabilities in catalyst and catalytic process development," said Dr. Sahel Abduljauwad, vice rector of applied research for the KFUPM.