UOP LLC, a Honeywell company, announced that it has been selected by Samsung Total Petrochemicals Co., Ltd. to provide technologies for the production of key petrochemicals and high-quality diesel and jet fuel at its complex in Daesan, South Korea.
The integrated aromatics complex will be the first to employ the latest energy-efficient designs from UOP, allowing Samsung to reduce energy consumption by 33 percent and offering significant savings in greenhouse gas emissions compared with earlier designs.
The facility will use several integrated UOP technologies to produce 1 million metric tons of para-xylene and 500,000 metric tons of benzene per year. Para-xylene and benzene are key aromatics used in the production of synthetic fibers and resins. According to WorldPET, a consultant for the global para-xylene industry, the demand for para-xylene in Northeast Asia is expected to increase by 80 percent over the next five years.
UOP was also selected by South Korea’s Kumho P&B Chemicals, Inc. to provide technology to produce key petrochemicals for the manufacture of plastics. UOP Q-Max™ and UOP Phenol™ process technologies will be integrated at Kumho’s Yeosu, South Korea, facility to produce high-quality phenol. Honeywell’s UOP will provide engineering design, technology licensing, catalysts, adsorbents, and technical service for the project.
According to industry consultants, the demand for materials produced using these petrochemicals is forecasted to grow in Asia by as much as nine percent annually over the next five years, driven by demand for automobiles, appliances, and electronics.
For more information, read the press release on the Samsung Total Petrochemicals Co., Ltd. project and the press release on the Kumho P&B Chemicals facility.
