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OOO Tobolsk begins propylene output with UOP C3 Oleflex

20 Dec '14

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UOP LLC, a Honeywell company said its UOP C3 Oleflex process technology for converting propane in to propylene has started successfully at Russia's OOO Tobolsk-Polymer facility.

Russia's OOO Tobolsk-Polymer facility, which became the largest Oleflex production unit in the world has a design capacity of 510,000 MTA of propylene at its Western Siberia facility.

According to UOP LLc, the C3 Oleflex process uses catalytic dehydrogenation to convert propane to propylene.

“Compared with competing processes, UOP's C3 Oleflex technology provides the lowest cash cost of production, the highest return on investment and the smallest environmental footprint,” it infoms.

This superior performance is characterized by low capital cost, high propylene yields, low energy and water consumption, and use of a fully recyclable platinum alumina-based catalyst system.

OOO Tobolsk-Polymer, a subsidiary of SIBUR Holding JSC, produces a wide range of high-quality polypropylene and its facility is located in Tobolsk in the Tymen region of Russia.

According to GlobalData, global propylene demand is growing at about 4 to 5 per cent per year.

Russia is expected to be a large contributor to propylene, due to its diversification into the petrochemicals sector, which has seen substantial investment in polyethylene and polypropylene segments.

“The start-up of the first Oleflex unit in Russia demonstrates both the need for more propylene capacity in the country, as well as the value of the technology," Pete Piotrowski, senior vice president at UOP says.

He adds, "Oleflex has been a leading technology for converting propane to propylene for more than 20 years.”

"We licensed UOP Oleflex technology because it perfectly fits our feedstock profile and because Oleflex is more competitive than most other technologies available,” says Sergey Komyshan, SIBUR's MD – Basic Polymers Division.

"UOP Oleflex technology is well-aligned with our goals to sustain continued growth and market success," he too adds.

UOP LLC is a supplier and licensor of process technology, catalysts, adsorbents, equipment, and consulting services to the petroleum refining, petrochemical, and gas processing industries. (AR)

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