Samsung Total Petrochemicals, a joint venture between Samsung General Chemicals and Total Petrochemical, will use UOP's technologies for the production of petrochemicals, diesel and jet fuel at its aromatics complex in Daesan, South Korea.
The integrated complex will use UOP's Parex, Sulfolane, Tatoray, Isomar and CCR Platforming processes to produce high-purity para-xylene of 1mtpa and benzene of 500,000mtpa. Para-xylene and benzene aromatics are mainly used in the production of synthetic fibers and resins.
Samsung will also use UOP's Distillate Unionfining and Merox processes to produce 2.6mtpa of high-quality distillate products including diesel and jet fuels.
Honeywell Process Technology and Equipment senior vice-president Peter Piotrowski said the facility would play an important role in meeting the significant growth in demand in the region. "Our proven and reliable technology, combined with the new savings in energy and emissions we have incorporated into the design, will offer Samsung a distinct advantage," he added.
UOP, which provided the technology for Samsung's first aromatics complex in 1996, will provide engineering design, technology licensing, catalysts, adsorbents, equipment and technical service for the new units, which are expected to start up in 2014.
Samsung Total Petrochemicals produces olefins, base petrochemicals, byproduct fuels and solvents, and operates 13 petrochemicals plants in Korea's Chungnam Province. UOP supplies process technology, catalysts, adsorbents, process plants and consulting services to the petroleum refining, petrochemical and gas processing industries.
