SHREVEPORT, La., June 14, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Honeywell
(NYSE: HON) UOP today opened a new production line at its catalyst
manufacturing facility in Shreveport,
La. The $150 million
investment will enable Honeywell UOP to produce a new range of
catalysts for the oil refining industry at the facility, which
employs 290 people.
The new production line will manufacture catalysts for
hydroprocessing, which removes impurities from fractionated crude
oil and also makes transportation fuels.
"This is Honeywell UOP's fourth production line at Shreveport, giving us new capacity to meet
increased demand in the industry for hydroprocessing catalysts,"
said Ken Stacherski, vice president
and general manager for Honeywell UOP's Catalysts, Adsorbents and
Specialties business. "With this and other investments we've made
in the last two years, our Shreveport plant becomes one of the most
modern catalyst manufacturing facilities in the world."
Construction of the new production line began late in 2014,
coinciding with several other investments, including expansion of
the facility's third production line, and installation of a new
kiln and water clarification system.
As a result of these investments, the Shreveport plant now will be able to produce
catalysts in less time while keeping inventories lower. Most of the
plant's production is for export to other countries.
Honeywell UOP established the Shreveport plant in 1950 to manufacture its
own proprietary catalyst designs. Today, the company also
manufactures catalyst and adsorbent products in Baton Rouge, La., Mobile, Ala., McCook, Ill., Reggio de Calabria, Italy, Shanghai and Zhangjiagang, China, and through its Nikki-Universal and
Union Showa K.K. joint ventures in Hiratsuka and Yakkaichi,
Japan, respectively.
The Shreveport facility
manufactures catalysts that can be used in Honeywell UOP's
Oleflex™, isomerization and hydroprocessing processes, and for
processing naphtha.
Catalysts are proprietary structures made of silica, alumina and
other elements that aid in the production of specific chemical
intermediates from naphtha and distillate. As pellets or powders,
they are used in refineries and petrochemical plants and as part of
proprietary processes to make a wide range of transportation fuels
and petrochemicals.
Honeywell UOP (www.uop.com) is a leading international supplier
and licensor of process technology, catalysts, adsorbents,
equipment, and consulting services to the petroleum refining,
petrochemical, and gas processing industries. UOP is part of
Honeywell's Performance Materials and Technologies strategic
business group, which also includes Honeywell Process Solutions
(www.honeywellprocess.com), a pioneer in automation control,
instrumentation and services for the oil and gas, refining,
petrochemical, chemical and other industries.
Honeywell (www.honeywell.com) is a Fortune 100 diversified
technology and manufacturing leader, serving customers worldwide
with aerospace products and services; control technologies for
buildings, homes, and industry; turbochargers; and performance
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