Chinese operator lets contract for F...

Fujian Meide Petrochemical Co. Ltd.—a subsidiary of China Soft Packaging Group Co. Ltd., Fuzhou City, Fujian Province, China—has let a contract to Honeywell UOP LLC to deliver technology services for monitoring of its Honeywell UOP-licensed C3 Oleflex unit, which converts propane into 660,000 tonnes/year of propylene.

As part of the contract, Honeywell UOP will deliver its Honeywell Process Reliability Advisor service, which continuously feeds plant data through Honeywell UOP process and fault models with specialized software to provide key performance information and process recommendations to help the plant run more smoothly and detect problems before they can affect production and plant profitability, Honeywell UOP said.

The software-enabled service combines the plant’s data with Honeywell UOP proprietary process knowledge and troubleshooting experience to accurately and swiftly recommend operational adjustments by continually tying plant data to the right domain knowledge, providing new and plant-specific insights to help plants run consistently at the top of their capability.

Honeywell UOP disclosed neither a contract value nor a timeframe for the technology’s implementation.

Fujian Meide first began using UOP’s C3Oleflex process in 2011, licensing a second unit in 2013, to help meet growing Chinese market demand for propylene, which is used for production of plastic resins, films and fibers, according to a Mar. 19, 2013, release from Honeywell UOP.