UOP expands molecular sieve plant in Shanghai
UOP LLC, a Honeywell company, announced that Shanghai UOP Ltd. (SUOP), a molecular sieve production facility, will expand its capacity and capabilities to meet growing demand in China. Productivity improvements, as well as upgrades to equipment, are expected to boost capacity at the facility by 20 percent and allow for a broader range of differentiated product offerings.
The facility manufactures molecular sieve adsorbents, which are used to separate molecules by size. They are used in petrochemical production and oil refining, processing of natural gas, industrial gas and air separation, refrigerant drying and other applications. Located in the Minhang Economic and Technical Development Zone in Shanghai, SUOP is the largest manufacturing plant for adsorbents in Asia.
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