According to UOP, a Honeywell company, the plant has been operating since September 2013 and is the first commercial-scale facility to use the UOP/Hydro MTO process technology.
Honeywell UOP Process Technology and Equipment business unit senior vice president and general manager Pete Piotrowski said the technology allows countries and regions that are rich in coal or natural gas to convert those resources into high yields of valuable petrochemicals cost-effectively.
"Our technology offers the lowest operating cost, quick and efficient start-up, and operational reliability," Piotrowski added.
Designed by Wison Engineering, the Wison facility is using the Advanced MTO process of UOP, which combines the UOP/Hydro MTO process and the Total/UOP Olefin Cracking process to increase yields and feedstock efficiency.
Methanol can be derived from low-cost raw materials such as coal or natural gas, and the process converts it into ethylene and propylene.
Providing high yields with low operating costs, the MTO process offers flexibility in the ratio of propylene to ethylene produced enabling operators to adjust plant operations to address market demands.
The Wison plant produces 300,000mt of ethylene and propylene annually.
The Total-UOP OCP process technology was developed jointly by UOP and Total Petrochemicals.
