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PKN ORLEN Block Refinery in Poland licenses UOP MaxEne process
PKN ORLEN has licensed the MaxEne™ process from UOP Honeywell for their facility in Block, Poland. This project is currently in the basic engineering stage. The MaxEne Process can improve the flexibility of gasoline production and increase production of ethylene and aromatics, by separating full-range naphtha into a stream of normal paraffins, plus a second stream of isoparaffins, naphthenes and aromatics. The nprmal paraffins are feedstock for steam crackers to produce high yields of light olefins. The second stream is feedstock for catalytic reformers to produce high yields of aromtics. and a second stream of that are suitable for catalytic reforming units because they produce high yields of aromatics. The light olefins and aromatics are primary components for petrochemical-based plastics.
Bryan Glover, VP of Honeywell UOP's Petrochemicals & Refining Technologies business stated "“Since the cost of naphtha represents most of the production cost for most chemicals, we can improve the profitability of petrochemical operations by ensuring the right molecules go to the right processes. The UOP MaxEne technology is designed to improve molecule management and increase the production of light olefins by up to 30 percent, and the production of aromatics by as much as 12 percent.”
“PKN ORLEN seeks to extend its value chain toward high-margin products, which are increasingly in demand across global markets,” said Józef Węgrecki, Member of the PKN ORLEN Management Board, Operations. “The MaxEne technology would allow us to better harness the potential of our refinery in Poland.”
PKN ORLEN would be the first refining and petrochemicals company in Europe to use the MaxEne technology, which Honeywell UOP first commercialized in 2013.
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