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    Aug. 26, 2019 | Hengli Petrochemical (Dalian) Co. last month started up the world’s largest catalytic dehydrogenation plant at its integrated 400,000-b/d crude-to-paraxylene refining and petrochemical project in Hengli Petrochemical Industrial Park on Changxing Island in Dalian, China. The single-train dehydrogenation unit uses proprietary CATOFIN catalyst and heat-generating material from McDermott International Inc. division Lummus Technology’s catalyst partner Clariant International Ltd. to process 500,000 tonnes/year of propane and 800,000 tpy of isobutene for production of propylene and isobutylene. Photo from Hengli Group through Clariant International.

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