Refiners seek help to {open_quotes}think beyond conventional fuels{close_quotes}
{open_quotes}Jet fuel today, diesel tomorrow, and naphtha next week.{close_quotes} That is what Carroll Moore, director of marketing for UOP`s (Des Plaines, IL) catalysts, says refiners expect from catalysis. To accomplish that flexibility - while constantly adjusting for everchanging feedstock slates and end-product specifications - refiners are placing more demands on their catalyst suppliers. {open_quotes}When the dog wags, the tail had better move quickly,{close_quotes} says Richard Nozemack, v.p./fluidized catalytic cracking (FCC) for Grace Davison (Baltimore). Davison is the largest supplier of catalysts for FCC units, which represent half of the $1.5-billion worldwide refinery catalyst market. Growth in the various catalyst markets differs by region, from GDP rates in North America and western Europe to double digits in parts of Asia. Refineries in coastal China, Korea, and Southeast Asia fire the Pacific region`s demand surge, while the placid pace of growth on both sides of the Atlantic masks furious competition for replacement and recharge business.
- OSTI ID:
- 539174
- Journal Information:
- Chemical Week, Journal Name: Chemical Week Journal Issue: 10 Vol. 156; ISSN CHWKA9; ISSN 0009-272X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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