Let’s discuss which are the main manufacturers of catalysts in the global petrochemical industry.
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I don’t know much about this industry; I’ve been thinking about learning about it recently. Let me first introduce Johnson Matthey. It is said to be among the top companies in the world. Johnson Matthey Catalysts is a leading supplier of industrial catalysts and related process technologies. These technologies include hydrogen desulfurization, desulfurization, ultra-pure purification, pre-conversion, steam conversion, two-stage conversion, high-temperature shift, sulfur-resistant shift catalysts, low-temperature shift, methanation, and ammonia synthesis as well as methanol synthesis. As is well known, today’s methanol industry is based on the process technologies and catalysts developed by the British Chemical Industry Corporation (ICI) in the 1960s. The methanol catalysts and processes offered by Johnson Matthey Catalysts – the Low-Pressure Methanol Synthesis (LPM) process and the Leading Concept Methanol process – are used in over 60% of the world’s methanol plants. Davy Process Technology is also part of the Johnson Matthey group; together with them, we offer customers a complete range of methanol process technologies, including steam reforming, compact reforming, and gas-heated reforming units. Not long ago, Shenhua Baotou Coal Chemical Industry chose Zhejiang Xinhua Wanfeng Catalysts along with the David process technology to provide methanol-related technologies and catalysts; everyone shared their opinions freely!
In China, there is the Changling Catalyst Factory belonging to Sinopec!
The production of refining catalysts in our country is concentrated in four manufacturers. (1) Changling Refining & Chemical Company’s Catalyst Factory: Established and put into operation in July 1970, the Catalyst Factory of Changling Refining & Chemical Company has, after 30 years of development, now 10 production units. Long-term technical cooperation relationships have been established with more than 30 research institutions, including the Beijing Research Institute of Petrochemical Technology and Tsinghua University. It is capable of producing over 100 types of refining and petrochemical catalysts belonging to four main categories: catalytic cracking, catalytic reforming, hydrogenation, and chemical processing. With an annual production capacity of more than 20 kt, it is currently the largest refining catalyst production base in China in terms of sales volume, product range, and variety of products available. (2) Lanzhou Refining and Chemical Catalyst Factory: This factory is China’s first enterprise to produce catalytic cracking catalysts. Since it began operations in 1964, it has developed over the course of 35 years, and its product range now includes more than 40 varieties across three categories: fully synthetic, semi-synthetic, and all-clay types. Its annual production capacity exceeds 20 kt. Since the mid-1990s, significant investments have been made in technological upgrades, resulting in a marked improvement in production processes and tooling standards. Author: daiqiguang Date of publication: 2007-6-04 Introduction to International Catalyst Company 5 (3) Qilu Petrochemical Company’s Catalyst Factory. Qilu Petrochemical Company’s Catalyst Factory is one of the main manufacturers of catalytic cracking catalysts in China, with an annual production capacity of over 30 kt. It offers more than 20 types of catalysts and over 10 types of molecular sieves. The Catalyst Factory of Qilu Petrochemical Company should pay attention to developing new products in conjunction with new catalytic cracking processes; there are products available for use with processes such as DCC, MGG, and MIO. The Catalyst Plant of Qilu Petrochemical Company has exported 1,700 tons of catalysts specifically designed for DCC, which are used in DCC units in Thailand. (4) Fushun Petroleum No. 3 Plant Catalyst Factory: The Fushun Petroleum No. 3 Plant Catalyst Factory currently collaborates with various research institutions such as the Fushun Petrochemical Research Institute to develop and produce more than 30 types of catalyst products across 6 different series. It has been designated as a specialized manufacturer of precious metal catalysts in China. The production capacity of molecular sieves at the Catalyst Factory of Fushun Petroleum Plant No. 3 is continuously improving. The β-zeolite molecular sieve catalysts produced there have been exported to the United States on multiple occasions. The MUY and NTY molecular sieves currently in trial production have reached an advanced level comparable to those of similar products internationally.
Grace Davison is the world’s largest manufacturer of catalytic cracking catalysts, followed by Akzo-Nobel, Engelhard, Catalysts and Chemical Industries Corporation, and Instituto Me*cano. Akzo-Nobel has a broad range of business activities, while Engelhard has seen rapid growth in its business related to catalysts for automobile exhaust purification; it claims to hold one-third of the world’s market share in this area.
You mentioned this catalyst for the petrochemical industry; is methanol part of the petrochemical industry? I know of several manufacturers of refining hydrogenation catalysts: Albemarle (whose hydrogenation business came from the acquisition of AKZO), Haldor Topsoe, Criterion, ART, Axens, and UOP. All of these companies are involved in the production of hydrogenation catalysts in China
The information on the third floor is too outdated. I am familiar with both domestic and foreign companies in this industry.
Could you provide some information then?
Southern Chemical in Germany and CRI are involved in the dehydrogenation of ethylbenzene, while ExxonMobil produces zeolite-based catalysts, such as those used in alkylation processes!