Ceyhan Polipropilen Uretim will use Honeywell UOP 's C3 Oleflex technology to produce industrial - grade propylene for a new petrochemicals facility in Turkey , it has announced . The technology is designed to have a lower cash cost of production and higher return on investment when compared to competing dehydrogenation technologies. The facility will become the first operational petroleum dehydrogenation ( PDH ) unit in the world and will allow Turkish Polipropilen to reduce its reliance on polypropylene imports from the Middle East and western Europe . Turkey imported more than two million mt of polypropylene in 2017 and demand for the polymer in Turkey is set to grow by 2.5 % each year for 10 years .
Ceyhan Polipropilen Uretim will use Honeywell UOP 's C3 Oleflex technology to produce industrial - grade propylene for a new petrochemicals facility in Turkey , it has announced . The facility will become the first operational petroleum dehydrogenation ( PDH ) unit in the world and will allow Turkish Polipropilen to reduce its reliance on polypropylene imports from the Middle East and western Europe . Turkey imported more than two million mt of polypropylene in 2017 and demand for the polymer in Turkey is set to grow by 2.5 % each year for 10 years .