Honeywell + Sinopec
Honeywell
Charlotte, North Carolina · 2 relationships
Active relationship
Strategic Partnership · 1993–present
Sinopec
Beijing, Beijing · 1 relationship
Analysis
The Honeywell-Sinopec relationship is documented as a series of industrial technology and engineering engagements rather than a single disclosed equity joint venture. Honeywell UOP's current business description covers licensed process technologies, equipment, engineering, catalysts, adsorbents and related services, while Sinopec identifies a Sinopec-UOP joint research centre among its research platforms. [1] [2]
A central project is the first commercial installation of Honeywell UOP's MaxEne process at Sinopec Yangzi Petrochemical's integrated refinery and petrochemical complex in Nanjing. Honeywell said the unit had processed more than 2.5 million metric tonnes of naphtha and met performance criteria; the cooperation combined UOP licensing, engineering, equipment, adsorbents and technical support with Sinopec's industrial deployment. [3]
MaxEne separates full-range naphtha so normal paraffins can feed a steam cracker while other material goes to reforming. Honeywell reported that the process could raise ethylene yield by up to 40% without sacrificing propylene, or increase reformate by 5% or aromatics by up to 10%, making the project an example of feedstock optimization. [3]
The cooperation also includes combustion and emissions equipment. Honeywell said Sinopec Yanshan selected Callidus low-NOx burners for more than 400 ethylene-furnace burners, with expected NOx reductions of 40% to 50%, and that Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical selected a Callidus flare system designed to expand smokeless capacity from 125 to 250 tonnes per hour. These examples show a portfolio of interventions, but the public sources do not provide a complete inventory, cumulative contract value or current status for every installation. [4] [5]
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Charlotte, North Carolina · 2 records in this database
Honeywell’s corporate history traces the automation lineage to Albert Butz’s 1885 furnace regulator and to Mark Honeywell’s formation of Honeywell Heating Specialty Co. in 1906. [1] The two heating businesses merged in 1927 as Minneapolis-Honeywell Regulator Co., which then expanded into industrial controls and indicators. [1] In 1999, AlliedSignal acquired Honeywell and retained the Honeywell name, bringing together interests in aerospace, chemicals, automotive parts, and building controls. [1]
The portfolio later became more focused through a series of separations. Honeywell’s history records the 2018 spin-offs of its homes business into Resideo and its transportation business into Garrett Motion, followed by the 2019 launch of Honeywell Forge, an enterprise-performance-management software platform. [1] Honeywell’s 2025 Form 10-K states that the Advanced Materials business was spun off as the independent, publicly traded Solstice Advanced Materials on October 30, 2025. [2]
On June 29, 2026, Honeywell Technologies announced that it had completed the spin-off of its Aerospace Technologies business, which now operates as Honeywell Aerospace; Honeywell Technologies continued trading on Nasdaq under HON, while Honeywell Aerospace began trading under HONA. [3] The remaining Honeywell Technologies business is organized around Building Automation, Process Automation and Technology, and Industrial Automation. [4] Its products, software, solutions, and services are aimed at buildings, refineries, mines, plants, power grids, data centers, hospitals, warehouses, and other industrial environments. [4] The present entity is therefore a focused automation company carrying the Honeywell brand and legacy after the 2025 materials and 2026 aerospace separations. [1] [3]
Beijing, Beijing · 1 record in this database
“Sinopec” refers to a corporate group and to its listed operating company, so the distinction matters. The official group history says China Petrochemical Corporation was formally established in July 1983. A later group profile says China Petrochemical Corporation was established in July 1998 on the basis of the former corporation and incorporated as a limited-liability corporation in August 2018. The listed China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation was established as a joint-stock company on February 25, 2000, during the restructuring of the group’s core oil-and-gas and chemical operations. [1] [3]
Sinopec Corp. describes itself as a vertically integrated energy and chemical company. Its principal operations include oil and gas exploration and production, pipeline transportation and sales, refining, petrochemicals, coal chemicals, synthetic fiber, trading, technology R&D and application, and hydrogen-energy services covering production, storage, transportation and sales. The company also lists battery charging and swapping, solar, wind and other new-energy businesses. Its A-share code is 600028 and its H-share code is 00386. [2]
The latest operating information shows the scale and transition of the listed company. Sinopec reported 2025 operating income of RMB2.78 trillion and profit attributable to shareholders of RMB32.476 billion. Its 2025 disclosure also reports 9,953 domestic and overseas patent applications, 5,768 patents granted, more than 50,000 newly added charging terminals, continued expansion in LNG and hydrogen refuelling, and steady operation of China’s first million-tonne-class CCUS project. These figures and initiatives come from Sinopec’s own 2025 results and sustainability reporting. [4] [5]