Dow Chemical’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Union Carbide, is to sell its 50% interest in UOP to Honeywell for $825 million. Honeywell currently owns the remaining 50% interest in UOP.
UOP has been a joint venture between UCC and Honeywell since August 1988. It is an international supplier and licensor of process technology, catalysts, process plants and consulting services to the petroleum refining, petrochemical and gas processing industries.
The company employs about 3,000 people at its facilities in the
Announcing the sale, Dow Chief Executive Officer, Andrew Liveris, explained that despite the success of the joint venture with Honeywell, UOP is not considered strategic to Dow's future growth.
The transaction, which is subject to regulatory review, is expected to close in the final quarter of 2005.
Massive new Coventry campus targets 60GWh battery output
Where will all the raw materials come from for the manufacturing process? How will they be transported to the factory and what is going to be done with the various scrap and residues?