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Vol. 4, Issue 9, September 2014
This Month
New Projects World’s Largest
Thanks to Dr. Rao
ISO Certification for PET Group
GTC “Gives Back”
Mid-Autumn Festival in Beijing
New Employees
Happy Birthdays
September 2014
New GTC Projects - World’s Largest for BTX and Isom
GTC Technology has signed an agreement
with Hengli Petrochemical (Dalian)
Refinery Co., Ltd., to provide licensed
technology for two large-scale projects at a
new refinery in Changxing Dao, Liaoning
Province, People’s Republic of China.
When completed, each unit will be largest
of its kind in the world, and will play an
integral role in the 20 MM TPY refinery
being constructed by Hengli. Start-up is
planned for 2016.
GTC will provide its GT-BTX® technology
for a 3 MM TPY aromatics extraction unit
along with the basic engineering package, technical services, proprietary solvent and
equipment. GTC will also supply its Isomalk-2℠ process for a 2.4 MM TPY light naphtha
isomerization unit as well as the basic engineering package, technical services, proprietary
catalyst and adsorbent.
“We are delighted about the selection of GT-BTX and Isomalk-2” said Sam Kumar, President –
GTC (Beijing) Technology Inc. “We are confident that Hengli will find significant value-added
performance with these technologies, just as a growing number of others have, and are excited
about another opportunity to serve the Asian fuels and chemicals market.”
September 2014
Thanks to Dr. Rao
GTC’s Houston office recently gathered to recognize GTC’s longtime
consultant and friend, Dr. T.S.R. Prasada Rao, for his work with GTC and for
receiving Petrotech’s 2014 Lifetime
Achievement Award for his R&D
contributions to India’s oil, gas, and petrochemical industry. Dr.
Rao, who is also Chairman of Sarasijam Technologies, and the
former Director
of the Indian
Institute of
Petroleum, has
collaborated with GTC since the mid-1990s. While
visiting family in Houston this summer, Dr. Rao took
the opportunity to meet with GTC colleagues to discuss
ways to promote GTC’s licensing and branding in India.
PET Office Attains ISO 9001 Registration
GTC’s Process Equipment Technology (PET) group has attained a Certificate of Registration for conformance with ISO 9001:2008 standards. Perry Johnson Registrars, Inc., issued the independent confirmation that GTC has met the requirements of ISO 9001, with respect to the “design, manufacture, installation and technical services for mass transfer equipment (tower internal products).”
“GTC is very pleased to reach ISO certification. Our goal has always been to keep challenging ourselves to be more efficient in all areas of our business,” said Brad Fleming, General Manager of GTC’s Euless manufacturing facility. Daniele Ferlisi, Head of the PET Business Unit, added, “Every member of our team is watchful for opportunities to improve procedures, lower costs, and better serve our clients.”
ISO 9000, a series of standards developed and published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), defines, establishes, and maintains a quality assurance system for manufacturing and service industries.
September 2014
GTC Gives Back Campaign!
With 2013’s backpack and school supply drive
being such a success, GTC Houston launched
another one this year to support local area
schools through the YMCA’s Operation Back
Campaign. Employees had the opportunity to
donate student backpacks loaded with much
needed school items, as well as a note of
encouragement to the student
And after all that donating, what
could be more appropriate than a
well deserved ice cream sundae
break?
September 2014
Mid-Autumn Festival in Beijing
GTC Beijing observed the traditional Chinese
Mid-Autumn Festival on August 15 of the Lunar
Calendar which falls on Monday, Sept. 8, this
year. As a tradition, the office staff gathers for
lunch to celebrate. People normally give
mooncakes to friends and relatives during this
season, and as a result, the mooncake business
makes a good profit each year. This is why
Häagen-Dazs and Starbucks got into the
mooncake business. To attract customers,
mooncake stalls are set up
in convenient locations
throughout the city,
including next to the GTC
office building.
Mooncake stall by the
supermarket entrance next
to GTC’s office building
The staff also celebrated
Zhang Ning’s birthday
at the same time.
September 2014
Fusheng Zhang Sr. Process Engineer
Beijing
Niyaz Ahmad Process Engineer
Delhi
S.P. Kandhari Office Manager
Delhi
Dae-Kyun Bae Post Designer
Nonsan
Xuebin Wang Tech. Services Mgr.
Beijing
Byung-Don Ahn Brake Operator
Nonsan
Larry Burton Senior Cost Estimator
Euless
Yang-Hak Lee Mech. Design Engineer
Seoul
Irina Nechaeva Adm. Assistant St. Petersburg
Tian Xu Process Engineer
Houston
Welcome to GTC
Zhe Liu Licensing Process Engineer
Houston
September 2014
9/8 Jung-Geon Kang Nonsan
9/11 Ning Zhang Beijing
9/13 Matt Thundyil Houston
9/19 Edward Chen Houston
9/22 Charles Davis Euless
9/24 Meta Naulita-Ellis Bozeman
Nagesh Walunj Delhi
9/25 Giancarlo Spaziani Seoul
9/26 Francis Jewelson Delhi
9/29 Douglas Sonn Houston
