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Vol. 5, Issue 8, August 2015

This Month

HaiKe Group selects GT-BTX PluS

Lotte Titan revamping with GT-BTX

Workspace Psychology

News from Beijing

New Employees

Happy Birthdays

Today’s Grammar Lesson

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HaiKe Group Selects GT-BTX PluS® Process for FCC

Gasoline Desulfurization and Octane Preservation

HaiKe Group in Dongying City, Shandong

Province, China, has selected GTC’s GT-BTX PluS®

process for its two subsidiary refineries, HaiKe

Huagong and HaiKe Ruilin.

Both refineries are FCC-centered with FCC

gasoline comprising 70% of their gasoline pool.

Several years ago, in an effort to meet the Guo IV

gasoline standard (less than 50ppm sulfur), both

refineries installed selective hydrotreating and

hydrodesulphurization facilities to treat FCC

gasoline. Regarding the Guo V gasoline standard (less than 10ppm sulfur), the sulfur in FCC

gasoline needs to be removed, while the olefins need to be preserved to the maximum extent.

GT-BTX PluS® provides all the necessary requirements to serve as a perfect fit for this

processing purpose.

GTC (Beijing) has signed the licensing and PDP agreements with both HaiKe Huagong and HaiKe

Ruilin for GT-BTX PluS®, and will supply the associated extractive solvent and EDC/SRC tower

internals as well. The full-range FCC gasoline capacity for HaiKe Huagong is 350KTA while

capacity for HaiKe Ruilin is 250KTA. Together with the existing selective upstream hydrotreating

and downstream hydrodesulphurization facilities, GT-BTX PluS® will assure less than 10ppm

sulfur in treated the FCC gasoline and minimize the octane loss at the same time.

Since China will implement the Guo V gasoline standard (equivalent to the Euro V standard) by

the end of 2016, both HaiKe Huagong and HaiKe Ruilin will execute the GT-BTX PluS® projects

on a fast track. The refineries plan to mechanically complete the unit and integrate with the

existing unit by March 2016.

As a result of GTC’s involvement with the HaiKe refineries, Zhepeng Liu, President-GTC Beijing,

was invited by Asiachem to speak at the Fuel Quality Upgradation Technology Conference held

in Qingdao in July.

HaiKe office building in Dongying

August 2015

Lotte Titan Awards Morphylane Revamp to GTC

GTC Technology has signed an agreement with

Lotte Chemical Titan (M) Sdn. Bhd. (Lotte Titan)

to provide GT-BTX® licensed technology for a

440 KTA aromatics extraction unit at Lotte

Titan’s ethylene cracker in Johor, Malaysia.

The GT-BTX unit is a revamp of the existing NFM-based morphylane extraction unit to increase

its capacity and improve the unit performance. The new unit will produce high-purity Benzene

and Toluene products with high recovery and low operating cost. The revamp is part of Lotte

Titan’s cracker expansion project, with startup planned for 2017. GTC will supply the basic

engineering package, technical service, proprietary

TECHTIV® 500 extraction solvent, and proprietary

tower internals.

“GT-BTX is recognized by the industry as the most

advanced aromatics extraction technology,” said

Charlie Chou, GTC Global Licensing Manager. “We are

pleased to work with Lotte Titan in providing another

GT-BTX unit to ensure our client is getting the most

benefit from their petrochemical production.”

August 2015

What Your Workspace Says About You

Quick, look at your shoes. What do they say about you? A

recent study in the Journal of Research in Personality, found

that people’s shoes revealed certain personality traits, such as

agreeableness. Observation is a great way to find clues to

people’s personality styles. So if your co-workers’ shoes are

hiding under their desk, take a look at their workspace

instead. Read the following four descriptions and see if you

can identify each person’s personality style.

1. The desk is messy! Papers are strewn everywhere, along

with magazines, receipts, forms, books, and other things.

The walls are covered with a variety of posters,

inspirational sayings, notes and reminders, and so on. If

space allows, there is a seating area where two people can sit next to each other.

2. The desk is covered with paperwork, but it’s organized in piles. On the wall, a large planning

calendar hangs alongside diplomas and awards. Family or personal photos are located discreetly in

the corner. The desk chair is substantial, and guest seating is located across from the desk.

3. The desk is cluttered, but your coworker knows where everything is. Family photos are prominently

displayed on the desk, along with mementos from meaningful events. The walls are covered with

serene landscapes, group photos, and other personal items. If there is a seating area, there is a

comfy couch where people can talk side by side.

4. The desk is tidy and clear of papers, except what is currently being worked on. Your coworker cleans

off the desk every night, and all work files are extremely organized. Job-related information --

charts, graphs, calendars, and other such material -- is neatly displayed on the walls.

The first desk reflects a Spirited personality style, the

second desk a Direct personality style, the third desk

reflects a Considerate style, and the last desk belongs to a

Systematic style. You may be thinking, "so what?"

Knowing your coworkers’ personality styles is key to

working together more effectively. Let’s revisit each

workspace and imagine you’re meeting with each

coworker.

When meeting with a Spirited coworker, be prepared for a long meeting -- spirited styles like to talk!

You can build rapport by listening to their stories and keeping the conversation energetic and lively. The

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Spirited style is not detail-oriented, so limit the amount of detail you share. Appeal to their desire for

recognition if you need to enlist their help or support on a project.

When meeting with a Direct style coworker, you will be more effective by minimizing small talk and

getting right to the point. Don’t be offended by the Direct style’s, well, directness. They are not known

for being diplomatic, and don’t expect you to be either. They often interrupt, and value quick thinking

and strong opinions.

When meeting with Consider style coworkers,

informality will put them at ease. They like to be

treated as a friend, so you can build rapport by

taking the time to make small talk. In fact, you

want to build enough of a relationship that you

can ask about something meaningful -- family,

pets, activities, etc., before getting down to

business.

When meeting with a Systematic coworker,

tone down your voice and gestures if you tend

to be flamboyant. Think in terms of slower,

analytical thinking and be prepared to back up

any statements you make with objective data. If

you need to enlist a Systematic coworker’s help,

be very specific about the specific work that

needs to be done and the amount of time it will

take.

There you have it -- by scanning a coworker’s

workspace, you can find clues to guide your interactions and make them more effective.

August 2015

From Beijing Some very happy events recently took place for some of our GTC Beijing associates.

Lucy Gu, Cashier, married Xianggao Feng on June 26th.

Mandy Ma, Process Engineer, is expecting

her first baby in September and the gang

threw a baby shower for her recently.

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Ajay Bagul Process Engineer

Seoul

Welcome to GTC

David Hobbs Services Supervisor

GTC VORRO

Nitin Raut Process Engineer

Seoul

Chris Keasling Services Supervisor

GTC VORRO

Who’s Moved

Ajay and Nitin have both transferred from GTC India to GTC Korea.

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Happy September Birthdays

9/8 Myong Lim Seoul

9/11 Ning Zhang Beijing

9/22 Charles Davis Euless

9/24 Meta Naulita-Ellis Bozeman Nagesh Walunj Gurgaon

9/25 Giancarlo Spaziani Brno

9/26 Francis Jewelson Gurgaon

‘I vs. me’

What’s wrong with the following sentence?

“Thank you for going to lunch with Bob and I yesterday.”

It’s wrong because “Thank you for going to lunch with Bob and I yesterday” doesn’t make sense.

“Thank you for going to lunch with Bob and me yesterday.”

This is right, therefore the original sentence should read, “Thank you for going to lunch with Bob and me yesterday.”

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