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1		SENATE RESOLUTION
2		WHEREAS, Honeywell UOP was founded in Chicago on June 17,
3		1914 to commercialize Jesse Adams Dubbs's thermal cracking
4		process, which was the foundation for the modern oil refining
5		industry; and
6		WHEREAS, More than 12,000 patents earned by Honeywell UOP
7		have helped to develop the world's petroleum, automotive,
8		transportation, and petrochemical industries; and
9		WHEREAS, Honeywell UOP pioneered dozens of revolutionary
10		technologies including catalytic polymerization, fluid
11		catalytic cracking, alkylation, isomerization, platforming,
12		Parex, Oleflex, Uniflex, and methanol-to-olefins technology;
13		and
14		WHEREAS, Honeywell UOP commercialized synthetic zeolites
15		as adsorbents, catalysts, and technologies to remediate
16		nuclear contamination; and
17		WHEREAS, Honeywell UOP pioneered environmental
18		breakthroughs including desulfurized diesel fuel, lead-free
19		gasoline, the catalytic converter, biodegradable detergents,
20		and jet and diesel fuel made from renewable sources; and

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1		WHEREAS, Honeywell UOP has developed technologies to
2		ensure the economical use of natural gas resources and develop
3		the global petrochemicals industry; and
4		WHEREAS, Honeywell UOP has contributed faculty, guest
5		lecturers, and academic support to the Chemistry and Chemical
6		Engineering Departments of Northwestern University since 1931;
7		and
8		WHEREAS, Honeywell UOP employs more than 5,000 people
9		worldwide, including nearly 2,000 in Illinois; and
10		WHEREAS, Honeywell UOP's Des Plaines headquarters - an
11		important part of Honeywell's advanced technology portfolio,
12		with nearly half of which is linked to improving energy
13		efficiency - is today the industry's foremost center of
14		research and development, the leading source of innovation for
15		the world's oil and gas industry, and one of America's greatest
16		commercial ambassadors; therefore, be it
17		RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL
18		ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we proclaim June 17,
19		2014 as Honeywell UOP Day for its century of service to the
20		people of the State, the country, and the world; and be it
21		further

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1		RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
2		presented to Honeywell UOP as an expression of our esteem and
3		respect.