SR1184 Summary

• Proclaims June 17, 2014 as Honeywell UOP Day in Illinois to commemorate the company's 100 years of service, marking its founding in Chicago on June 17, 1914.

• Recognizes Honeywell UOP's more than 12,000 patents and pioneering technologies in oil refining, petrochemicals, and environmental innovations including catalytic cracking, alkylation, desulfurized diesel fuel, and lead-free gasoline.

• Acknowledges Honeywell UOP's employment of more than 5,000 people worldwide, with nearly 2,000 workers in Illinois, and its Des Plaines headquarters as a major research and development center.

• Credits Honeywell UOP with contributing faculty and academic support to Northwestern University's Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Departments since 1931.

• Directs presentation of a suitable copy of the resolution to Honeywell UOP as an expression of esteem and respect.