The 6 core tower vessels for Maoming Petrochemical’s ethylene project, manufactured by Hanyang Heavy Industry, have been officially shipped from the project site!

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On October 26, the six core towers for Maoming Petrochemical’s ethylene project, manufactured by Hanyang Heavy Industry, were ready for use. As the transport ship moored steadily at the dock, Hanyang Heavy Industry, together with Sinochem Shipping Company and all other involved parties, officially commenced the loading operation of the core tower components. The project team worked non-stop for 16 hours, day and night, ensuring seamless coordination from equipment positioning to safe lifting. Finally, on the afternoon of October 27, the freighter carrying the core equipment for Maoming Petrochemical’s ethylene project set sail on time, heading toward its destination. The refining transformation and upgrading project as well as the ethylene quality improvement project at Maoming Petrochemical are major technical renovation projects carried out by the Maoming Branch of Sinopec Corporation. Through these technological upgrades, the ethylene production capacity has been increased from 1 million tons per year to 1.64 million tons per year. Fourteen units were built using Sinopec’s own advanced technologies, 12 of which employ domestic-leading technologies such as those related to hydrogen peroxide. The project is expected to be completed and put into operation by mid-2027, producing over 2 million tons of chemical products annually, which will help increase the output value of related industries by more than 150 billion yuan. As of August 2025, the project has completed key milestones such as the installation of the quench tower for Unit 3’s cracking unit; a 4,000-ton crawler crane set a record for the efficiency of installing large-scale equipment. The project is currently in the phase of heavy lifting, facing challenges related to space constraints in the old factory area and simultaneous operations; progress is being ensured through modular construction and meticulous management. It is understood that the core equipment shipped this time includes a pre-demethanization tower weighing about 500 tons, as well as a demethanization tower, a C3 washing tower, a high-pressure depropanization tower, an deethanization tower, and a heavy fuel oil stripping tower. We look forward to the successful delivery of these tower units to the project site, so that they can be installed as soon as possible.