Sinopec to expand ABS plant capacity by 780 million!

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Through the Shanghai Ecology and Environment Bureau, Boss Wu learned that a public notice regarding the environmental impact assessment for the upgrade and renovation of the ABS production facility at Sinopec Shanghai Gaqiao Petrochemical Co., Ltd. had been issued. Basic Information on the Project
Project Name: Upgrade and Renovation of the ABS Plant at Sinopec Shanghai Gaogiao Petrochemical Co., Ltd.
Project Owner: Sinopec Shanghai Gaogiao Petrochemical Co., Ltd.
Project Type: Renovation and expansion
Location: No. 10 Bogong Road, Shanghai Chemical Industry Park, within the existing Gaogiao Petrochemical plant site
Construction Plan: Construction to begin in May 2023, with completion expected by January 2024. Production scale and product portfolio: Takahashi Petrochemical currently has 3 ABS production lines, with each line having a production capacity of 75,000 tons per year. The combined designed production capacity of these 3 lines is 225,000 tons per year. Considering the market demand at that time, the approved production volume for these 3 lines during the environmental impact assessment was 200,000 tons per year. This time, a new 4# production line is planned to be added, with the production capacity of the 4# line remaining at 75,000 tons per year. At the same time, increase the approved production capacity of the existing 3 production lines to the plant’s designed production capacity. After the implementation of this project, the ABS production capacity of the entire plant will reach 300,000 tons per year. The specific product options for the ABS unit area are shown in the table below. Production process: The new production line to be added uses the same production process as the existing ones, with both relying on the bulk method for ABS production. Project background: The Kaoying plant of Takahashi Petrochemical already has a 200,000 t/a phenol propylene unit, a 100,000 t/a styrene-butadiene rubber unit, and a 200,000 t/a ABS unit. Based on its analysis of the ABS product market and its assessment of the production facilities on site, Takahashi Petrochemical plans to increase the capacity for ABS products to 300,000 tons per year. The existing ABS facility has 3 production lines, which utilize the ABS production technology provided by the American company DOW Chemical – a relatively advanced technology. This project plans to use the same production technology to establish another ABS production line (the 4th production line). At the same time, the existing ABS production capacity will be increased by extending the effective production time, so as to reach the facility’s designed production capacity. The full-capacity production volume for each production line is 75,000 tons per year; thus, the total production capacity of the four production lines once they are in operation will be 300,000 tons per year. The total investment for this project is approximately 778.52 million yuan, of which the amount allocated to environmental protection measures is about 4.147 million yuan, accounting for 0.53% of the total project investment. The construction period is 8 months, with work expected to begin in May 2023 and be completed by January 2024. Source: China Chemical Industry Information Weekly