Civil works and safety installation for Itaeningen’s 500,000-ton FTO alkanes fine separation project

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Civil Works and Safety Completion for Yitaining Neng’s 500,000-ton/year FTO Alkanes Fine Separation Project / Author/Source: Yahuah Coal Chemicals / Date: 2018-09-18 / Clicks: 1. The construction of Yitaining Neng Fine Chemicals Co., Ltd.’s 500,000-ton/year FTO alkanes fine separation project began on site on May 29, 2018; the civil works and safety related tasks were completed on September 15, 2018, marking an important milestone in the project’s development. Currently, the construction is progressing as planned, moving from the civil works phase to the installation phase. Since the project commenced, 109 days of safe construction have been completed, with a total of 346,924 safe man-hours logged, and safety at the site has remained under control throughout. The handover of civil works and safety measures marks the start of installation. The company will further strengthen oversight of safety, quality, progress, and investment during the construction process, requiring contractors to strictly adhere to all company regulations, develop practical construction plans, and carry out work in accordance with design drawings as well as relevant standards and specifications. This ensures that the construction of the project is carried out safely, with satisfactory quality, on schedule, and within budget, while also meeting environmental protection requirements. In terms of personnel, new employees joined the company in July 2018, and the company provided them with training on aspects such as corporate culture, manufacturing processes, equipment, and safety. All those involved in project construction and production preparation will work together, overcoming difficulties as the cold winter arrives in Ordos, to ensure that the project is completed on time and that trial operations can begin. In August 2017, Yitai Group signed a strategic cooperation memorandum with Nanjing Ningneng Chemical Industry Investment Co., Ltd. to form a project preparation team; project feasibility studies were conducted in September, followed by feasibility analysis and preliminary design work in October. In December, Inner Mongolia Yitai Ningneng Fine Chemicals Co., Ltd. was established. After 10 months, the project’s environmental impact assessment report was approved on May 28, 2018, and all related tasks proceeded smoothly. The project is expected to be completed and put into operation by June 2019. The design capacity of Itainingen’s 500,000-ton per year fine separation project for FTO alkanes is 150,000 tons each for n-alkanes and isomerized alkanes. Currently, this facility has the highest production capacity in the world; it is also the first unit globally to utilize molecular sieve adsorption for the separation of alkanes produced via FTO synthesis. Once the project is operational, heteroalkanes will not only help change China’s long-term reliance on imports but also enable it to surpass ExxonMobil and become the world’s largest producer.