Construction site of the ethylene glycol project at Shanxi Liheng Iron and Steel Group Co., Ltd

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Construction site of the ethylene glycol project at Shanxi Liheng Iron and Steel Group Co., Ltd. Author/Source: Date: 2019-02-27 Clicks: 26 On February 25th, upon visiting the construction site of Shanxi Liheng’s ethylene glycol and LNG co-production project, it was evident that various tasks such as concrete pouring, pipeline welding, and tank fabrication were being carried out in an orderly manner. To date, 85% of the civil engineering work and equipment foundations for this project have been completed, 50% of the buried pipelines have been installed, and the on-site fabrication of steel structures such as roof trusses, tanks, and pipe rack supports, along with the related equipment, has been fully underway. As a provincial key project, the ethylene glycol co-production LNG project is an important measure taken by the company to implement the transformation and development strategies set forth by the provincial party committee and the province’s leadership. This project is the first in China to utilize comprehensive waste gases such as coke oven gas and steelmaking converter gas to produce high-end chemical products like ethylene glycol; it takes full advantage of the complementary properties of converter gas, which has more carbon and less hydrogen, and coke oven gas, which has less carbon and more hydrogen, in order to manufacture high-quality fine chemical products. At the same time, the methane abundant in coke oven gas can be used to produce LNG (natural gas) through cryogenic technology, thereby achieving waste recovery, turning waste into resources, and realizing comprehensive utilization of resources. The project is equipped with first-class energy-saving and environmental protection equipment in China. Once completed, it will enable emissions of dust particles, sulfur dioxide, and nitrogen oxides to meet ultra-low levels; not only will this facilitate the recycling of resources, but it will also serve as a model for promoting the transformation and upgrading of traditional industries as well as the development of ecological civilization within the company.