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Installation work for the ethylene glycol project in Binzhou, Weihua, has reached its peak. Author/Source: Yaha Coal Chemicals. Date: 2019-07-11. Clicks: 17. With the successful completion of the large-scale transportation tasks related to the company’s Binzhou ethylene glycol project, more good news has come regarding the project’s construction: all the oversized towers in the ethylene glycol production area were assembled and installed by July 10th. The 300,000 tons/year ethylene glycol project features a total of 27 towers of 17 different types in the DMO zone and the ethylene glycol zone, all of which were manufactured by four different companies. Ten of these towers need to be fabricated and assembled on-site; some of them also require the assistance of 650-ton and 260-ton crawler cranes for assembly in mid-air above the foundation. Construction of the MN regeneration towers began on site on October 24, 2018, with the arrival of the first tower at the project site. Despite harsh conditions such as extreme cold, exposure to sunlight and rain, and under the leadership of the group company and the project construction command center, the ethylene glycol project team coordinated efforts intensively. All three involved units started manufacturing the towers simultaneously, and after more than 200 days of work, the final tower, the high-pressure methanol distillation tower T4404, was assembled in place on July 10. This marked the completion of the installation of all the large-scale towers in the ethylene glycol area, and it also signified that the installation phase of the ethylene glycol project had reached its peak. The total investment for the 300,000-ton coal-based ethylene glycol production project is 5.495 billion yuan. The construction scope includes the main facilities such as gasification units, purification units, and ethylene glycol synthesis units, as well as auxiliary facilities for water supply and drainage, desalination stations, power supply, heating, and fire protection. It also encompasses storage and transportation systems, as well as environmental protection measures such as waste gas treatment, wastewater treatment, and solid waste disposal. Once completed, the project will be capable of producing 300,000 tons of ethylene glycol per year. The by-products include 17,576 tons of crude DMC per year, 5,336 tons of DMO reconstituted components per year, 5,920 tons of fusel oil per year, 13,440 tons of light fractions per year, 6,048 tons of heavy fractions of ethylene glycol per year, and 4,321.6 tons of sulfur per year.