The Tarim ethane-to-ethylene project has officially commenced construction

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　　According to the ** website of Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture in Xinjiang, on the 19th, the inauguration ceremony for the Tarim Ethane-to-Ethylene Project was held at the Petroleum and Petrochemical Park in the Shangku Comprehensive Industrial Park in Korla. This project is one of the first domestic facilities designed to produce ethylene from pure ethane, and it represents CNPC’s largest investment in a single project in Xinjiang in recent years. 　　The construction projects that started on that day mainly include the pile foundation work for the ethylene cracker, as well as the provision of temporary water and electricity supply and road construction throughout the plant; other construction projects will begin one after another according to the plan. By the end of this year, it is planned to complete the construction of the underground main pipeline network, 30% of the plant’s pipe corridors, as well as all pile foundations and the foundations for the main equipment. 　　The Tarim ethane-to-ethylene project is a key initiative in CNPC’s transformation of its refining and petrochemical operations. Leveraging the abundant natural gas resources of the Tarim Oil Field as well as CNPC’s own proprietary ethylene production technology, it is one of the first ethylene plants in China to use pure ethane as feedstock. The total investment in the project is 9.05 billion yuan. The main units and facilities include three production lines capable of producing 600,000 tons of ethylene, 300,000 tons of full-density polyethylene, and 300,000 tons of high-density polyethylene, along with the accompanying utility systems and auxiliary production facilities. 　　According to the plan, the project is scheduled to be completed and put into operation in June 2021. Date: June 24, 2019 Source: Sinochem New Network