Sinopec Hainan Refining & Chemicals’ 2nd 1 million tons/year aromatic compounds project was completed and put into operation

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The 2# 1 million tons per year aromatic compounds production project at Sinopec Hainan Refining & Chemical Co., Ltd. was put into operation. At 23:00 on September 27th, with the successful initial feeding of the isomerization unit, the entire process flow for the 2# aromatic compounds project at Sinopec Hainan Refining & Chemical Co., Ltd. was established, and the analysis of the p-xylene product showed it to be of satisfactory quality; this marked a successful commissioning of the 2# aromatic compounds project there. It is reported that this project utilizes the \"high-efficiency, environmentally friendly aromatic hydrocarbon technology\" owned by Sinopec, which possesses complete independent intellectual property rights; this technology has previously won the **Special Prize for Scientific and Technological Progress**. The production capacity of the 2# aromatic compounds plant is 1 million tons per year. Construction of the project began in August 2017, with a total investment of approximately 3.67 billion yuan. With the commissioning of this project, Hainan Refining & Chemicals now has a PX production capacity of 1.6 million tons per year, making it Sinopec’s largest aromatic compounds production base. The 1.6 million tons per year of p-xylene produced by Hainan Refining and Chemical Industry is equivalent to the cotton produced by 3 times the area of arable land in Hainan Province.