Sinochem Hualu delivers a propane-propylene separation tower manufactured overseas in Kazakhstan

The propane-propylene separation tower has an inner diameter of 8400 mm, a wall thickness of 36–43 mm, a length of 105 m, and a net weight of 950 tons. It is considered a super-large tower facility; it represents a key milestone in the IPCI project and is also an important part of the project’s construction process. In the early stages of the project, the IPCI project team held several special meetings to discuss specific aspects such as the manufacturing and transportation of the equipment, and ultimately decided to assign the equipment manufacturing task to Atlau Petrochemical Equipment Manufacturing Plant (ANM), located 50 km away from the project site. In November 2018, the company dispatched a team of 9 technical experts, including those in design, supervision, manufacturing, welding, and fitter work, to reside on a long-term basis at the equipment manufacturing plant to oversee and provide guidance on the technical aspects of the production of propane-propylene separation towers.

The propane-propylene separation tower has an inner diameter of 8400 mm, a wall thickness of 36–43 mm, a length of 105 m, and a net weight of 950 tons. It is considered a super-large tower facility; it represents a key milestone in the IPCI project and is also an important part of the project’s construction process. In the early stages of the project, the IPCI project team held several special meetings to discuss specific aspects such as the manufacturing and transportation of the equipment, and ultimately decided to assign the equipment manufacturing task to Atlau Petrochemical Equipment Manufacturing Plant (ANM), located 50 km away from the project site. In November 2018, the company dispatched a team of 9 technical experts, including those in design, supervision, manufacturing, welding, and fitter work, to reside on a long-term basis at the equipment manufacturing plant to oversee and provide guidance on the technical aspects of the production of propane-propylene separation towers.

【Overseas】First unit installed in Hualu Technology’s IPCI project in Kazakhstan On November 20th, local time, the first unit in the refrigeration section of the PDH unit of China National Chemical Corporation’s Hualu Technology’s petrochemical integration (IPCI) project – namely, the D-10007 reduction gas balance tank – was successfully installed, marking new progress in the construction of this project. It is reported that this project represents an important achievement of China National Chemical Engineering in implementing the **Belt and Road Initiative** as well as President Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan’s \"Road to Light\" concept, and it serves to further deepen cooperation between China and Kazakhstan in the field of production capacity. It is also Kazakhstan’s first large-scale chemical industry project. The project is located in the Karabaldan area of Atyrau Region, Kazakhstan, with a capacity of 500,000 tons per year of polypropylene; construction began in November 2017.

The key equipment, namely the reactor, for the IPCI project in Kazakhstan, which is under the general contracting of Tianchen Company, has been successfully shipped

The polypropylene reactor, a key long-term equipment for the IPCI project in Kazakhstan that is under the general contracting of China’s Tianchen Chemical Company, was successfully shipped from a factory in Belgium on October 16, and has now arrived in St. Petersburg, Russia.

The reactor is a key and core equipment for Kazakhstan’s IPCI project; its large size poses numerous challenges at every stage, including design, procurement, acceleration of delivery, inspection, and logistics. Leveraging its extensive engineering experience, as well as a commitment to meticulous management and a spirit of overcoming challenges, the project team actively coordinated with suppliers and logistics providers to remove various obstacles in both the manufacturing and shipping processes, ensuring seamless integration of all tasks. The reactor is dispatched from the factory and transported via special axis trucks and barges to Antwerp, Belgium, where it is transferred onto a sea vessel for shipment. The sea vessel is sailing at full speed and will reach the Caspian Sea before the Volga-Don Canal freezes over (the usual freezing period for this canal is from November each year to April of the following year, during which time it is not navigable), enabling it to arrive at the site as planned this year. This ensures the achievement of another important milestone for the project, laying a solid foundation for the smooth progress of subsequent work on the IPCI project.

On November 21st, local time, the 6,400-ton hydraulic compound crane developed independently by Erhua Jian was exported for the first time. It was used to lift the heaviest piece of equipment in Kazakhstan at that time – the depropanization tower unit of the PDH plant in Kazakhstan’s IPCI project, which weighed 1,150 tons. At present, the installation of the main girder for the 3,200-ton single-girder structure has been successfully completed. The IPCI project in Kazakhstan is an important outcome of China National Chemical Corporation’s implementation of the ****Belt and Road Initiative and its ongoing efforts to deepen capacity cooperation between China and Kazakhstan; it is the largest chemical industry project in Kazakhstan. This lifting task attracted significant attention within Kazakhstan. Employees from Erhua Construction and Shisanhua Construction formed a dedicated team to overcome various difficulties, and it took them 15 days to install the two 78-ton main girders of the 3,200-ton single-frame structure.