【HaiChuan Discussion】Large-scale petrochemical projects are being established in Korla frequently – what are people’s opinions?
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The last edit of this post was made by Desert Fish on 2020-5-9 at 17:44. 27 billion yuan – Updates on the integrated oil and coal processing project at Zhongtai Petrochemical in Korla, Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture. News from the oil and chemical industry, 08:50:19, 2019. Recently, the Party secretary of Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture (hereinafter referred to as “Bayingolin Prefecture”) held a field meeting in Korla City to review the progress of the integrated oil and coal processing project at the Shangku Petroleum and Petrochemical Industrial Park there, and to plan the key tasks for the next phase. The Party Secretary and Chairman of Zhongtai Group, as well as the person in charge of the integrated oil-coal co-processing project at Zhongtai Petrochemical, attended the meeting. The chairman of Sino-Thai Petrochemical, the project manager for oil-coal co-processing at Sinopec Engineering Construction Co., Ltd. (SEI), and the chairman of Beijing Zhongke Chengyi gave presentations on the current preparations for the preliminary stages of the oil-coal co-processing integration project, the progress of the project, breakthroughs in process technology, and an analysis of the challenges associated with the project. It is reported that the total investment in this project is approximately 27 billion yuan, with a construction period of 33 months. The main facilities include a co-processing plant for oil and coal with an annual capacity of 4 million tons, a PTA plant with an annual capacity of 1.2 million tons, a polyester (PET) plant with an annual capacity of 1.4 million tons, as well as facilities for producing hydrogen from coal, methanol at 300,000 tons per year, and acetic acid at 100,000 tons per year; these facilities will enable the processing of 2 million tons of heavy oil and 2 million tons of coal powder per year ； The main products include 1.4 million tons per year of polyester, 950,000 tons per year of refined oil, 600,000 tons per year of pentane, 400,000 tons per year of light hydrocarbons, 250,000 tons per year of benzene, and others. It is reported that the project uses heavy oil and coal as raw materials, and employs co-processing technologies for oil and coal to produce clean gasoline, diesel, p-xylene, benzene, propane, butane, and other products. The production facilities include systems for processing raw coal and crude oil, slurry-bed hydrogenation, hydrocracking, aromatic compound processing (including pre-hydrogenation, continuous reforming, aromatic extraction, disproportionation and alkylation, isomerization, and xylene distillation), isomerization, coal-to-hydrogen production (including gasification, shift reaction, acid gas removal, and PSA hydrogen purification), PSA hydrogen purification, light hydrocarbon recovery, gas separation, and sulfur recovery processes (including solvent regeneration, acidic water stripping, phenol recovery, and sulfur extraction), as well as systems for shaping oil residues and air separation ； The supporting storage and transportation facilities include coal unloading and storage facilities, tank areas (raw material tank areas, intermediate tank areas, product tank areas, acid and alkali tank areas), vehicle loading and unloading facilities, train loading and unloading facilities, oil and gas recovery facilities, plant-wide warehouses, hazardous chemicals warehouses, and temporary storage areas for hazardous waste. The utility systems include water supply and drainage systems (water supply pump stations, circulating water plants, sewage treatment plants, rainwater collection tanks, emergency storage tanks, etc.), power supply systems (main substation, regional and unit substations), heating systems (chemical water treatment stations, condensate water stations, etc.), telecommunications and fire alarm systems, and gas supply systems (air compressor stations). The auxiliary facilities include flare systems, central control rooms, central laboratories, environmental monitoring stations, fire and gas protection stations, maintenance centers, administrative office buildings, canteens, and bathrooms. At the same time, this project plans to rely on the off-site railways and roads constructed as part of the park infrastructure, the park’s heat and power plant, the off-site water supply and drainage facilities, the park’s landfill for general solid waste, and the facilities for the disposal of hazardous waste within the park.
Xinjiang Korla Zhongtai Petrochemical’s 1.2 million tons per year PTA production project is about to begin trial operations – Oil and Chemical Industry Updates, 2019-10-13 17:21:37. Recently, the individual unit tests for Xinjiang Korla Zhongtai Petrochemical Co., Ltd.’s 1.2 million tons per year PTA production project have come to an end, marking the onset of the combined tests for the entire PTA plant, which will facilitate the start of actual production in this facility. It is understood that, in accordance with the schedule for production preparation work, Zhongtai Petrochemical conducts individual trial runs on each piece of equipment in order to assess the installation quality and performance of the chemical pumps, slurry pumps, lubrication stations, and other devices that have been installed as part of the PTA main plant. Zhongtai Petrochemical established a unit commissioning task force to advance the construction of the facilities as planned. Through daily meetings, special meetings, and technical briefings, it ensured that the plans for unit commissioning, as well as those related to different areas, processes, and job types, were implemented. Construction tasks were assigned to various teams, and the schedule was detailed down to a daily level, thus ensuring the smooth progress of the unit commissioning process. At the same time, the relevant responsible departments verify each unit according to the commissioning plans prepared by the construction participants, work closely with all involved parties, monitor the progress of the commissioning process throughout, and coordinate any issues that arise during it, to ensure the successful completion of the commissioning tasks. According to the equipment supervisor at Sino-Thai Petrochemical’s Mechanical Power Department, before conducting individual unit tests, the relevant staff at Sino-Thai Petrochemical must ensure that the lubrication and sealing water systems are functioning properly, set up warning barriers around the equipment to be tested, and fill out a test confirmation form. Through the close cooperation of the personnel from all participating units, Zhongtai Petrochemical overcame difficulties such as harsh commissioning conditions, heavy tasks, and tight deadlines, and ultimately completed the individual unit tests for the equipment in key areas such as the oxidation section and the refining section on schedule. The chairman of Zhongtai Petrochemical said that the focus of the 1.2 million-ton per year PTA production project has gradually shifted from project construction to the various preparatory tasks required for starting up the production process. The company has arranged the timing for all tasks in reverse order, starting from the material feeding trial run, and has marked boundaries to ensure the successful completion of tasks such as cold start-up, hot start-up, reverse operation, and material feeding trial run.
30 billion yuan! The project to produce 1.3 million tons of biodegradable plastics per year by Xinjiang Wangjinglong was signed in Korla. Oil and Chemical Industry Updates, 2020-04-04 08:20:56. On March 27th, the signing ceremony for Xinjiang Wangjinglong New Materials Co., Ltd.’s project to produce 1.3 million tons of PBAT (biodegradable plastic) per year was held in Korla City. The management committee of Korla Shangku High-Tech Industrial Development Zone (hereinafter referred to as Shangku High-Tech Zone) signed an agreement with Xinjiang Wangjinglong New Materials Co., Ltd., marking the official establishment of this project in the oil and petrochemical industrial park of Shangku High-Tech Zone. This will play a significant role in promoting the high-quality development of the oil and petrochemical industry in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture.
It is reported that this year, Zhongtai Group has planned four new projects, three of which will be implemented in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, with a total investment of 7.5 billion yuan; all of these projects have been listed as key projects at the autonomous region level. At a time when significant progress has been made in the people’s war, overall war, and battle against COVID-19, and as Xinjiang sees full resumption of production and business activities along with a revival in spring planting, the polyester project with an annual production capacity of 500,000 tons was the first of Zhongtai Group’s four new projects for 2020 to begin construction. This project was jointly invested and constructed by Zhongtai Group and Zhejiang Zhengkai Group. The main raw materials for producing polyester are PTA and ethylene glycol; this project forms an upstream and downstream industrial chain with Sino-Thai Petrochemical’s existing 1.2 million tons/year PTA facility. Construction is scheduled to begin in April, with completion and operation set for the end of 2021. The investment amount is around 3.4 billion yuan, and the project will involve an annual production capacity of 250,000 tons of filaments and 250,000 tons of short fibers. Upon completion and operation, it is expected to generate annual sales revenue of 3.76 billion yuan, value-added tax of over 57 million yuan, and directly create employment for more than 600 people. It has created employment for over 50,000 people in related industries such as weaving and printing and dyeing downstream. It is understood that the project with an annual production capacity of 500,000 tons of polyester is a key initiative for achieving integrated development between the petroleum and petrochemical industry and the textile and apparel industry. It mainly produces filaments and short fibers, and is crucial for advancing the transition of the textile and apparel industry from cotton-based production to fiber-based production as well as to mixed cotton-fiber production, thereby enhancing the diversity of textile materials. The completion of this project will help accelerate the transformation and upgrading of the textile and apparel industry in southern Xinjiang, facilitate the employment of surplus labor force, and support Bortala Prefecture in establishing a first-class integrated \"refining, chemical processing, and textile manufacturing\" industrial base, thus laying a solid foundation for the development of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor.
This project is an important part of building a modern oil and gas field with a production capacity of 30 million tons. It is also a key project for the transformation and upgrading of the group company’s refining and chemical processing operations, as well as for facilitating the local conversion of Xinjiang’s valuable resources. It is reported that this project is the largest refining and chemical project in which CNPC has invested in southern Xinjiang since the Tarim Oil Campaign. The main units and facilities include three production units capable of producing 600,000 tons of ethylene, 300,000 tons of full-density polyethylene, and 300,000 tons of high-density polyethylene each, along with the accompanying utility systems and auxiliary production facilities. Once the project is put into operation, it will be able to produce 600,000 tons of ethylene per year.
CNPC to Build Ethane-to-Ethylene Project in Korla, Tianshan Net, February 15, 2019, 11:22:00. According to Tianshan Net (reporter Zhang Dongmei, correspondent Zhao Huan), CNPC will construct an ethane-to-ethylene project in the Shangku High-Tech Zone of Korla, Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture. Construction is expected to begin in March, with a total investment of 11.2 billion yuan; the project is set to be completed and put into operation by June 2021. The project is located within the Petroleum and Petrochemical Industrial Park in the Shangku High-Tech Zone of Korla. On February 13, staff from the Shangku Comprehensive Industrial Park in Korla, together with Xu Wenqing, the deputy general manager of CNPC’s Tarim Oilfield Branch, held on-site discussions regarding the commencement of this project. It is reported that the total investment in the ethane-to-ethylene project amounts to 11.2 billion yuan; within the petroleum and petrochemical industrial park, facilities will be built for the recovery of 762,000 tons per year of ethane, as well as plants for producing 600,000 tons per year of ethylene, 300,000 tons per year of full-density polyethylene, and 300,000 tons per year of high-density polyethylene. The Petroleum and Petrochemical Industrial Park in the Shangku High-Tech Zone of Korla is located to the southwest of the Korchu Horticultural Farm, on the north side of the road running alongside the West-East Gas Pipeline from Lunnan Town to Tiemenguan City. It is about 35 kilometers away from Tiemenguan City in the Second Division of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, and 65 kilometers away from Korla City. The total planned area of this industrial park is 95 square kilometers.
Qihua Jian won the bid for the EPC general contracting project of a 50,000 cubic meter LNG storage tank for Zhong An Xin Zi. It was learned on October 24 that Qihua Jian secured the contract for this project, with a bid amount of 380 million yuan and a completion timeline of 327 calendar days. This is another significant achievement resulting from the company’s continued efforts in the Xinjiang market, following its win of a bid this year and the signing of a contract for projects related to the pipeline infrastructure and ancillary facilities at the Zhongansixinzhi storage facility (with a contract value of 123 million yuan). It also represents the largest petrochemical EPC project that the company has won in China to date. The project was invested and constructed by Zhongansinxizhi (Xinjiang) Gas Co., Ltd., and is located in the Shangku Petroleum and Petrochemical Industrial Park in Korla, Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture. The scope of the construction work includes 2 gas pipeline support stations (the first station in Luntai and the last station in Korla), as well as 6 RTU valve rooms ； 50,000 cubic meter LNG storage tank and supporting facilities. Once completed, the project will be integrated into the autonomous region’s natural gas emergency storage facility network, which will significantly enhance the supply of natural gas for domestic use and commercial purposes in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, thereby injecting new vitality and momentum into the local economic and social development.
On December 14, reporters observed in the Meike Chemical Industrial Park that the company’s fully enclosed environmental protection facility for coal storage was built using a gas membrane structure, featuring a white background with blue stripes. This project is one of the key environmental improvement projects carried out by Meike Chemical in 2019, for which 470 million yuan was invested. It involves converting the existing semi-enclosed coal storage area with wind and dust prevention nets into a fully enclosed one using air film structures, in order to completely eliminate the problem of dust pollution caused by coal powder in such areas during strong winds. This project reflects Meike Chemical’s proactive response to the calls for energy conservation and emission reduction; it is part of the company’s efforts to build a \"resource-efficient and environment-friendly\" enterprise, to fulfill its social responsibilities, to increase investment in environmental protection facilities, to enhance its corporate image, and to create an energy-saving, environmentally friendly, harmonious, and green chemical industrial park. According to the person in charge of the relevant project at Xinjiang Meike Chemical Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Zhongtai Group, the fully enclosed environmental protection project for coal storage sites involves the construction of a covered, membrane-type fully enclosed facility for storing coal, along with the necessary supporting infrastructure. By modifying the existing facilities on site, it is possible to make better use of the current coal storage areas and increase their capacity for storing coal. The air-film coal yard is 250 meters long, 135 meters wide, and 47.5 meters high, with a covered area of 33,750 square meters. It took just over 7 months from the start of construction to its completion. Officials from the Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture Ecology and Environment Bureau said that the use of air film enclosures around coal storage areas has effectively prevented dust from spreading and causing pollution to the surrounding environment, resulting in zero emissions of dust pollution. This has greatly improved the production and living conditions in the area, achieving a win-win situation in terms of environmental, social, and economic benefits.
On December 14, reporters observed in the Meike Chemical Industrial Park that the company’s fully enclosed environmental protection facility for coal storage was built using a gas membrane structure, featuring a white background with blue stripes. This project is one of the key environmental improvement projects carried out by Meike Chemical in 2019, for which 470 million yuan was invested. It involves converting the existing semi-enclosed coal storage area with wind and dust prevention nets into a fully enclosed one using air film structures, in order to completely eliminate the problem of dust pollution caused by coal powder in such areas during strong winds. This project reflects Meike Chemical’s proactive response to the calls for energy conservation and emission reduction; it is part of the company’s efforts to build a \"resource-efficient and environment-friendly\" enterprise, to fulfill its social responsibilities, to increase investment in environmental protection facilities, to enhance its corporate image, and to create an energy-saving, environmentally friendly, harmonious, and green chemical industrial park. According to the person in charge of the relevant project at Xinjiang Meike Chemical Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Zhongtai Group, the fully enclosed environmental protection project for coal storage sites involves the construction of a covered, membrane-type fully enclosed facility for storing coal, along with the necessary supporting infrastructure. By modifying the existing facilities on site, it is possible to make better use of the current coal storage areas and increase their capacity for storing coal. The air-film coal yard is 250 meters long, 135 meters wide, and 47.5 meters high, with a covered area of 33,750 square meters. It took just over 7 months from the start of construction to its completion. Officials from the Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture Ecology and Environment Bureau said that the use of air film enclosures around coal storage areas has effectively prevented dust from spreading and causing pollution to the surrounding environment, resulting in zero emissions of dust pollution. This has greatly improved the production and living conditions in the area, achieving a win-win situation in terms of environmental, social, and economic benefits. On December 12, 2018, reporters learned from the Management Committee of the **-level Korla Economic and Technological Development Zone that the Meike Chemical Industry Park, one of the ten industrial parks in the Korla Development Zone, takes advantage of the oil and gas resources as well as geographical advantages of the Tarim region to carry out advanced processing activities on-site. After ten years of development, this chemical park has covered an area of 2.7 square kilometers. It houses five operating companies, including Meike Chemical, Weimei Chemical, Meike Meou, BASF Meike, and Meiying Chemical. A total investment of 11.3 billion yuan has been made there, and nearly 1 billion yuan in taxes have been paid over the years. This park has created 1,800 job opportunities. Its operational standards are among the best in China’s BDO industry, making it a strategic base for the development of new materials in the field of oil and gas-based fine chemicals in the country.