Huizhou’s long-term petrochemical development plan: 42 million tons of oil refining and 7.6 million tons of ethylene production

A key project in the petrochemical industry is the CNOOC Shell SMPO/POD project. Six new production units will be built, namely one unit for 750,000 tons per year of ethylbenzene, one unit for 630,000 tons per year of styrene, one unit for 300,000 tons per year of propylene oxide, and one unit each for 100,000 tons per year of polymer polyether; in addition, two units for 250,000 tons per year of polyether polyol will also be constructed. Completion and operation are planned for 2020. CNOOC Huizhou Petrochemical Co., Ltd. Product Structure Optimization and Quality Improvement Project. This includes the construction of production facilities such as a 1.6 million tons per year hydrocracking unit, a 1.5 million tons per year aromatic compounds complex, and a 1.3 million tons per year continuous reforming unit. The total investment in this project is approximately 6.54 billion yuan, with completion and operation expected by 2022. Huizhou Petrochemical Phase III integrated refining and chemical project. The total investment in the project is approximately 60.8 billion yuan, including the chemical and refining components. The chemical processing section is centered around an ethylene cracking unit with a capacity of 1.5 million tons per year, and there are a total of 14 chemical processing units ； The refining section, building on the integration and optimization of the first and second phases of refining operations, will undergo corresponding upgrades and moderate expansions to increase its refining capacity by 5–8 million tons per year, with 11 new units being constructed. ExxonMobil Huizhou Ethylene Project. The total investment in the project is approximately $10 billion, with construction carried out in two phases. The investment for the first phase of the project is approximately 34.2 billion RMB, which will be used to build an olefin production facility capable of producing 1.2 million tons of ethylene per year through direct cracking of crude oil, a high-performance polyethylene production facility with an annual capacity of 1.2 million tons, a high-performance polypropylene production facility with an annual capacity of 850,000 tons, as well as facilities related to the production of by-products and infrastructure for storage and transportation. Long-term planning project. A integrated refining and chemical project with a capacity of 10 million tons per year for refining and 1.2 million tons per year for ethylene is planned to be established. The main objectives are to improve efficiency and quality, as well as to enhance the overall development level of the industrial park. With chemicals as the core, refining and chemical products will be supplied to each other, in order to minimize the production of finished oil products. Or build 2 sets of 1.2 million tons per year ethane cracking units and 2 sets of 600,000 tons per year propane dehydrogenation units to produce ethylene and propylene.

Deepen and refine the petrochemical new materials industry. Following the overall strategy of \"comprehensive planning, phased implementation, focused development, and rational layout,\" and building on existing oil refining and ethylene infrastructure, the product chain will be extended downstream to develop a series of high-end chemical new materials projects. Plan to build the Huidong New Materials Industrial Park, and vigorously develop downstream petrochemical industries such as chemical new materials and high-end chemicals, in order to refine, deepen, and extend the petrochemical industry chain. By 2035, the output value of new chemical materials and high-end chemicals is aimed to reach 200 billion yuan. Key development directions for new chemical materials and high-end chemicals: high-performance synthetic materials. High-end polyolefins, engineering plastics, high-performance synthetic rubbers, 3D printing plastics, polyurethanes, kinetic energy membranes, etc. High-end chemicals. Coatings, chemical additives, water treatment agents, electronic chemicals, adhesives, specialty chemicals, feed additives, food additives, bio-based chemicals, etc. High-performance fibers. Aramid, carbon fiber, ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene fiber, polyphenylene sulfide fiber, polyimide fiber, poly(p-phenylene benzodiazole) fiber (PBO), silicon carbide fiber, continuous basalt fiber, etc.

Improve the supporting services for the petrochemical industry; benchmark against world-class petrochemical parks to enhance the infrastructure in the Daya Bay Petrochemical Zone, and comprehensively upgrade facilities such as road networks, port waterways, security and communication systems, as well as emergency rescue capabilities. Promote the expansion and improvement of warehousing and logistics facilities. Solid efforts should be made in land reclamation, energy conservation, and environmental protection to create space for industrial development. Actively establish public service platforms for innovation and financing, make great efforts to attract leading technical talents and innovative teams, and plan to build petrochemical technology R&D centers of international standards. Accelerate the planning and construction of the Huidong Baihua New Materials Park, intensify efforts to attract investment and select suitable projects for the industrial chain, and build and improve supporting facilities such as dedicated passages and drainage pipelines.

This is basically the total refining capacity of Shandong

I don’t think any of the major petrochemical complexes currently have plans for such a large scale – how many industries will this need to drive along the way?