CNPC Guangxi Petrochemical’s 1.2 million tons per year jet fuel hydrogenation unit has passed the appraisal
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Recently, the **Aviation Fuel Certification Committee issued a production license for aviation fuel to the newly upgraded 1.2 million tons per year aviation fuel hydrogenation plant operated by Sinopec Guangxi Petrochemical Company, marking the official approval of this plant by the **Aviation Fuel Certification Committee. **A team of 3 experts from the Aviation Fuel Evaluation Committee evaluated Jet A-3 produced by the 1.2 million tons per year jet fuel hydrogenation unit that has been newly upgraded at Guangxi Petrochemical. After listening to the presentation, the expert group held discussions with the company’s relevant personnel on production processes, key indicators, and quality control systems. They then went to the site to inspect the production processes, laboratory analyses and samples, as well as storage and handling facilities such as jet fuel tanks. The group concluded that the production conditions were adequate, risk management was thorough throughout the process, and all product specifications met aviation quality requirements; therefore, they approved the certification for jet fuel production.
Due to the special nature of its use, aviation kerosene must have its production conditions and product quality undergo authoritative certification by the **Aviation Certification Committee before it can be brought to market. The 1.2 million tons/year jet fuel hydrogenation unit was upgraded from the original 800,000 tons/year jet fuel hydrogenation unit. In response to market demands, the company carried out capacity expansion upgrades during this year’s major maintenance by replacing the internals of the atmospheric stripping tower, replacing the internals of the distillation column in the jet fuel hydroprocessing unit, and adding spare buffer tanks for crude oil as well as pumps. The production process remained unchanged, and the plant was successfully brought online on April 28, with all product specifications meeting the required standards. (
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