Nitrogen commissioning of the cracking gas compression unit in China’s largest 1.3 million-ton ethylene plant was successful on the first attempt
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At 11:30 on July 9, the nitrogen commissioning of the largest domestic ethylene plant with a capacity of 1.3 million tons per year was completed successfully. This plant was built by Sino-Saudi (Tianjin) Petrochemical; it was developed with great effort by SHENGU Group, and its installation was carried out by SHENGU Group’s Safety Inspection Company. All the mechanical performance parameters of the unit met high-quality standards. The successful commissioning of this unit upgrade marks the completion of the main phase of the capacity expansion project for Sino-Saudi (Tianjin) Petrochemical’s 1.3 million tons per year ethylene plant. It also signifies that Shengli Pump Group is now at the world’s leading level in the development, modification, and installation of million-ton-class ethylene compressors.
October 14, 2019: According to a report in Tianjin Daily on October 9, the Tianjin million-ton ethylene project of Sino-Saudi Petrochemicals, which is a key project in Tianjin’s efforts to develop a **-level petrochemical industry base, has undergone an expansion and upgrade for the first time in 10 years since it began operations. At present, the project has commenced construction and is expected to be completed and put into operation in April 2021. By then, the production capacity will reach 1.3 million tons per year, and the capacity of each unit will also be among the highest among similar projects in China.
The 1.3 million tons/year ethylene capacity expansion project includes the construction of a new 200,000 tons/year light oil cracking furnace, the addition of cold boxes, as well as modifications to the cracking gas compressor, propylene compressor, and binary refrigeration compressor. The internal components of the ethylene and propylene distillation towers are to be replaced. Three 2,000 cubic meter ethylene spheres, one 1,500 cubic meter ethylene cryogenic storage tank, and a cryogenic ethylene loading system will be added. A new high-pressure fire pump station, along with circulating water cooling towers and circulating water pumps, will also be constructed. It is understood that for the raw materials of this project, it is possible to make full use of the cracking feedstocks provided by Tianjin Petrochemical’s refining division; at the same time, by leveraging Saudi Basic Industries Corporation’s contracts for ethane in North America, as well as the relevant facilities for ethane reception, storage, and transportation operated by Sinopec’s Natural Gas Division in Nangang, foreign ethane resources can be introduced.
It is understood that on September 16, Sino-Saudi (Tianjin) Petrochemical Co., Ltd. held the groundbreaking ceremony for its 1.3 million tons per year ethylene capacity expansion project. The total investment for this project is 1.5 billion yuan, with a construction period of 18 months. The 1 million tons per year ethylene plant is the core facility of Sino-Saudi (Tianjin) Petrochemical Co., Ltd.; it is also the first million-ton-class ethylene plant built by Sinopec, utilizing the patented technology of the ST/Lummus partnership. It is planned to increase the production capacity by 280,000 tons per year on top of the existing 1 million tons per year ethylene production facility at Sino-Saudi (Tianjin) Petrochemical Co., Ltd. 699 readings
Shenmu Wins Contract for 1.3 Million Tonnes/year Ethylene Expansion Project 2019-02-15 23:58 Industrial Culture Recently, Shenmu Group’s Safety Inspection Company signed a contract for the upgrade of cracking gas compressors with Sino-Saudi (Tianjin) Petrochemical Co., Ltd. This project is part of the expansion of Sino-Saudi (Tianjin) Petrochemical’s ethylene production facility, with the capacity of the ethylene plant being increased from 1 million tonnes per year to 1.3 million tonnes per year. The upgraded compressors will become the most powerful cracking gas compression units owned by Shenmu Group to date. It represents another achievement for Shenmu Group’s Safety Inspection Company in the field of compressor upgrades for ethylene plants, following its work on the upgrade project at the China-Korea Wuhan Petrochemical plant.
The compressors used in Shenmu’s 1.2 million tons per year ethylene production facility have reached world-class standards, according to Guangming Net, December 13, 2018. The official account of Guangming Net reported that recently, the China Machinery Industry Federation and the China General Machinery Industry Association organized an evaluation meeting for China’s first set of centrifugal compressor units designed for 1.2 million tons per year of ethylene production in Huizhou, Guangdong. After careful evaluation, the appraisal committee composed of 14 well-known industry experts and academicians issued the following assessment: The compression units for ethylene plants with an annual capacity of 1.2 million tons, developed by SHENGU Group, fill a gap in China’s market; they represent a significant technical breakthrough in the localization of such equipment. The overall performance of these units reaches the advanced level of similar international products, with their ability to adapt to various operating conditions and their ease of operation being at the international leading level.