Lifting of the polymerization reactor for Phase 1 of Maoming Donghua Energy; investment of 100 billion planned for Phase 4 construction
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Recently, the first large-scale equipment in the PP unit and utility works package of the Donghua Energy (Maoming) Project (Phase I), namely the polymerization reactor – the most difficult equipment to install – was successfully hoisted into place! It is reported that the project involves an investment of 100 billion, with plans to build 6 polypropylene units and 4 PDH units in four phases.
The Maoming Alkanes Resource Comprehensive Utilization Project is located in the Jida Port Area of the Binhai New District in Maoming City, within the Green Chemicals and Hydrogen Energy Industrial Park of that district. It was invested in and constructed by Donghua Energy (Maoming) Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Donghua Energy. It aims to achieve East China Energy’s strategic transformation and the expansion of its industrial chain, turning it into the world’s largest polypropylene production base and fostering an industry cluster worth hundreds of billions.
The first phase of the Maoming facility involves the construction of 2 specialized liquefied hydrocarbon docks with a capacity of 50,000 tons each, along with corresponding storage tank areas. It also includes 2 propane dehydrogenation (PDH) units and 2–3 polypropylene (PP) production units, with a total investment of around 11 billion yuan. The second phase involves the construction of 1–2 propane dehydrogenation (PDH) units, along with 2 polypropylene (PP) units as downstream facilities, with a total investment of around 8 billion yuan. In the third phase, 1-2 propane dehydrogenation (PDH) units will be built, along with 2 polypropylene (PP) units as downstream facilities, with a total investment of around 6 billion yuan. In the fourth phase, an ethylene plant will be constructed using the ethane and butane gases produced as by-products from PDH units, with butadiene and polyethylene plants serving as downstream facilities; the total investment is approximately 15 billion yuan.
Which company manufactured this reactor?
The device weighs 638.65 tons, has a diameter of 8.712 meters at the top, a diameter of 5.5 meters at the bottom, and is 45.444 meters tall. On-site, a 2,000-ton crawler crane is used as the main crane, with a 700-ton crawler crane used for assisting with the lifting.