Zhanjiang BASF is set to commence operations after passing the energy assessment and environmental impact assessment! Do you know what other chemical projects are planned for Donghai Island?
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Zhanjiang BASF is set to commence operations after passing the energy assessment and environmental impact assessment! At the same time, there are several chemical industry projects located on Donghai Island, and Zhanjiang is set to become a hub for the petrochemical industry. Do you know what other chemical industry projects are located on Donghai Island? ————————As a core area in Guangdong Province’s strategic plan for the petrochemical industry during the 14th Five-Year Plan period, Zhanjiang relies on the Donghai Island Petrochemical Industrial Park. Led by leading enterprises such as CNOOC, Sinopec Refining & Chemicals, and BASF, it is making concerted efforts to develop a complete petrochemical industry chain that covers upstream oil extraction, midstream oil refining and processing, and downstream fine chemical production, with steady progress in industrialization. In recent years, 21 projects related to the petrochemical industry chain, such as Dow Chemical’s specialized chemical production facility and Air Liquide’s industrial gases operations, have been introduced, with a total investment of over 100 billion yuan; as a result, the level of development of this petrochemical industry cluster is accelerating. — Zhanjiang BASF is set to commence operations after passing the energy assessment and environmental impact assessment! Do you know what other chemical projects are planned for Donghai Island? New progress has been made in BASF (Guangdong)’s integrated project. Recently, commissioned by the Guangdong Provincial Department of Ecology and Environment, the Provincial Environmental Technology Center held an expert review meeting on the environmental impact assessment report for the BASF (Guangdong) integrated project from May 15th to 16th. After two days of discussion and evaluation, the experts and organizations present unanimously agreed to approve the technical review of the environmental impact report for the BASF (Guangdong) integrated project. Next, the Guangdong Provincial Department of Ecology and Environment will approve the environmental impact assessment report for the BASF (Guangdong) integrated project in accordance with the prescribed procedures, and issue a decision as soon as possible. On January 13 of the previous year, the Guangdong Provincial Energy Bureau issued its review comments on the energy-saving report for the BASF (Guangdong) Integrated Project, stating that the main technical standards and construction plans adopted in this integrated project met the requirements of **relevant energy-saving regulations and policies, and it approved the energy-saving report for this project in principle. The BASF (Guangdong) Integrated Project is a major industrial initiative resulting from cooperation between China and Germany. Since the signing of the agreement in July 2018, the project has progressed smoothly and achieved significant milestones, reflecting the high level of emphasis placed by both sides on its development as well as their genuine commitment to cooperation. The cooperation between the two parties began when BASF signed the first memorandum of understanding regarding an integrated facility in Berlin, Germany, with Guangdong Province in July 2018. A framework agreement was signed in January 2019 to outline the details of the plan, the project was officially launched in November 2019, and the piloting of the construction work for the first facilities took place on May 30, 2020. The project uses purchased naphtha and n-butane as raw materials to carry out cracking to produce products such as ethylene, propylene, benzene, toluene, xylene, cracked fuel oil, and isobutylene. Further, downstream products of ethylene are produced; the C2 industry chain includes ethylene oxide, ethylene glycol, and polyethylene. Ethylene oxide, after purification, is used to produce downstream non-ionic surfactants ； The C3 industry chain of propylene downstream products includes acrylic acid, butyl acrylate, isooctyl acrylate, butyl octanol, and neopentyl glycol ； C4 industry chain: Methanol purchased externally is used as a raw material to produce formaldehyde, while isobutylene is used as a raw material to produce citral products. The Guangdong integrated facility will become BASF’s third-largest integrated production site worldwide, second only to the sites in Ludwigshafen, Germany, and Antwerp, Belgium. The first set of facilities will come online in 2022, with the entire integrated complex expected to be completed by 2030. Mauro Cappellari, Chairman of the Executive Board of BASF Europe, said that BASF remains optimistic about the opportunities for high-quality development in Guangdong and Zhanjiang, and is fully committed to advancing the construction of these projects. The company will increase its investment efforts and accelerate the progress of project construction. Previously, BASF predicted that by 2030, the Chinese market would account for half of the global chemical market, which is why BASF plans to invest more in China.
BASF and Boeung Phnom sign 25-year cooperation agreement. According to a report dated May 10, BASF and Boeung Phnom signed a 25-year fixed-price agreement for the purchase of renewable energy electricity in Guangdong Province, aimed at supplying renewable energy power from photovoltaic and wind energy projects to BASF’s integrated refining and chemical complex there. Under the agreement, Bofeng will build dedicated photovoltaic power plants and wind farms for BASF, as well as develop potential energy storage solutions, in order to supply renewable energy electricity to BASF’s Zhanjiang integrated facility at a fixed price, with the cooperation period lasting 25 years. Mr. Lin Hanping, Senior Vice President of BASF globally, head of BASF’s new integrated facility in China, and General Manager of BASF Integrated Facility (Guangdong) Co., Ltd., said: “This partnership with Bofeng is an important step toward ensuring that the Zhanjiang integrated facility is powered by renewable energy.” BASF is committed to turning the Zhanjiang integrated facility into a model for sustainable production, with the goal of providing 100% renewable energy power to the entire facility by 2025. This is an important step taken by BASF to achieve its climate neutrality goals, and it also contributes to China’s carbon reduction objectives. ”
The Sino-Kuwaiti joint Guangdong petrochemical integration project is the largest petrochemical facility within the Donghai Island Petrochemical Base. It is currently the biggest joint venture petrochemical project in China, built through a 50:50 partnership between Sinopec Corporation and Kuwaiti **Oil Company. The project is planned to have an annual oil refining capacity of 15 million tons and an annual ethylene production capacity of 1 million tons; it also includes the construction of a 300,000-ton crude oil terminal at the Donghai Island port area of Zhanjiang Port. Construction of the project began on December 20, 2017, and it was officially put into operation in June 2020. The first phase of Sinochem Refining and Chemicals is designed with a refining capacity of 10 million tons per year, an ethylene production capacity of 800,000 tons per year, as well as utilities and supporting facilities. The project mainly produces fuels such as National VI gasoline, diesel, and aviation kerosene, as well as chemical products including polyethylene, polypropylene, ethylene glycol, ethylene oxide, ethanolamine, butadiene, benzene, toluene, and mixed xylene. The planned Phase II of Sinopec Refining and Chemicals includes a refinery with a capacity of 15 million tons per year, as well as an ethylene production facility with a capacity of 1.2 million tons per year; this also includes facilities for producing 700,000 tons per year of polypropylene and 450,000 tons per year of polyethylene. In addition, Sinochem Refining & Chemicals, in collaboration with the Beijing Research Institute of Chemical Technology and Sinopec Chemical Sales South China Company, combined production, sales, and research efforts to develop key products: anti-impact polypropylene series were successfully developed in November 2021, and Sinochem Resins products were successfully introduced into the African market in January 2022.
Air Liquide’s industrial gases project: In 2020, the French company Air Liquide planned to invest in an industrial gases project within the Donghai Island Petrochemical Park, with an estimated total investment of over 2 billion RMB. Going forward, Air Liquide will also leverage its various advantages to strengthen cooperation with Zhanjiang in areas such as healthcare, the environment, cleanliness, and transportation.
The 300,000 tons per year propane dehydrogenation project is owned by Guangdong Pengzun Energy Development Co., Ltd. Approval has been granted for land reclamation of 46.64 hectares, and the land filling work was completed in 2013. Taking the relocation and reconstruction of the LPG freezer as an opportunity, a new project for downstream LPG products was established – the production of propylene through propane dehydrogenation. The facility was transformed from a LPG freezer operating on a simple storage and sales model into an integrated energy and chemical complex that combines storage, production, and sales functions. The total investment in the project is 5.1 billion yuan, with an annual production capacity of 300,000 tons of propylene via propane dehydrogenation, 200,000 tons of acrylonitrile, 70,000 tons of MMA, and 150,000 tons of butyl octanol. Construction contents: Propane dehydrogenation to propylene plant, acrylonitrile plant, methyl methacrylate (MMA) plant, butyl octanol plant, along with associated utility systems and auxiliary facilities.
This project is probably just hype; it’s been over a decade and they haven’t been able to secure financing from the China Development Bank. The backer behind it remains mysterious, acting in a vague and enigmatic manner.
It seems it’s also meant for writing articles
The two oil companies are about to cause trouble in Guangxi again! ! ! 1.2 million tons per year of ethylene production will be established, with the 1.6 million tons per year ethylene project advancing at an accelerated pace! https://bbs.hcbbs.com/thread-3346617-1-1.html (Source: Huahai Chuanliu – Haichuan Chemical Industry Forum Website)
If it had been just a port, dealing with some LNG would have probably made them rich by now.
Maoming seems to have an LNG project
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