【HaiChuan Chemical Project Updates】The fifth phase of Zhongtai Xinjiang Meike Chemical’s plant, with an annual production capacity of 100,000 tons of BDO, has commenced operations in Korla
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On May 30, the groundbreaking ceremony for Phase 5 of the 100,000-ton-per-year BDO production project of Zhongtai Group Xinjiang Meike Chemical Co., Ltd., China’s largest and the world’s third-largest BDO producer, was held in the Korla Economic and Technological Development Zone in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture Meike Chemical is a holding subsidiary of Zhongtai Group, which is the controlling shareholder of Zhongtai Chemical. It is the largest supplier of 1,4-butanediol (BDO) in China and the third-largest in the world, serving as a leader in the BDO-based fine chemicals industry. It is understood that since its establishment in 2004, Meike Chemical has, through the construction of phases I, II, and III, built up a production capacity of 270,000 tons per year for BDO. At present, the fourth phase of Meike Chemical’s project, with an annual production capacity of 100,000 tons of BDO, is under accelerated construction; it is planned to reach the stage of completion by July 30 this year and go into operation by the end of October. At the same time, the other new BDO projects of Zhongtai Group will also begin construction at appropriate times; by then, a production capacity of 1.7 million tons of BDO will be achieved, allowing the company to hold a dominant position in terms of scale within the industry. This will enable it to move on to gaining a competitive edge in terms of technology and efficiency, thereby fully tapping into Xinjiang’s energy and resource potential and transforming those resources into industrial advantages.
The approval for the registration of Xinjiang Meike Chemical Co., Ltd.’s 2×300,000 tons/year BDO project has been granted; this project uses the acetylene-aldehyde process based on natural gas to produce BDO. Xinjiang Meike Chemical Co., Ltd.’s 2×300,000 tons/year BDO project: Nature of the project – new construction project. Owner of the project – Xinjiang Meike Chemical Co., Ltd. Scope of the project: This project intends to use natural gas as a raw material to produce acetylene through partial oxidation of natural gas. The synthetic off-gases generated in the acetylene production process will be used as a raw material for methanol production, via desulfurization and hydrogenation processes; subsequently, formaldehyde will be produced using iron-molybdenum catalytic oxidation ； Subsequently, 1,4-butanediol was prepared via the alkyne-aldehyde method using acetylene and formaldehyde as raw materials. Construction location: Petroleum and Petrochemical Industrial Park, Korla City, Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Construction scale: This project uses natural gas as a raw material to produce BDO, with a construction scale of 600,000 tons of BDO per year. The project is built in two phases, with each phase producing 300,000 tons of BDO per year. Project investment: The total investment for this project is 1,434,022 million yuan (458,955.58 million yuan for Phase 1), of which 59,000 million yuan is allocated to environmental protection measures; this amount represents 3.61% of the total project investment.
Chengda Company has a long-standing partnership with Meike Chemical; it has previously undertaken the first, second, and third phases of Meike Chemical’s projects. This project marks the fourth time that Chengda Company has collaborated with Meike Chemical in the field of BDO products. In their letter of thanks, the client expressed sincere admiration, saying that every collaboration with Chengda Company brought different surprises.
Since the project commenced on June 15, 2021, the leadership at all levels of Chengda Company has continued to attach great importance to it. To ensure the achievement of the project’s delivery targets, Chengda Company has made full use of BDO’s extensive experience in product design, coordinating various tasks such as design, procurement, and construction; to date, nearly 50% of the project’s total progress has been completed. The tasks for the \"Civil Engineering Year\" in 2021 were completed ahead of schedule; design work was finalized in January 2022, and procurement progress was ahead of plan. The main equipment has arrived at the site one after another, laying a solid foundation for the subsequent construction of the project.
During the project implementation, the various specialties involved work closely together, coordinate their efforts, allocate resources dynamically, and make every effort to ensure the overall progress of the project； A procurement and acceleration task force was established, with company leadership taking charge to oversee matters personally and ensure implementation. Various measures such as having third-party inspection companies monitor production on-site and assigning dedicated personnel for regular inspections were adopted to fully guarantee the on-time delivery and quality of the equipment ； Hold a preliminary meeting with the construction contractor to keep track of the delivery schedule and progress on site in advance, dynamically adjust the construction plan, optimize the construction methods accordingly, and accelerate project progress while improving efficiency ； Operations continued without interruption during the Spring Festival, with efforts made to coordinate all available resources in collaboration with the client; tasks such as the inspection of equipment and materials, anti-corrosion measures, and the prefabrication of pipes were arranged to ensure smooth progress in all work after the Spring Festival. 2022 was the \"installation year\" for Meike Chemical’s BDO project, making the construction tasks even more demanding. The BDO project team at Chengda Company’s Meike Chemicals will continue to leverage its existing expertise in BDO products, organize work scientifically and meticulously, uphold a spirit of hard work and perseverance, and go all out to overcome challenges in order to achieve the project’s target delivery date of July 30.
On March 1, 2022, the groundbreaking ceremony for Xinjiang Shuguang Luhua’s project with an annual production capacity of 100,000 tons of BDO along with 120,000 tons of PBAT, was held in the Shuangfeng Industrial Park in Tiemenguan City, Xinjiang’s Second Division. Wu Bin, Secretary of the Party Committee and Political Commissar of Tiemenguan City in the Second Division as well as President of the Tiemenguan City People’s Congress; Yu Yongfa, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of Anhui Shuguang Chemical Group Co., Ltd.; Li Lixin, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of Donghua Technology; and Kang Jianxin, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of Xinjiang Lvyuan State-owned Capital Investment and Operation Co., Ltd., jointly attended the opening ceremony.