Wanhua’s 900,000 tons per year PDH project in Penglai, Yantai, Shandong has officially commenced construction
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Recently, the 900,000 tons per year PDH project at Wanhua Penglai Industrial Park, undertaken by the Petrochemical Branch of China State Construction Installation Company No.1, officially commenced construction in Yantai, Shandong. More than 50 people in total attended, including representatives from the owner’s unit, the design unit, the supervision unit, and various other participating units. “The 900,000 tons per year PDH project at Wanhua Penglai Industrial Park has officially commenced construction! ”Yu Qingbo, the project leader of the owner, announced the start of construction, marking another solid step forward by China State Construction Installation Company No.1 in promoting the transformation of the petrochemical industry in Shandong Province. This project is located in Yantai City, Shandong Province. With a total construction area of 103,500㎡ and a contract value of 200 million yuan, the scope of work includes the installation, inspection, testing, commissioning, individual unit testing, handover acceptance, and operation maintenance for the 900,000 tons per year PDH project at the Wanhua Penglai Industrial Park.
Wanhua Chemical’s total PDH production capacity will reach 2.55 million tons per year. The company has already put into operation a 750,000-ton-per-year PDH plant in Yantai (using the Uop process), which supplies propylene as a raw material for downstream products. Wanhua plans to build another 900,000-ton-per-year PDH plant each in Penglai, Yantai, and Fuqing, Fujian, both using the Lummus process. Once all facilities are in operation, Wanhua Chemical’s PDH production capacity will reach 2.55 million tons per year. On May 14, the Yantai Ecology and Environment Bureau approved the environmental impact assessment documents for the high-performance new materials integration project at Wanhua Penglai Industrial Park, which has a production capacity of 900,000 tons per year.
The total investment for the project is 23.1 billion yuan, with an estimated land area of around 3,310 mu. It involves the construction of facilities for producing 900,000 tons per year of propane dehydrogenation products, 500,000 tons per year of polyethers, 400,000 tons per year of POCHP, 300,000 tons per year of polypropylene, 300,000 tons per year of EO, 300,000 tons per year of EOD, as well as acrylic acid and its esters (160,000 tons per year of acrylic acid, 160,000 tons per year of butyl acrylate, 20,000 tons per year of octyl acrylate). Additionally, there will be facilities for producing 200,000 tons per year of carbonates, 30,000 tons per year of emollients, as well as air separation units, along with other supporting utilities and auxiliary facilities.