Thread Content
On February 6, CNOOC’s first acrylonitrile production facility, as well as the 200,000-ton/year acrylonitrile plant that is a key project in Hainan Province, were successfully put into operation； At 13:16 on February 9, qualified acrylonitrile product was successfully produced, marking a successful first start-up of the acrylonitrile project. The acrylonitrile production facility as part of the second phase of Hainan’s fine chemicals project is a key initiative by CNOOC to expand the oil and gas chemical industry in the Dongfang Lingang Industrial Park and to transition toward the fine chemicals sector. It also represents an important means for its subsidiary, CNOOC Chemical, to draw up a new plan for high-quality development, create new opportunities for transformation and upgrading, and achieve a \"second round of entrepreneurship\". The project will build an acrylonitrile plant with an annual production capacity of 200,000 tons, an MMA (methyl methacrylate) plant with a capacity of 70,000 tons, a SAR (spent acid recovery) plant with a capacity of 214,000 tons, as well as supporting facilities. It will employ the world’s advanced acrylonitrile production technology based on the ammoxidation of propylene, which is safe, energy-efficient, and environmentally friendly. Once fully operational, it is expected to generate an annual output value of around 2.5 billion yuan. The acrylonitrile plant began feeding materials at 14:18 on February 6, and it took a total of 72 hours to produce qualified acrylonitrile products – setting a new record for the shortest time required from the initial startup of a plant using proprietary acrylonitrile technology until the production of qualified products. It also established a new record for the fastest time needed to bring such an acrylonitrile plant online in China, thereby achieving the shortest construction timeline for projects of this type. This marks a new chapter in the operation of CNOOC’s first acrylonitrile plant. Since the project began construction in November 2020, with strong support from CNOOC and local authorities, CNOOC Chemical has actively coordinated various parties and mobilized the entire company’s resources to support the project’s development. The acrylonitrile project team overcame numerous difficulties and severe challenges, including a tight schedule, insufficient experience on the part of the design firm, recurring outbreaks of the pandemic, extreme weather conditions, and rising costs for labor and materials. By adopting measures such as optimizing construction planning and on-site management methods, as well as implementing a \"5+2\" and round-the-clock work schedule, they managed to achieve the set goals safely, with high quality and efficiency, thus ensuring that the project was completed to high standards. The Eastern Petrochemicals and Acrylonitrile Production Preparation Team actively demonstrated a spirit of hard work and determination. Faced with new process equipment, the staff overcame the impact of the pandemic by organizing thorough training sessions, getting involved in the \"three inspections and four determinations\" in advance, and ensuring that all preparatory tasks were carried out meticulously, thus laying a solid foundation for the successful commissioning of the acrylonitrile production facility from the first attempt. CNOOC Chemical is a business unit under CNOOC that is focused on the research, development, production, and sales of fertilizer chemicals. Since its establishment over 20 years ago, the company has pursued a development strategy that combines independent construction with restructuring and mergers & acquisitions, enabling rapid growth in all its business areas; its fertilizer production capacity and output rank first among central state-owned enterprises. Acrylonitrile is an important raw material for the three major synthetic materials: plastics, synthetic rubber, and synthetic fibers. The commissioning of this facility marks a significant step forward for CNOOC Chemical in its transformation toward the development of new chemical materials. Going forward, building on this foundation, the company will aim to pursue its goal of \"second entrepreneurship,\" actively integrate itself into the development of Hainan Free Trade Port, and make full use of the policy, resource, and geographical advantages of the Dongfang Industrial Park. In this way, it will gradually establish an industry cluster focused on oil and gas integration as well as green and low-carbon technologies, thereby laying the industrial groundwork for the Dongfang International High-End Net-Zero Industrial Park.