All 32 main production units of the Huajin Aimei project have been mechanically completed

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On December 25, an important milestone was reached in the construction of the Huajin APMC fine chemicals and raw materials project: the 1.65 million tons per year ethylene plant, the 2 million tons per year aromatic compounds complex, the 1 million tons per year butane derivatives complex, and the 200,000 tons per year polyether polyol plant were successfully completed. To date, all 32 main production units of the Huajin APM project have been mechanically completed, successfully achieving the goal of finishing the mechanical installation of all major production units for the year. The Huajin AAME fine chemicals and raw materials project commenced construction on March 29, 2023, with a total investment of 83.7 billion yuan. It mainly involves the construction of 32 processing units, including ones for refining 15 million tons per year and producing ethylene at a rate of 1.65 million tons per year. Once the full construction phase begins, tasks such as concrete work, installation of underground pipes in the plant area, steel structure construction, and equipment installation proceed simultaneously. The site is filled with large-scale equipment, there is a lot of concurrent work, and the construction intensity is high. The transportation routes for ultra-large pieces of equipment have to navigate through numerous obstacles, requiring extremely high precision in construction. Among them, the 1.65 million tons per year ethylene plant operated by Huajin APM is currently the largest single ethylene production facility in China, and it also serves as the key unit in the project’s chemical area. The progress of its construction is of utmost importance; therefore, several Party member task forces were established to accelerate work, enabling the installation of the propylene distillation tower weighing over 2,100 tons and the ethylene distillation tower weighing nearly 1,000 tons on the same day, setting a record in the industry ； At the aromatic compounds complex, the project team successfully lifted in one go the raffinate tower, which is the equipment with the largest diameter, highest height, and second-largest weight among similar towers in global chemical projects – weighing 4,366 tons ； In the polyether polyol plant, the team established an acceptance system of \"self-inspection + mutual inspection + specialized inspection\" to ensure traceability and verifiability throughout the construction process. The mechanical completion of the 32 sets of main equipment is a key milestone, as well as the starting point for new goals. Once the project is put into operation, it will connect the various links in the industrial chain, reduce the yield of refined oil products, and move the industry toward higher levels of the value chain. It will help transform the petrochemical industry from one characterized by rough but basic production methods to one based on more sophisticated processes, providing new solutions for the transformation and upgrading of the petrochemical industry in Panjin and throughout Liaoning.