The civil engineering work for the main 600,000-ton acetic acid production facility in Xinjiang Zhongrong has been completed, with all structures now finished, allowing for the installation of equipment.

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According to a report from Shanghai Huayi Engineering in March 2026, the civil engineering work for Xinjiang Zhongrong’s 600,000-ton acetic acid production facility has been completed, and the site is now ready for equipment installation. Starting from the end of March, the prefabrication and installation of equipment and pipelines will be carried out in phases. By April, the focus will be on the installation of towers and vessels such as the finished product tower and the light-end removal tower. According to the Northwest Branch of 16th Chemical Construction Company, on March 8, Zhang Yinjie, the company’s deputy general manager and safety director, went to the construction site of the Xinjiang Zhongrong project to inspect the preparations for resuming work and production as well as the progress of the project construction. Zhang Yinjie went deep into the construction area of the gasification unit to gain a detailed understanding of the project progress, resource allocation, and preliminary preparation work. 600,000 tons of acetic acid is part of the construction plan for Xinjiang Zhongrong’s plant, which is intended to produce 1.8 million tons of fine chemicals and 4,000 tons of battery fuel on an annual basis through integrated production. The 1.8 million tons per year production of fine chemicals and 4,000 tons per year of hydrogen for battery use in the Zhongrong New Energy project relies on coal-based syngas, with methanol being purchased from external suppliers. The facility will include a production line capable of manufacturing 600,000 tons per year of acetic acid, a line that can produce 400,000 tons per year of ethanol along with 800,000 tons per year of ethyl acetate, a production line for 4,000 tons per year of hydrogen for battery use, and a hydrogen refueling station with a capacity of 2 tons per day. Among them, acetic acid is produced using technology from the Southwest Research Institute, with EPC services provided by Shanghai Huayi.