The 1.2 million tons per year acrylic acid and esters integrated project promoted by Fuzhou Shangjing New Materials Co., Ltd. has entered the stage of handling preliminary procedures

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Recently, the 1.2 million tons per year acrylic acid and esters integrated project promoted by Fuzhou Shangjing New Materials Co., Ltd. has entered the stage of preliminary procedures; with a total investment of 3.766 billion yuan, the project will be located in the Jiangyin Port City Economic Zone in Fuqing, Fujian. The core construction components of this project include: a 440,000 tons per year acrylic acid production facility (for polymerization, esterification, and crystal formation purposes), a 760,000 tons per year acrylate production facility (for butyl and octyl esters), as well as supporting systems such as a circulating water system, substation areas, cabinet rooms, waste liquid treatment systems, intermediate tank areas, accident ponds, and process pipelines both inside and outside the plant. This is a typical large-scale integrated project involving fine chemicals and organic chemicals, characterized by long processes, complex media, high corrosion levels, and variable temperature and pressure conditions – factors that directly determine the need for high-specification and high-value valves. Valve demand estimation: How many valves are needed? Drawing on experience from similar acrylic and ester production facilities (such as those operated by Wanhua, Satellite Chemical, and BASF), a relatively reliable estimate can be made: 1) Order of magnitude estimation: For acrylic production facilities (440,000 tons per year): approximately 4,000–6,000 units; for acrylate production facilities (760,000 tons per year): approximately 6,000–8,000 units. For utility systems and auxiliary equipment: approximately 2,000–4,000 units. 👉 Total valve demand for the entire project: approximately 12,000–18,000 units. 2) Distribution of key valve types: (1) General-purpose process valves (accounting for over 50%): ball valves, gate valves, globe valves, butterfly valves. (2) Control valves (the source of significant profits): control valves (pneumatic/electric), high-precision control valves. 👉 These account for approximately 25%–35% of the total cost. (3) Valves for special operating conditions (requiring advanced technology): fluorinated-lined valves (for corrosion resistance), stainless steel/duplex steel valves, high-temperature and high-pressure valves, valves designed to prevent polymerization. (4) Safety-related valves: safety valves, emergency shut-off valves (ESD). 3) Estimation of the financial scale: Based on experience in chemical projects, valve purchases typically account for 3%–5% of the total investment. 👉 The market size for valves in this project is estimated to be around 110 million–180 million yuan. This figure does not include the costs associated with spare parts and maintenance services in the future.