Mar 28, 2024 9:57 p.m.

China’s Sinochem to startup petrochemical complex in Fujian

China’s Sinochem to startup petrochemical complex in Fujian

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It is reported that China’s Sinochem Quanzhou Petrochemical has successfully started up its newly constructed naphtha cracker in Quanzhou, Fujian province on 16 May 2020, setting the company on track to bring its downstream units online by mid of the year.

The cracker has an annual capacity of 1 million tons of ethylene. 

The downstream units include a 350,000 tons/year PP plant, 450,000 tons/year HDPE plant, and 200,000 tons/year LDPE units, which are expected to come on stream between June and July 2020. 

Also at the same site, the company expanded the refinery units by 60,000 barrels per day, lifting the refining capability to 300,000 barrels per day from the previous 240,000 barrel. 

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