Qilu Petrochemical's million-ton ethylene plant officially starts operation

Core main unit put in place, with prominent scale and volume advantages

The 1.0 million tons/year ethylene plant that started construction this time is the core benchmark unit of Qilu Petrochemical's refining and chemical integration sector chain, with a total floor area of 109,710 square meters, equivalent to about 165 mu, and is the top priority of this technical renovation project.

The plant is equipped with Sinopec's independently developed core technologies, adopting mature CBL cracking methodology and low-energy ethylene separation methodology (LECT), with significant energy saving and consumption reduction advantages. Taking naphtha, hydrotreated tail oil and reformulated diesel as core raw materials in the production end, the annual thorough processing capacity can reach 2.9269 million tons, with a rich variety of outputs, mainly including polymer-grade ethylene, polymer-grade propylene, mixed C4, crude pyrolysis gasoline, pyrolysis naphtha fraction, ethylene tar, fuel gaseous and hydrogen and other diversified chemical items.

enhance manufacturing chain layout, empower high-condition research of the enterprise

As a key hub device linking upstream and downstream, after the completion and commissioning of this ethylene plant, it will continue to provide stable and high-condition basic raw materials to Qilu Petrochemical's downstream core production devices such as high-pressure ethylene, polypropylene and butadiene.

The implementation and construction of the project is of great significance. It can not only supplement and enhance the company's refining and chemical integration sector chain, realize self-sufficiency of raw materials and efficient matching of production capacity, however also greatly enhance the core competitiveness of the enterprise's high-end chemical items in the market, stabilize the regional chemical raw material supply chain, help Qilu Petrochemical realize manufacturing transformation and upgrading, enhance condition and efficiency, and inject strong impetus into the high-end, environmentally friendly and refined research of the petrochemical sector.