55 billion! Guangxi Huayi Phase III Project Key Equipment in Place, Project Enters Sprint Stage

recently, Guangxi Huayi's annual output of 320000 tons of butyl octanol and acrylic ester project completed the hoisting operation of the last large-scale equipment "heterogeneous tower T-1002", marking that the project has officially entered the sprint stage of pipeline installation and dynamic equipment installation. The technical parameters of the heterogeneous tower hoisted this time are remarkable: the diameter is about 5 meters, the height is more than 73 meters, the total weight after "wearing clothes and hats" reaches 380 tons, and the joint operation of 1350 tons of main crane and 500 tons of tail-sliding crane crawler crane takes 6 hours to complete the accurate positioning.

This node breakthrough is of symbolic significance for the whole three-phase project. As one of the five core projects in the first phase of the third phase of Huayi Qinzhou base, the timely promotion of butyl octanol plant will directly affect the overall production sequence of the first phase project group with a total investment of 25.7 billion yuan. From an engineering point of view, the successful hoisting of large-scale tower equipment means that the "skeleton" of the process has been completed, and the subsequent piping, instrumentation, electrical and other specialties can be fully rolled out, and the project construction has entered a substantial final stage.

guangxi Huayi Phase III Project, with a total planned investment of about 55 billion yuan, is the largest chemical project introduced in Guangxi in recent years. The project adopts a three-stage construction strategy, showing a clear idea of industrial chain integration.

• guangxi Huayi New Materials Co., Ltd. 20000 tons/year polymerization inhibitor project;
• guangxi Huayi New Materials Co., Ltd. 200000 tons/year bisphenol A epoxy resin project;
• guangxi Huayi New Materials Co., Ltd. 38000 tons/year special epoxy and silicone new materials project;,
• guangxi Huayi New Materials Co., Ltd. PBAT Supporting 1,4-Butanediol Project: The total construction scale is 320000 tons/year maleic anhydride and 200000 tons/year 1,4-butanediol, which will be implemented in two stages. The construction scale of the 1. two stages is 160000 tons/year maleic anhydride and 100000 tons/year 1,4-butanediol respectively. Investment: 5.876 billion yuan. At present, the filing has been completed and the site selection opinions have been obtained.
• Guangxi Huayi New Materials Co., Ltd. Biodegradable Material Project: Construction of 300000 tons/year PBAT (60000 tons/year in the first phase and 240000 tons/year in the second phase) production plant with a total investment of 1.991 billion yuan. At present, the filing has been completed and the site selection opinions have been obtained.
• Guangxi Huayi Chlor-Alkali Chemical Co., Ltd. Huayi Qinzhou Chemical New Material Integration Base Phase III Polyurethane Industry Supporting and Waste Salt Recycling Project;
• guangxi Huayi Energy and Chemical Co., Ltd. Methanol to Olefin and Downstream Deep Processing Integration Project: Construction of 1 million Tons/Year Methanol to Olefin, 300000 Tons/Year Vinyl Acetate, 200000 Tons/Year Tubular EVA Unit, Phase II Construction of 100000 Tons/Year Kettle EVA Unit, and Supporting Public and Auxiliary Facilities. Investment: 11.824 billion yuan, the project started on March 28, 2023.
• Guangxi Huayi Chlor-Alkali Chemical Co., Ltd. Huayi Qinzhou Chemical New Material Integration Base Phase III Hydrogen Peroxide Propylene Oxide (HPPO) and Polyether Polyol Integration Project.

combined with the preliminary engineering observation, Huayi Qinzhou base has formed a significant industrial agglomeration effect. The first phase of the project (put into operation in June 2021) solved the bottleneck of industrial gas supply in the park and provided basic raw materials such as methanol, acetic acid and ethylene glycol; the second phase of the project (put into operation successively from December 2022 to March 2023, with a total investment of 12.8 billion yuan) completed a 750000-ton/year propane dehydrogenation unit, supporting 400000 tons/year acrylic acid and esters, 300000 tons/year butanol, 280000 tons/year phenol acetone, 200000 tons/year bisphenol A plant, to build a complete closed loop of C3 industrial chain.

The promotion of the third phase of the project will have a profound impact on the Huayi Qinzhou base in the following dimensions:

reshaping the Regional Supply Chain: After the 1 million-ton/year MTO plant is put into operation, it will form a two-wheel drive with the existing propane dehydrogenation plant, significantly enhancing the olefin raw material guarantee capacity in South China. The localized supply of downstream products such as butyl alcohol and acrylic esters will change the pattern of long-term dependence on East China and North China in the South China market, reduce logistics costs and enhance the flexibility of raw material procurement for regional chemical enterprises.

Complementary to the New Materials Market the layout of PBAT, special epoxy resin, silicone new materials and other projects is aimed at the rapid growth of green chemical demand under the "double carbon" target. In particular, the PBAT project will fill the gap in the production capacity of biodegradable materials in Guangxi and even South China, and provide localized solutions for packaging, agricultural film, disposable products and other fields.

The Strategic Fulcrum of "China-ASEAN Chemical Highlands": Relying on the location advantages of Qinzhou Port and the policy dividend of the Beibu Gulf Economic Zone, Huayi Base is becoming an important hub connecting the domestic market and the ASEAN market. The "Qinzhou speed" shown in the construction of the project-refreshing the customs clearance efficiency of imported large-scale equipment-also reflects the local government's support for major chemical projects.