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Sinopec to start up new hydrocracker at Hainan refinery in September

China’s state-owned Sinopec is expected to put a 2.6 million mt/yr hydrocracker into commission at its Hainan Refining and Chemical in September 2022.

04-20-2022 10:16:05

YNCC’s cracker explosion may boost butadiene market

Shandong (JLC), February 14, 2022--Asian butadiene market prices were expected to rise, on back of the explosion at YNCC’s No.3 cracker which would decrease the butadiene supply indirectly, as well as

02-14-2022 16:03:00

PetroChina produces qualified ethylene from Tarim ethane-fed steam cracker

Beijing (JLC), September 1, 2021-- China's oil giant PetroChina produced on-specification ethylene from its ethane-fed steam cracker at Tarim project of Northwest China's Xinjiang on August 30, the firm said.

09-01-2021 16:43:55

Sinopec prepares feedstock for Gulei steam cracker

Beijing (JLC), August 13, 2021--China’s largest refiner Sinopec plans to bring online the steam cracker at its Gulei refining and chemical complex in East China’s Fujian next week and is now preparing feedstock for the commissioning, industry sources said.

08-13-2021 17:41:50

PetroChina produces qualified ethylene from Changqing ethane-fed cracker

Beijing (JLC), August 4, 2021--PetroChina's subsidiary Lanzhou Petrochemical produced on-specification ethylene products from the ethane-fed steam cracker of its Changqing project in Yulin of Northwest China’s Shaanxi province on August 3, PetroChina said.

08-04-2021 16:04:49

Sinopec to start Hainan steam cracker in September 2022

Beijing (JLC), July 29, 2021--China's state-run Sinopec aims to bring online its new steam cracker in Yangpu of South China's Hainan province, the firm said in its Hainan social responsibility report on July 28.

07-29-2021 17:34:07

PetroChina to start up Tarim ethane-fed steam cracker soon

Beijing (JLC), July 28, 2021--China's oil giant PetroChina is preparing to start up the ethane-fed steam cracker at its Tarim project in Northwest China's Xinjiang after completing construction of the project on July 17, 2021, industry sources said.

07-28-2021 17:07:36

Sinopec to start Gulei steam cracker at end-July

Beijing (JLC), May 31, 2021--China’s largest state-run refiner Sinopec took delivery of the ethylene unit at its Gulei refining and chemical complex in Zhangzhou, Fujian of East China on May 28, and will bring it online at end-July.

05-31-2021 11:04:56

Sinopec to build multiple steam crackers by 2025

Beijing (JLC), May 26, 2021--China’s largest refiner Sinopec plans to build multiple steam crackers by 2025 in a transition from oil refining to refining-chemical integration.

05-26-2021 15:56:54

ExxonMobil moves fast with crude-fed steam cracker in China

Beijing (JLC), February 20, 2021--ExxonMobil is pushing ahead with construction of its Phase I crude-fed ethylene cracker in Huizhou city of South China's Guangdong province, expected to bring the project online in 2023.

02-20-2021 11:46:34

PetroChina to bring two ethane cracker plants online in 2021

Beijing (JLC), September 22, 2020--China’ state-controlled PetroChina plans to bring two ethane cracker plants online in the second half of 2021, raising its ethylene production capacity.

09-22-2020 17:39:02

Sinopec starts trial at catalytic cracker in Zhanjiang refinery

Beijing (JLC), August 26, 2020--China’s state-controlled Sinopec has started trial operation at the 4.2 mln mt/yr catalytic cracking unit in its newly-built Zhanjiang refinery, a step closer to the production of oil products.

08-26-2020 13:54:30

Sinopec's Zhenhai refinery officially starts building new hydrocracker

Beijing (JLC), May 28, 2020--Sinopec’s largest refinery Zhenhai Refining & Chemical (ZRCC) has started building a 4 million mt/yr hydrocracker, the oil giant recently said on its news website.

05-28-2020 17:30:55

Ethylene cracker explosion at Lotte not to impact China MEG much

Shandong (JLC), March 5, 2020--On March 4, an ethylene cracker at South Korea’s Lotte Chemical exploded. The shutdown will not make much impact on China MEG market, but smaller exports from South Korea after the explosion can help to ease the inventory pressure at Chinese port to some extend.

03-05-2020 16:50:40

Ethylene cracker explosion at Lotte not to impact China styrene much

Shandong (JLC), March 5, 2020--On March 4, an ethylene cracker at South Korea’s Lotte Chemical exploded. The shutdown will not make much impact on China styrene market.

03-05-2020 16:35:20

Sinopec-SK Petrochem runs successfully its new gasoline cracker

Beijing (JLC), July 18, 2019--Sinopec-SK Wuhan Petrochemical Company Limited ran successfully its new 27,000-mt/yr cracking gasoline extraction unit on Tuesday, according to China Chemical Industry News.

07-18-2019 17:10:18

Liaoyang Petrochemical operates new catalytic cracker

Beijing (JLC), September 19, 2018--PetroChina Liaoyang Petrochemical in northeast China successfully started operation at a new 2.2 million mt/yr catalytic cracker on September 16, the company said.

09-19-2018 14:55:17

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