China Petrochemical Corp. (Sinopec) has let a contract to a division of E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co. for delivery of grassroots alkylation units to an additional two of its subsidiaries’ refineries in China.
DuPont Clean Technologies will deliver technology licensing, engineering, and equipment for two of its proprietary STRATCO alkylation units to be installed at Yangzi Petrochemical Co.’s 281,151-b/d refinery at Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, and Zhenhai Refining & Chemical Co.’s 461,890-b/d refinery at Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province, the service provider said.
These latest contracts for STRATCO alkylation technology and equipment follow recent previous awards to DuPont for another three units to be implemented at Sinopec subsidiaries Qilu Petrochemical Corp.’s 281,151-b/d refinery at Zibo, Shandong Province; Tianjin Co.'s 277,134-b/d integrated complex at Tianjin Binhai New Area, Tianjin; and the Sinopec-Kuwait Petroleum Corp. (KPC) 300,000-b/d planned Sino-Kuwait integrated complex under construction on Donghai Island of Zhanjiang City in China’s Guangdong Province (OGJ Online, Nov. 10, 2017; Aug. 25, 2017; Jan. 26, 2017).
All five STRATCO alkylation units—four of which are scheduled for startup from mid- to late-2018—will have alkylate production capacities ranging 300,000-400,000 tonnes/year.
DuPont, which did not reveal a contract value, said the units come as part of Sinopec’s broader plan to produce low-sulfur, high-octane, low-RVP alkylate to help ensure overall quality of its fuel production complies with China 5 emission standards—which equivalent to Euro 5 specifications, cap the maximum sulfur content of gasoline and diesel at 10 ppm—as well as even stricter China 6 emission standards scheduled to be adopted by July 2020.
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