Ethylene Unit Conducts Intermediate Handing-over in Lanzhou

On October 16th, 2006, the ethylene unit - a leading facility
of the 600 000 t/a ethylene expansion integrated project (from
240 000 t/a to 600 000 t/a), successfully conducted intermediate
handing-over in CNPC Lanzhou Petrochemical Company Ltd. in Xigu
District of Lanzhou, Gansu province. The ethylene unit has a
total investment of nearly US$2 billion. Therefore, sound
foundation has been laid for the ethylene unit to conduct wet
commissioning.  
    With a total investment of US$6.296 billion, the 600 000 t/a
ethylene renovation and expansion project was approved by the
National Development and Reform Commission on November 28th,
2003 and started construction on April 8th, 2005.(CCR2005, No.10)
Planned to put on stream in the fourth quarter of 2006, the 600
000 t/a expansion ethylene project includes 6 key chemical units
- an ethylene unit, a LDPE (low density polyethylene) unit, an
all-density polyethylene unit, a polypropylene unit, a C4-based
butadiene extraction unit and a gasoline hydrogenation unit with
a design capacity of 450 000 t/a, 200 000 t/a, 300 000 t/a, 300
000 t/a, 90 000 t/a and 200 000 t/a respectively. The C4-based
butadiene extraction unit and the gasoline hydrogenation unit
have conducted intermediate handing-over respectively on July
26th and July 12th, 2006. (CCR2006, No.23) More than 10 auxiliary
and public facilities are also matched in the large ethylene
project.