PetroChina Guangdong gets on-spec benzene and ethylene

PetroChina Guangdong Petrochemical has achieved on-spec benzene at its 3 million mt/year reformer and cracker (1.2 million mt/year ethylene) of its refining & chemical project in Zhanjiang, Guangdong province over the weekend, according to the company sources. On-spec ethylene has been also achieved.

The company is expected to get paraxylene (PX) on February 14, and to start its styrene unit as well on Feb 14.

PetroChina Guangdong Petrochemical has the total designed capacity to produce 810kt/year of benzene, 2.6 million mt/year of PX and 800kt/year of styrene.