New Progress of Shanghai SECCO''''s 900 kt/a Ethylene Project

Shanghai SECCO Petrochemical Company, Ltd. as the largest in China petrochemical joint venture has been experiencing a peak period of construction and equipment installation after official startup of the 900 kt/a ethylene project in March 2002. The mainstream 900kt/a ethylene unit is one of the largest in the world single-line ethylene unit, and the associated 500 kt/a aromatics extraction unit, 90 kt/a butadiene unit, 500 kt/a ethylbenzene/styrene, 600 kt/a PE, 250 kt/a PP and 260 kt/a acrylonitrile unit are all world-scale units.