(Xinhuanet) 5th-Phase Gasoline Ready to Supply Zhejiang Next Year

(Xinhuanet) 5th-Phase Gasoline Ready to Supply Zhejiang Next Year

On October 31, the reporter learned from ZRCC, the company will provide the “5th-phase” standard automobile gasoline with sulphur content less than 10ppm and upgrade the diesel quality to “4th-phase” standard before June, 2014.

“As long as Zhejiang market needs, all gasoline produced by ZRCC will meet the “5th-phase” standard by the first half of next year,” said by Mr. Zhang Yuming, president of ZRCC.

According to the national timetable for fuel quality upgrading, the transitional time for “4th-phase” standard gasoline will expire at the end of 2013, the transitional time for “4th-phase” standard diesel will expire at the end of 2014, and the transitional time for “5th-phase” standard gasoline & diesel will expire at the end of 2017.

In addition to its main target market of Zhejiang area, ZRCC will supply portion of high standard oil products to Hongkong market. As the largest integrated refining and chemical company of China, ZRCC has a crude oil processing capacity of 23,000KTA, which accounts for 5% of the total processing volume of China; an ethylene plant with ethylene capacity of 1000KTA, which accounts for 7% of the total ethylene production of China.

Information source: 
2013-11-05