Initial successful erection of large POX equipment

10:18 AM on June 2, the first large piece of POX equipment, No.1 sulfur-tolerant CO shift converter was successfully erected on site, which marked the official kick-off of the equipment installation of the restructuring of H2 unit feedstock project and also laid a solid foundation for the scheduled mechanical completion of the unit.  

POX is one of the 10 Leading Breakthrough Projects of Sinopec, and also the first project that ZRCC had begun construction for its upgrading project via restructuring the existing refinery. With the total investment of RMB 1.5 billion, the project is scheduled to be mechanically completed in June of 2018, which consists of operating unit, utilities and supporting auxiliary facilities, storage & transportation system and off-site facilities.     

The 3 converters are key equipment of the POX project. The No.1converter is the largest one with diameter of 3.6m, height of 19.65m and weight of 178t. In addition to the optimized erection plan based on several times of review and discussion between ZRCC and the contractor, the strict management of site construction and the whole process monitoring are all together the guarantees for the safe and effective erection.

 

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2017-06-05