North Huajin lets contracts for proposed Liaoning integrated complex

North Huajin Refining and Petrochemical Co. Ltd. (North Huajin) has let contracts to Lummus Technology LLC and Chevron Lummus Global (CLG)—a Chevron USA Inc.-Lummus Technology JV—to license process technologies for two new plants to be installed as part of the operator’s proposed grassroots integrated refining and petrochemical complex in Liaodong Bay New Area, Panjin, Liaoning Province, China.

As part of the first contract, Lummus will provide licensing, basic engineering, and associated catalysts for a new 1-million tonne/year (tpy) polypropylene (PP) unit equipped with Lummus Novolen Technology GMBH’s proprietary Novolen gas-phase PP technology to produce homopolymers, random copolymers, and impact copolymers, Lummus said July 29.

Under a second contract, CLG will deliver licensing, basic engineering, proprietary reactor internals, and catalysts for a new plant based on CLG’s vacuum residue desulfurization technology that, once operable, will process 5 million tpy of vacuum residue into both hydrotreated feedstock for the complex’s downstream conversion unit as well as low-sulfur bunker oil that meets International Maritime Organization specifications, according to the service provider.

Lummus disclosed neither values nor timeframes for completion of planned units included in the contracts.

These latest contracts for the proposed Liaoning integrated complex follow North Huajin’s award to DuPont Clean Technologies in May for delivery of licensing, basic engineering, and technical services for a 37,000-b/d combined kerosine-diesel hydrotreater to enable the site’s production of fuels complying with Jet 3 fuel and China VI diesel standards by yearend 2023 (OGJ Online, May 19, 2021).

While DuPont said North Huajin’s planned greenfield complex forms a key part of the broader revitalization of northeast China’s rustbelt region, further details regarding the proposed manufacturing and processing site remain unavailable.