Chinese operator lets contract for proposed grassroots refining complex

North Huajin Refining and Petrochemical Co. Ltd. (North Huajin) has let contracts to Refining Technology Solutions LLC (RTS)—a subsidiary of E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co.’s DuPont Clean Technologies division—to provide a suite of services for a hydrotreating unit 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.

Under the agreements, RTS will deliver licensing, basic engineering, and technical services for a 37,000-b/d combined kerosine-diesel hydrotreater (KDHT) that will be equipped with its proprietary IsoTherming hydroprocessing technology for production of fuels complying with Jet 3 fuel and China VI diesel standards, DuPont Clean Technologies said.

Scheduled for startup by yearend 2023, the IsoTherming KDHT unit will enable North Huajin’s refinery reduce its energy requirements and minimize carbon dioxide emissions from the site in line with China’s goal to become carbon neutral by 2060, the service provider said.

The new KDHT comes under North Huajin’s fine chemicals and raw materials project at the planned greenfield complex, which forms a key part of the broader revitalization of northeast China’s rustbelt region, according to DuPont Clean Technologies.

Further details regarding the proposed integrated complex were not disclosed, and no official information on the project—including a website for North Huajin—was discoverable online.