Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Issues EPC Tender for RMB 21.3 Billion Upgrade Project

Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical has issued a tender notice for the first construction package of Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) work under its “Comprehensive Technical Upgrade Project” at its existing Jinshan District site in Shanghai, according to reports. Bid opening is scheduled for October 8, with the overall project investment reported at approximately RMB 21.3 billion. […]

PetroChina’s Guangxi Petrochemical Successfully Trial-Runs 400,000-Tonne Polypropylene Unit

A 400,000-tonne-per-year polypropylene (PP) unit at PetroChina’s Guangxi Petrochemical, part of a refining and petrochemical integration and upgrading project, successfully completed a trial run with actual feedstock on September 19, producing its first batch of qualified pellets, according to local industry outlets. The project is a refining and petrochemical integration and upgrading initiative undertaken by […]

SABIC-Fujian Energy’s Gulei Ethylene Complex Enters Final Commissioning, Targets August Start-Up

The Gulei ethylene complex, a joint venture between Saudi Arabia’s SABIC and Fujian Energy Petrochemical Group of China, has reportedly entered final commissioning with a target of commercial start-up in August 2026. The project is being developed by SABIC Fujian Petrochemicals Co., Ltd., in which SABIC Industrial Investment holds a 51% stake and its Fujian-based […]

China’s Jingmen Petrochemical Completes 1.4-Million-Ton Naphthenic Specialty Oil Base with New 600,000-Ton Unit

Sinopec-affiliated Jingmen Petrochemical in China has started up a new 600,000-ton-per-year naphthenic specialty oil hydrocracking unit, raising its total specialty oil production capacity to 1.4 million tons per year and completing a million-ton-class production base, it is reported. The newly commissioned unit is a hydrocracking facility producing naphthenic specialty oils used as feedstock for transformer […]