China’s Huajin Aramco Petrochemical Receives First Arabian Crude at Panjin, Liaoning

2026-10-16 Huajin Aramco Petrochemical, a Chinese-Saudi joint venture (JV) building an integrated refining and petrochemical complex in Panjin, Liaoning Province, has received its first cargo of Arabian crude, according to a company statement dated 2026-10-09. The news was reported by Hydrocarbon Processing in October 2026. It is reported that the company describes the project as […]

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. […]

Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Issues EPC Tender for First Package of 1.2 Mtpa Ethylene Revamp Project

Sinopec-affiliated Shanghai Petrochemical has issued a tender for the first construction package (EPC, Engineering, Procurement and Construction) of a comprehensive technical revamp and upgrade project that will expand ethylene production capacity at its existing Jinshan District site in Shanghai from 700,000 to 1.2 million tonnes per year. The tender is reported to close on October […]

Dongming Petrochemical Discloses EIA for RMB 71.3 Billion, 10-Million-Ton Refining-Ethylene Integration Project

Dongming Petrochemical Group, a private refiner based in Shandong province, has completed the first round of public disclosure for the environmental impact assessment (EIA) of a large-scale refining-petrochemical integration project at its industrial park in Dongming County, Heze City. The project encompasses 10 million tons/year of atmospheric and vacuum distillation capacity, 1 million tons/year of […]

CNPC’s Dushanzi Petrochemical to Fully Start Up Phase 2 Ethylene Unit in Xinjiang’s Tarim on September 30

CNPC-affiliated Dushanzi Petrochemical’s Phase 2 ethylene unit under construction at the Shangku Petrochemical Industrial Park in Tarim (Korla), Xinjiang, is scheduled to reach full commercial startup on September 30, 2026, it is reported. The unit reportedly completed mechanical completion in May and has undergone commissioning since. The project is a capacity expansion for Dushanzi Petrochemical’s […]

PetroChina’s Dushanzi Petrochemical Targets Late-September Startup for Tarim Phase 2 Ethylene Project

PetroChina’s Dushanzi Petrochemical has completed mechanical completion of its Tarim Phase 2 ethylene project in Kuerle, Xinjiang, and is reported to be targeting a startup (feedstock introduction) date of September 30, 2026. The large-scale petrochemical expansion project comprises a 1.2-million-tonne-per-year ethylene unit and 11 downstream units. The project is centered on a 1.2-million-tonne-per-year ethylene unit, […]

INEOS Project ONE Completes Final Large Module Installation at Antwerp Ethane Cracker

INEOS’s Project ONE, an ethane cracker under construction in Antwerp, Belgium, has reportedly reached the final stage of installation with the arrival of its last large module. Total investment is reported at €4 billion, with an ethylene production capacity of 1.5 million tonnes per year. Project ONE is designed to be Europe’s lowest-carbon ethane cracker, […]

China’s Dongming Petrochemical Files EIA for $10 Billion Integrated Refining-Petrochemical Project

Dongming Petrochemical, based in Heze, Shandong Province, China, has reportedly published a public disclosure for the environmental impact assessment (EIA) of an integrated refining and petrochemical project valued at 71.3 billion yuan (approximately $10 billion). The project is reported to involve building an integrated refining-petrochemical complex with 10 million tonnes per year of crude distillation […]

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 […]

PetroChina’s Huhhot Petrochemical Advances 1-Million-Ton/Year Ethane and Light Hydrocarbon-to-Ethylene Project in Wushen Banner, Inner Mongolia, as Social Stability Risk Assessment Is Published

It is reported that the ethane and light hydrocarbon-to-ethylene project being pursued by PetroChina’s Huhhot Petrochemical (呼和浩特石化) branch in Wushen Banner (乌审旗), Ordos, Inner Mongolia, achieved a key milestone on August 4, 2026, when the Wushen Banner People’s Government published a social stability risk assessment disclosure. The total investment is reported to be approximately RMB […]

PetroChina Advances 68.5 Billion Yuan Integrated Refinery-Petrochemical Complex in Dalian Changxingdao

China’s state-owned PetroChina is advancing a new integrated refinery-petrochemical complex on Changxingdao Island in Dalian, Liaoning Province, with a total investment of approximately 68.5 billion yuan (about $9.56 billion), it is reported. The project is also intended to gradually replace an existing aging refinery within the city of Dalian. The project centers on a new […]

S-OIL’s Shaheen Project Nears Mechanical Completion Verification Ahead of World-First TC2C Technology Commercialization

S-OIL’s 9.258 trillion won Shaheen Project in Ulsan, which will apply TC2C (Thermal Crude to Chemicals) technology commercially for the first time in the world, is currently undergoing mechanical completion verification, it is reported. The target for commercial operation remains unchanged at early 2027. The Shaheen Project is the world’s first commercial application of the […]

Yanchang Petroleum Advances RMB80.29 Billion Refining-Petrochemical Transformation Project in Yan’an, Shaanxi

Shaanxi Yanchang Petroleum (Group) Co. is progressing a RMB80.29 billion integrated refining-petrochemical transformation and upgrading project in Yan’an, Shaanxi Province, with supporting infrastructure — including a crude oil storage facility and a pipeline — now completed in stages, it is reported. It is reported that the project spans the Luochuan Industrial Park and the Yangshu […]