CRACKER STORAGE TANK x FIVE (5)

Ethylene Storage Bullets for

BASF-YPC Company (BYC), Nanjing, P.R. China
Christof Fey

Contents

Ethylene in P.R. China Overview

Cracker Storage Tank x Five (5)

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General

Import

Tank

Send out

Vapourisation

Ethylene in P.R. China

Overview

Ethylene Production in P.R. China

Increasing demand for ethylene in China due to

Booming industry

Improving living standard

Ethylene production capacity by end 2003:

5.659 Mio. tons per year

Increase of production capacity of between 11 and

14.6% per year (2003 to 2008) and 2.4% per year

(2008 to 2013)
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Ethylene Demand in P.R. China

Year

Demand

Production

Production/
Demand

2003

14.9 Mio. tons

5.659 Mio. tons

38%

2004

15.8 Mio. tons

6.270 Mio. tons

39.7%

2005

16.8 Mio. tons

8.500 Mio. tons

50.6%

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Ethylene Consumption in P.R. China

16000
14000
12000
10000
2003
2008
2013

8000
6000
4000
2000
0
PolyEO/EG
ethylene

EDC

EB

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Other

Ethylene Projects in P.R. China under Execution

No.

Company

1
2

Dushanzi Petrochem.

Owner

Type

Sinopec Corporation

new

China Petroleum

new

Sinopec Corporation

new

Jilin Petrochem.

China Petroleum

expansion

Daqing Petrochem.

China Petroleum

expansion

Lanzhou Petrochem.

China Petroleum

expansion

Maoming Petrochem.

Sinopec Corporation

new

Guangzhou Petrochem.

Sinopec Corporation

new

Fujian Petrochem.

Sinopec Corporation

new

10

Formosa Petrochem.

Formosa Petrochem. Corporation

expansion

11

Zhenhai Petrochem.

Sinopec Corporation

expansion

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Ethylene Projects in P.R. China

5
4

2
14
12 13

15

23
6

20

18

1 19 21
3
17

10 11
9

Feasibility Study
Project under Execution
Project Finished

7 22 8
16

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Ethylene Storage Tank Projects in P.R. China

No.

Company

Owner

Location

Capacity

Fujian Petrochemical

Sinopec. Corporation

Quanzhou, Fujian Prov.

2 x 20,000 cbm

Formosa Petrochem.

Formosa Petrochem.
Corporation

Ningbo, Zhejiang Prov.

80,000 cbm

Tianjin Ethylene

LG/China Petro

Tianjing, Hebei Prov.

20,000 cbm

Sanjiang Chemical Industries

Jianxing Sanjiang
Chemical Industries Co

Zapu, Zhejiang Prov.

20,000 cbm

Leasty Chemical Industries

Jiangsu Shuangliang
Group

Jiangyi, Jiangsu Prov.

20,000 cbm

Xingpu Chemical

Xingpu Chemical Industries

Taixing, Jiangsu Prov.

20,000 cbm

SECCO

Sinopec Corporation

Coajing, Shanghai City

30,000 cbm

BYC

JV of BASF AG and
Sinopec Corporation

Nanjing, Jiangsu Prov.

5 x 1,200 cbm

Yangzi Petrochemical

Sinopec Corporation

Nanjing, Jiangsu Prov.

10,000 cbm

10

Jin Shan Petrochemical

Sinopec Corporation

Jin Shan, Shanghai City

10,000 cbm

11

Cangzhou Petrochemical

Sinopec Corporation

Huanghua Port, Hebei Prov.

20,000 cbm

12

Jin Feng Chemical

China Petroleum

Huludao, Liaoning Prov.

10,000 cbm

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Ethylene Storage Tank Projects in P.R. China

12

3
11

8
9

2
1

Project under Execution

Project Finished

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Key Figures

Client:

BASF-YPC Company Ltd.

Contract Award:

March 2003

Substantial Completion:

October 2004

TGE Scope of Work:

Project Management
Material Appraisal
Basic Engineering
Detailed Engineering
Procurement
QA/QC
Shop Inspections
Construction Management
Commissioning

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Highlights

First cylindrical tanks in P.R. China

First tanks made from 5% Ni steel plates

Two product specifications full flexibility

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Material Appraisal

Material 5% Ni steel (12 Ni 19)

Appraisal by CNSCBPV

Appraisal for material from ThyssenKrupp

Thickness limitation: 10 to 50 mm

Temperature range: -120 to +100 C

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Material Appraisal

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Inlet Manifold

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Tanks

Inner Diameter:

4,650 mm

Length TL TL:

75,530 mm

Tank net volume:

1,200 cbm

Wall thickness:

30.5 mm (cylindrical part),

16.2 mm (spherical part)

Weight:

approx. 330 mt

Design pressure:

-1 / 23 bar g

Design temperature:

-104 / +55 C

Desgin code:

GB 150
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Erection Sequence

Workshop
Bending of steel plates and welding of plates Ring
Welding of rings Sections
Transport of sections to shipyard
Shipyard
Welding of sections Tank
Installation of inner piping
Painting
Transportation to site
Site
Pressure Test
Installation of insulation
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Tank Transportation

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Tank Transportation

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Tank Transportation

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Tank Transportation

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Tank Transportation

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Tank Transportation

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Tank Transportation

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Tanks

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Tanks

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Pump Area

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Vapouriser

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Vapouriser

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Cracker Storage Tank x Five (5)

Thank you very much for your attention!

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