China’s state-run Sinopec has started its Zhanjiang refinery in Guangdong. On Tuesday, operations started at the crude units and some secondary units.
The 200,000 bpd refinery is designed to process Kuwaiti crude and is worth CNY40 billion (USD5.6 billion). The refinery also has its own port with 34 million tpa of throughput capacity including berths capable of receiving 2 million barrels of very large crude carriers.
The main products of the refinery are the China 6 emission standards-compliant gasoline, diesel, aviation kerosene, and high-end chemical products. The refinery targets exports, along with markets in southern and southwest China.
The facility includes an 800,000 tpa ethylene plant.
