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    Issue 34/2014 - YPC completes diesel upgrade ahead of schedule

    • Last Update: 2022-11-13
    • Source: Internet
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    On August 15, Yangzi Petrochemical successfully completed the quality upgrade of China III vehicle diesel to China IV.
    standard, more than four months
    ahead of the national requirement.
    In August, Yangzi Petrochemical produced more than 49,000 tons of diesel fuel in China, covering Jiangsu, Anhui, Hunan, Hubei, Sichuan, Chongqing and other provinces and cities along the river, including more than 15,000 tons for Chongqing, nearly 14,000 tons in Hubei and about 8,900 tons in
    Hunan.
    In addition, Yangzi Petrochemical also produced 13,800 tons of China V.
    diesel in August for the surrounding markets
    of Nanjing.

    In accordance with the requirements of the new national standard, since January 1, 2015, all automotive diesel has implemented the national IV quality index
    .
    As the largest oil supplier in China, Sinopec adheres to a socially responsible attitude and requires qualified refining and chemical enterprises to produce all national IV diesel from September 1, 2014; Starting from October 1, the diesel fuel used in Sinopec gas stations must meet the national IV standard, three months
    earlier than the national control point.

    The S-ZORB unit of Yangzi Petrochemical's 12.
    5 million tons/year refining transformation project was put into operation at the end of 2013, forming a batch of national V.
    gasoline production and supply capacity
    .
    As the host city of the Youth Olympic Games, Nanjing took the lead in implementing the diesel upgrade plan, requiring that the diesel used in vehicles be directly upgraded from China III to China V from 0:00 on April 1
    , 2014.
    To this end, Yangzi Petrochemical has set up a diesel upgrade research team, organized technical personnel to analyze the existing production equipment, increased the reaction temperature and system pressure, minimized the sulfur content, realized the quality upgrade of diesel by optimizing the raw material structure, adjusting process indicators, optimizing process operations, strengthening quality monitoring and other measures, and trial-produced high-quality national V.
    vehicle diesel
    in February this year.



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