Recently, a good report came from a project signing site. Tianhua Institute successfully won the bid for the comprehensive manufacturing service project of 2 product separation towers and 16 propane dehydrogenation (PDH) reactors as the core equipment of 2*900,000 tons/year PDH-to-propylene plant of Fujian Meide Petrochemical Co., Ltd., China Flexible Packaging Group. This is the first breakthrough in producing core equipment for PDH-to-propylene plants after Tianhua Institute successively undertook the R&D and manufacturing of Basell process annular reactor, Lummus process polymerization reactor and SPG horizontal reactor in 2020.
The product separation tower, with a maximum diameter of 11 meters, height of 136 meters and weight of about 2,100 tons (excluding purchased parts), is a giant in the PDH plant. The PDH reactor features approx. 8 meters in diameter, approx. 20 m in length, and approx. 300 tons in weight. The two types of huge equipment in the field of petrochemical equipment have set high requirements for the manufacturing capacity and comprehensive service capability of the contracting enterprise.
Product separation tower
Reactor
As a technology-based enterprise with 60-odd years of R&D and innovation, Tianhua Institute, with the completion and operation of the phase-II heavy-capacity workshop of the Nanjing processing and manufacturing base, is fully capable of manufacturing large and super-large petrochemical equipment. It has transformed from a traditional research & design institute to a comprehensive service provider of petrochemical plants with capabilities for design, large equipment manufacturing and construction.
The bid for the large equipment of PDH plant demonstrates the competitive edge and technical strength of Tianhua Institute in the industry, laying a solid foundation for Tianhua Institute to develop new markets and customers.
2021 marks the opening year of the new journey of building a modern socialist country during the 14th Five-Year Plan period and the starting year of Tianhua Institute embarking on the path of high-quality development. Tianhua Institute will continue to provide quality and excellent services to customers and realize win-win development. It will adhere to the spirit of “unity, advancement, truth and innovation” to forge ahead into the future and scale new heights so as to greet the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Party with excellent achievements.