Hyundai E&C announced on the 27th that it has installed the largest domestic Propylene Fractionator at the site of the Shaheen ethylene facility construction in Ulsan.
The tower installed this time is an equipment used for propylene production. At a height of 118m, a diameter of 8.5m, and a weight of 2,370 tons, it is the largest in the history of domestic petrochemical facilities.
Hyundai E&C moved the equipment, which is about the height of a 50-story apartment, from the unloading dock to the site and completed the installation using the Tower Lifting System (TLS) in 14 hours.
The Shaheen project is a business that involves investing 9.258 trillion won in constructing high-value petrochemical production facilities on a site of 880,000 square meters, equivalent to over 120 football fields, in the Onsan National Industrial Complex in Ulsan.
Hyundai E&C is the main contractor for the entire Shaheen project, undertaking the Shaheen Ethylene Facility Package 1 construction along with Hyundai Engineering and DL E&C.
In addition to the Propylene Fractionator, the cracking heater, a core device of the steam cracker (which produces products such as ethylene and propylene by thermally decomposing raw materials like naphtha and LPG), is also large, with a height of 68m and a weight of 3,200 tons. The total concrete used for the entire package's civil works is 333,749 cubic meters, and 98,634 tons of steel framing will be used.
A representative of Hyundai E&C noted, "Based on Hyundai E&C's experience in executing global projects and its design, procurement, and construction (EPC) know-how, we are showing a faster progress rate than planned," and added, "We will successfully complete construction by next June, setting a new milestone in domestic petrochemical plant construction."
The construction of the Shaheen ethylene facility, which has currently surpassed 60% progress, is expected to complete the installation of the steam cracker in the first half of this year, finishing key processes, including an annual production facility of 1.8 million tons of ethylene and basic petrochemicals, and will enter test operation in the second half.
The Shaheen project is set to begin commercial operations starting in the second half of next year, producing ethylene, basic petrochemicals (including 770,000 tons of propylene, 200,000 tons of butadiene, and 280,000 tons of benzene), and polyethylene (including 880,000 tons of linear low-density polyethylene and 440,000 tons of high-density polyethylene).