PetroChina delays start-up of Guangxi refinery to 30 June

“The [start-up] target is now set at 30 June and we’re in final process of equipment testing,” the source said, without providing reasons for the delay.

Major facilities at the refinery include a 10m tonne/year crude distillation unit (CDU), a 2.2m tonne/year aromatic reformer, a 2.2m tonne/year hydrogenation cracker, a 3.5m tonne/year fluid catalytic cracker and a 200,000 tonne/year polypropylene (PP) unit.