Wuhan refinery integrated with Sinopec-SK

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Sinopec-SK (Wuhan) Petrochemical Co., Ltd.
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Kokel, Nicolas
10/16/2024 6:56 AM

Obsolete website information

Information on Sinopec website about Sinopec Wuhan Company (Wuhan Petrochemical) is obsolete, dating back from before 2013:

"Once completed and put into operation in the first half of 2013, the Company will become a 10-million-ton-scale integrated refining and petrochemical complex."

SINOPEC-SK bought the refinery

Multiple sources quote that SINOPEC-SK bought the refinery back in 2013, for example:

"Sinopec-SK Wuhan Petrochemical, a joint venture between SK Energy's unit SK Global Chemical and China's Sinopec, bought the Wuhan refinery from Sinopec in April. The venture was formed in October 2013 to operate an 800,000 mt/y ethylene plant in Wuhan, with SK Global Chemical holding a 35% stake and Sinopec owning 65%."

Same location, same project

According to information on Sinopec website, both the refinery location and its 800,000 ethylene plant project are identical with those of Sinopec-SK site:

"The refinery of the Company is located in QingShan District, Wuhan City, Hubei Province, covering an area of 239 hectares. It is adjacent to the Yangtze River waterway to the north. The water and land transportation is very convenient. Wuhan 800,000 tpa Ethylene Project (under construction) is located in Bajifu region of Jianshe town in Hongshan District, covering an area of 294.8 hectares."