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Petrochemical Production
CPC's main petrochemical production sites include the
Taoyuan, and Dalin refineries under its Refining Business
Division, as well as the Linyuan Petrochemical Plant under the
Petrochemical Business Division.
The heavy fuel oil conversion plants at Taoyuan and Dalin
produce propylene; the Linyuan plant's naphtha cracker and
butadiene extraction plants produce ethylene, propylene,
and butadiene products, while its aromatic extraction,
xylene separation, transalkylation, and isomerization plants
produce benzene and xylene products. CPC's current annual
production capacity for petrochemical raw materials include
1.07 million tons of ethylene, 1.254 million tons of propylene,
157,000 tons of butadiene, 496,000 tons of benzene, 210,000
tons of p-xylene, and 50,000 tons of o-xylene.
CPC is a petrochemical industry pioneer
dedicated to product innovation
CPC's long-term investment in petrochemical upstream
operations has helped stimulate the industry's development
and sustain Taiwan's economic miracle. The renovated and
expanded Third Naphtha Cracker at its Linyuan plant now
annually produces 720,000 tons of ethylene, 430,000 tons
of propylene, and 100,000 tons of butadiene. In addition
to supplying downstream manufacturers in the adjacent
industrial park, the Linyuan plant also provides petrochemical
materials to companies in the Renda Industrial Area that
were previously supplied by the Fifth Naphtha Cracker Plant.
The Linyuan plant generates about NT$60 billion in annual
revenue and its success encourages downstream companies
to invest and bring profitability in the industry to a new level.
Looking ahead, CPC plans to employ new processes, low-
energy consumption technologies and economies of scale
to provide the downstream petrochemical industry with
adequacy in raw materials such as ethylene and propylene.
Petrochemicals are essential raw materials in manufacturing
and closely linked to almost every aspect of people's daily
lives. In the context of a deregulated and increasingly
competitive market, CPC actively supports government
policies for enhancing quality and expanding the volume
of petrochemicals exports through proactive measures
such as creating an integrated up-, mid- and downstream
petrochemical industry supply chain, boosting product
innovation and expanding production of high-value niche
products as evidence of its dedication to increasing the value
of Taiwan's petrochemical industry.
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