S-Oil Installs Korea's Largest Propylene Separation Tower

Height 118m, Diameter 8.5m, Weight 2,370t
"Ulsan Shahin Project on Track for Completion in 2026"

S-OIL has installed the largest propylene separation tower in Korea at the construction site of the 'Shahin Project,' which involves an investment of 9.258 trillion KRW. S-OIL reaffirmed its goal to complete the Shahin Project facilities in the first half of 2026 and to begin commissioning in the second half of the year.

S-OIL announced on the 30th that it recently successfully completed the installation of the propylene separation tower. This tower, measuring 118 meters in height, 8.5 meters in diameter, and weighing 2,370 tons, is used for producing 770,000 tons of propylene. S-OIL is progressing smoothly with the 'Shahin Project,' which involves building high value-added petrochemical product production facilities on a site equivalent to about 120 soccer fields in the Onsan National Industrial Complex, Ulju-gun, Ulsan. The overall EPC (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction) progress rate has exceeded 60%. Hyundai Engineering & Construction, Hyundai Engineering, DL E&C, and Lotte Construction are participating as EPC contractors to carry out the construction work.

The image on the left shows the propylene separation tower being erected vertically using a tower lifting system, and the image on the right shows the completion of the installation of the largest propylene separation tower in Korea. The propylene separation tower installed at the S-Oil Shahin project construction site measures 118 meters in height, 8.5 meters in diameter, and weighs 2,370 tons.

Anwar Al-Hejazi, CEO of S-OIL, expressed his commitment to completing the Shahin Project at the regular shareholders' meeting held on the 27th. He stated, "The Shahin Project aims for mechanical completion around mid-next year, with construction expected to peak this year," adding, "We will successfully complete the project as planned, diversify our business portfolio, and elevate our profit scale to the next level."

Once the Shahin Project is fully operational, S-OIL will produce basic feedstocks including 1.8 million tons of ethylene, 770,000 tons of propylene, 200,000 tons of butadiene, and 280,000 tons of benzene. Furthermore, using the produced ethylene as raw material, S-OIL plans to independently produce polyethylene such as 880,000 tons of linear low-density polyethylene and 440,000 tons of high-density polyethylene, which are used in the production of various synthetic materials including plastics.

S-OIL announced that it will contribute to fundamentally enhancing the competitiveness of the domestic petrochemical industry by successfully completing the Shahin Project. It is expected to become a new turning point for the domestic petrochemical industry, which is facing difficulties due to global demand growth slowdown and large-scale facility expansions in China.

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