[Sinopec signs Kazakhstan polyethylene project]During the state visit of President Tokayev of Kazakhstan to China, Sinopec and Kazakhstan National Oil and Gas Company signed an agreement on the key terms of the joint development of polyethylene project in the Atyrau region of Kazakhstan in Xi'an. The project is the largest natural gas chemical project in the region, and all parties are expected to make a final investment decision in 2024. Sinopec and Kazakhstan have cooperated for many years. The signing of this agreement will bring the cooperative relationship between the two parties to a new level. The combination of Sinopec's capabilities in engineering, marketing, production and operation, and Kazakhstan's strong local capabilities and resource advantages can promote cooperation and complementarity between the two parties and seek win-win development. Edit/Ma Xue
The first test pile for the NZSG-05 locomotive and vehicle depot of the newly built Zhengzhou South Station has officially started drilling recently, marking the comprehensive construction of the site. The project is located in Mengzhuang Town, Xinzheng City, and is one of the largest comprehensive bases for conventional vehicles in the Central Plains region. It adopts a three in one centralized layout to create a 4S maintenance base for conventional buses. The project team completed all construction preparations in advance, and after passing the supervision acceptance, drilling began to lay a solid foundation for subsequent batch construction. Editor/Cheng Liting
The key LNG equipment automation production project at the municipal level in the Tianjin Port Free Trade Zone Airport Area has officially started construction. The project is invested and constructed by Baiyan Technology, a leading enterprise in the LNG equipment field. It mainly produces complete sets of gas station equipment, storage tanks, and supporting pipelines. It will build new production workshops, comprehensive service buildings, and other supporting facilities, and introduce automation equipment such as robot welding and laser high-precision cutting. It is expected to be completed and put into operation in the first half of 2027. After production, it will further improve the layout of the regional port suitable energy equipment industry. Editor/Cheng Liting