Chuanwei Acetic Acid Plant, China
Key Data:
Order year
1997
Construction started
1997
Project type
Acetic acid production and related chemicals
Location
Chuanwei, Chongqing province, southern China
Estimated investment
$200m
Completion
1999 and then 2002
Key Players:
Sponsors
BP Amoco 51%, Sinopec 44%, Chongqing Investment and Construction Company (Chingqing Government) 5%
Lead contractors and designers
Lanzhou Design Institute of Gansu province, Sichuan Design Institute, Lurgi, No. 4 (FCC) Sinopec Company, Beijing Petroleum Engineering Company, BP Amoco and SVW/Sinopec project-management team
Other contractors
No. 8 Construction Company, People's Insurance Company of China, PICC Property
Financial
BP, Amoco and Sinopec
