SUNWAY Chemical has been awarded the EPC contract for the sulfur recovery and other units of the Huajin Aramco Fine Chemicals Project and has successfully handed over the project.
Release date:
2026-03-27
On March 27, 2026, a grand handover ceremony was held at the project site for the sulfur recovery unit, acidic water stripping unit, and solvent regeneration unit of the Huajin Aramco Fine Chemicals and Feedstock Project, which is being constructed under an EPC general contracting arrangement by Shandong Sanwei Chemical Group Co., Ltd. This milestone marks the official transition of the project into the commissioning and start-up phase, representing a solid and critical step toward the goal of feedstock introduction and plant startup. Attending the ceremony were distinguished guests including Jin Xiaochen, Director of Northern Huajin United Petrochemical Co., Ltd. and President of Huajin Aramco Petrochemical Co., Ltd.; Zhang Hongli, Secretary of the Party Committee of Northern Huajin United Petrochemical Co., Ltd.; Ding Hongbo, Li Chen, and Chen Tiezheng, Vice Presidents of Huajin Aramco Petrochemical Co., Ltd.; Qu Siquiu, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of Sanwei Chemical Group; Hao Wenliang, Vice President and General Manager of the Engineering Company; Wu Yong, Project Director of Shandong Shengli Construction Supervision Co., Ltd.; and Sun Yubin, Manager of the First Engineering Company of Sinopec Fourth Construction Co., Ltd. Representatives from the owner and all participating construction units jointly witnessed this significant occasion.
In his address, Qu Siqiu expressed sincere gratitude to Huajin Aramco for its trust and support in the project, to the supervising agency for its rigorous oversight, and to the construction contractor for its collaborative efforts. He reviewed the project’s development journey and achievements, and pledged that Sanwei Chemical will continue to provide robust post-completion services and support, fully contributing to the project’s commissioning and operational effectiveness.
In his address, Jin Xiaochen extended warm congratulations on the successful handover of the sulfur recovery and other units, highly commended the diligent efforts of all participating construction units, with SUNWAY Chemical as the core, and set forth specific requirements for subsequent integrated commissioning and feed-in trials, expressing the hope that all parties will continue to pool their strengths and ensure the successful first-time startup of the units.
Following the address, the participating organizations held project signing ceremonies, and the sulfur recovery, acidic water vapor stripping, and solvent regeneration units successfully completed interim handover.
The Huajin–Aramco Fine Chemicals and Feedstock Project serves as a key platform for the comprehensive strategic cooperation between China and Saudi Arabia. The sulfur recovery units and other major facilities that have now been successfully handed over represent the first batch of core EPC-contracted installations under this project. As the largest EPC turnkey project in SUNWAY Chemical’s history in terms of contract value, the construction of the sulfur recovery and related units has been met with high expectations from all stakeholders since the official commencement on December 24, 2023. The SUNWAY Chemical Sulfur Recovery Project Team has risen to the challenge, making “ensuring safety, schedule adherence, and quality” the guiding principles for the project. To this end, it has established a dedicated task force to tackle complex technical and construction challenges, fully leveraging the company’s strengths in EPC project management. In the face of numerous technical bottlenecks and construction difficulties that arose during the project, the team has demonstrated a strong sense of responsibility and mission, employing rigorous, science-based planning to resolve organizational challenges and harnessing technological innovation to overcome barriers in process design. With close collaboration and efficient coordination among all participating contractors, the team has successfully completed an enormous volume of construction tasks. Throughout the project, the team has maintained stringent quality control standards, implementing a multi-tiered quality acceptance system and exercising comprehensive, multidimensional oversight over every stage of construction. All quality indicators have significantly exceeded the contractual requirements, thereby delivering tangible results that honor the client’s expectations and underscore SUNWAY Chemical’s robust engineering capabilities and its commitment to excellence and meticulous craftsmanship.
The handover of the project marks not an end, but a new beginning. The Sinopec Three-Dimensional Chemical–Huajin–Aramco Sulfur Project Team will continue to uphold the guiding principle of “sincere cooperation and relentless pursuit of excellence,” maintaining a tireless work ethic. We will collaborate closely with Huajin–Aramco and all participating contractors to efficiently advance the remaining project tasks, including final commissioning support, documentation handover, and other follow-up activities. Through meticulous planning and evidence-based strategies, we will deliver professional technical expertise and a rigorous, disciplined approach to all service offerings, striving to achieve successful first-time startup of the plant. This smooth project handover represents a significant breakthrough for our company in the field of EPC general contracting for large-scale, high-end petrochemical projects, laying a solid foundation for expanding into the larger petrochemical engineering market and enhancing our industry influence. Taking this project handover as a pivotal opportunity, we will continue to strengthen our overall EPC capabilities, deepen our expertise in energy and chemical engineering, and consistently contribute Three-Dimensional’s strength to the high-quality development of China’s petrochemical industry.
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