Shanghai Secco Petrochemical Co (Secco), jointly owned by BP (50%), Sinopec (30%) and Shanghai Petrochemical Co (20%), has just started conducting trial runs this week at its new 250 000 tonne/year polypropylene (PP) plant in Caojing, Shanghai, which is the first derivative plant within the complex in commissioning.
Secco achieved mechanical completion of its cracker
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It is learned that the company would need to buy propylene feedstock for the trial runs until its 900 000 tonne/year cracker starts production in March. Secco will be buying 70% of its naphtha requirements from two Sinopec refineries, Gaoqiao Petrochemical and Zhenhai Refining & Chemical, and the balance will be sourced from the international spot market. 
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