Dalin Refinery

{{Short description|Oil refinery in Xiaogang, Kaohsiung, Taiwan}}

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| name = Dalin Refinery
大林煉油廠

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| city = Xiaogang, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

| operator = CPC Corporation

| owner = CPC Corporation

| founded = 1996

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The Dalin Refinery ({{zh|t=大林煉油廠|s=大林炼油厂|first=t|p=Dàlín Liànyóu Chǎng}}) is an oil refinery in Xiaogang District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

History

The refinery became operationally independent from Kaohsiung Refinery in 1996. In 2009, a gasoline pyrolysis and hydro-desulfurization unit was constructed at the refinery with a capacity of 20,000 barrels per day. In 2010, a diesel hydro-desulfurization unit was constructed with a capacity of 40,000 barrels per day. In 2011, an 18,000 barrels per day gasoline pyrolysis and quality improvement unit was moved from Kaohsiung Refinery to the Dalin plant. In 2013, the residual fluid catalytic cracking unit which was constructed in 2006 began its testing and production. Also in the same year, an alkylation unit with a capacity of 14,000 barrels per day was established at the plant.{{cite web|url=https://en.cpc.com.tw/cp.aspx?n=2610|title=Downstream Operations|website=CPC Corporation, Taiwan|access-date=7 June 2021}}

Architecture

The refinery spans over an area of 500 hectares.{{cite news|date=6 October 2017|url=https://www.fuelsandlubes.com/cpc-corp-to-complete-dalin-refinery-expansion-soon/|title=CPC Corp. to complete Dalin refinery expansion soon|publisher=F+L Daily|access-date=7 June 2021}}

Accidents and incidents

  • 10 March 2018, an explosion hit the plant causing part of its production being suspended.{{cite news|date=12 March 2018|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/taiwan-cpc-blast-idUSL3N1QU1AO|title=Taiwan orders CPC to partially halt operations at Kaohsiung refinery after fire|publisher=Reuters|access-date=7 June 2021}}

See also

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