An oil refinery in China named SEI was in need of a cable sealing solution to protect control rooms against heavy rains and the risk of explosion. Roxtec had the solution to not only these problems, but also had the flexibility to allow SEI to accommodate future expansions. Learn more about Roxtec’s solution in Roxtec’s Oil Refinery Expansion Application Case Study.

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Roxtec cable seals play an important role for safety and profitability in the expansion of the Fujian refinery and petrochemical complex in southern China. The sealing system does not only protect control rooms against heavy rains and risks of explosion. Its flexibility also ensures quick installations as well as capacity for further expansion. “We are very satisfied with Roxtec. And the owner is very satisfied too,” says Zhao Xiao, senior instrument engineer at the managing contractor SEI.

The fire brigade in full practice and the eager safety inspector on the bicycle reflect the same search for maximum safety on the vast plant area. Roxtec seals are installed in ten facilities – ensuring the demand for watertightness and protection against fire and blasts.

The Fujian Petrochemical Complex and Refinery Expansion is an international joint venture. Investing massively to upgrade the refinery within crude oil refining, the Fujian Petrochemical Company, ExxonMobil and Saudi Aramco triple its capacity to 12 million metric tons per year. The expansion adds new petrochemical facilities, including an ethylene steam cracker and polyethylene and polypropylene units as well as…>>Read More