# Jiangsu Sailboat Petrochemical starts up MTO unit in Lianyungang, China

Jiangsu Sailboat Petrochemical Company, Ltd. started its UOP Advanced Methanol-to-Olefins (MTO) unit in Lianyungang, Jiangsu Province, China. When fully online, it will have an annual capacity of 833,000 metric tons, making it the largest single-train MTO unit in the world.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2017-02-22
- Where: Lianyungang City, Jiangsu Province, China
- Starts operating: 22 Feb 2017
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 833,000 metric tons per year
- Products: propylene, ethylene, C4 olefins
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Jiangsu Sailboat Petrochemical Company](https://endata.com/companies/18340.md)
- [Honeywell UOP](https://endata.com/companies/657.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [chemengonline.com](https://www.chemengonline.com/methanol-to-olefins-plant-starts-up-in-china/), 2017-02-23: "When the full unit goes on line, it will have an annual production capacity of 833,000 metric tons per year, making it the largest single-train MTO unit in the world."

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