Paraxylene from Gas Condensate:

Competitiveness with conventional refinery-based production routes

PCI Xylenes & Polyesters Ltd

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PCI Xylenes & Polyesters Asia Sdn Bhd
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46050 Petaling Jaya / Selangor Darul Ehsan / Malaysia

Paraxylene from Gas Condensate:

Study Cost:

Competitiveness with conventional refinery-based production routes

US$7,500

This study by PCI Xylenes & Polyesters

and KBC Advanced Technologies
explores condensate feedstock
availability and cost competitiveness
with refinery based units so that the
paraxylene cost base and price setting
mechanisms are clearly identified.

Study Deliverables:

The study covers the period through

the next paraxylene cycle out to 2020
and is focussed on the regions where
paraxylene production from gas
condensate-based units are being built
(Asia & the Middle East).

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Condensate supply & demand including demand from

new aromatics assets

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Condensate pricing mechanisms

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Paraxylene supply & demand including supply from

condensate based units

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Paraxylene and Benzene pricing mechanisms

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Competitiveness of simple condensate splitters vs

conventional refineries from a refining fuels perspective

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Competitiveness of condensate splitters vs conventional

refineries from a paraxylene perspective

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Condensate quality variations and implications for both

refining fuels and paraxylene economics

After an extended period of paraxylene margin strength, the polyester market is forecast to transition through

KBC Advanced Technologies is a leading

Study Output:

a series of different cost setting layers during 2014 with 8 major new worldscale paraxylene units coming on

independent consultancy to the global

line, each of which have different configurations, technologies and feedstocks. Traditionally paraxylene units

energy and refining industries, with market

Summary Report (pdf)

have been built as part of integrated refineries processing crude oil and providing heavy naphtha feedstock for

specialists in each of the key energy markets

aromatics production. Aromatics units sourcing heavy naphtha from gas condensate units are now becoming

(Houston, London, Singapore). KBCs

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more prevalent and will form an influential part of the emerging asset base in the Middle East and Asia. Both

expertise includes leading edge refinery

conclusions and any follow up questions

types of processing routes are expected to increasingly rely on transalkylation to generate additional mixed

process simulation and analysis using its

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Summary output from the modelling

xylenes supplies to maximise the output of paraxylene per tonne of naphtha supplied.

simulation software suite, Petro-SIMTM.

Executive Summary (Powerpoint Presentation)

Online meeting/presentation to discuss the

This study provides insights into the relative competitiveness and merits of the differing routes to
paraxylene production.
The Study Team modelled a typical condensate asset and typical conventional refinery in both North East Asia
and the Middle East. Two crude oil price set scenarios are covered. The models were also used to explore the
economic sensitivity of the relevant condensate quality variations.

Contact us for more details:

Gordon Haire
PCI Xylenes & Polyesters Ltd
ghaire@thepcigroup.com
T +44 1483 302267

Steve Jenkins
PCI Xylenes & Polyesters Asia
sjenkins@thepcigroup.com
T +60 3 7954 8202