Production of m-Xylene at San Roque

At a glance
  • Capital expenditures led to commissioning of new units at Gibraltar Refinery
  • Noteworthy new units include naphtha hydrotreater and Selective Hydrogenation Unit
  • Retrofitting of R-56 Platformer and completion of interconnecting lines with NUEVA GENERADORA DEL SUR
  • Engineering of new metaxylene plant, phthalic and slops tanks, closed drainages, and pipeline expansion

Capital expenditures made in recent years led to the commissioning and start-up of a variety of new units, noteworthy being the following: at the "Gibraltar" Refinery, the naphtha hydrotreater, the Selective Hydrogenation Unit (SHU), the retrofitting of the R-56 Platformer, the completion of the interconnecting lines with NUEVA GENERADORA DEL SUR, the engineering of the new metaxylene plant, phthalic and slops tanks, the collection of closed drainages and the expansion of the pipeline