Emerson in key China project
Emerson Process Management announced that it had been chosen to automate a 1.5 million tonnes per year hydrotreating unit in a refinery in Dalian, China.

The refinery is owned by Dalian West Pacific Petrochemical, better known as WEPEC, a joint venture between Sinochem, PetroChina and Total.
Strong project management and engineering execution capabilities, along with the leading edge technologies of Emerson's PlantWeb digital plant architecture were key to the selection. 
This is the first PlantWeb installation in the refinery that had previously standardised on other older automation technology.  Startup is scheduled for October 2006.
The current investment includes three DeltaV systems for the hydrocracker (1.5 Mtpy), diesel hydrotreating (2 Mtpy), and hydrogen production (60000 Nm3) units.  
PlantWeb digital automation technologies being used at the WEPEC refinery include the DeltaV system, AMS Suite: Intelligent Device Manager, Rosemount smart temperature and pressure transmitters, and the DeltaV OTS operator training solution. 
 "Emerson best met all the requirements for leading-edge technology on this project," commented Richard Wei, Business Director of Process Systems & Solutions, Emerson Process Management China. 
Emerson will provide on-site support and service for the WEPEC refinery, according to Xia Yi of WEPEC.