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SteamEco traps run in refineries, chemical complexes, PTA and polyester plants, thermal power stations and industrial parks. Every figure below comes from customer energy reports or third-party measurement — not from a brochure.

Under confidentiality agreements we do not publish customer names. Third-party inspection reports, energy-savings confirmation letters and purchase contracts can be shown to serious buyers on request.

Refining & petrochemical

China's largest refining complexes

SteamEco trap installed at a South China refinery

Super-large refinery · South China

Condensate recovery retrofit

264 SteamEco venturi traps supplied as sole source for the condensate recovery energy retrofit. Visible steam plumes ("white dragons") eliminated across the site.

264 unitsSole supplierPlumes eliminated

New-build petrochemical complex installation

SteamEco trap array on a new-build complex

New-build petrochemical complex · East China coast

100% SteamEco from day one

All 594 steam traps on the new-build complex are SteamEco venturi traps, commissioned at the end of 2024 and running leak-free since start-up.

594 unitsNew-buildCommissioned 2024

Refinery · Yangtze River Delta

Verified in refinery service

SteamEco traps installed in the No.2 refining department and the storage & transportation department, with discharge behaviour documented on site video.

Refinery serviceMulti-unit

Coastal refinery · East China

Independent comparison report

The refinery carried out a structured comparison of SteamEco venturi traps against the incumbent mechanical traps, documenting the difference in steam consumption.

Comparison testRefinery

SteamEco trap installed on a petrochemical complex

Petrochemical complex · Yangtze River Delta

32.26% steam saving, third-party verified

After replacement, the customer invited an independent inspection agency to measure trap energy performance: 32.26% less steam versus the original traps.

−32.26% steamThird-party tested

Integrated petrochemical site · East China

2025 framework supply agreement

Selected in the customer's annual framework procurement for energy-saving steam traps; field feedback confirms clear steam savings with no visible plumes.

Framework supplierSince 2025

Measured savings

Chemical & polymer plants

Mega refining-chemical complex · East China

Replacing imported inverted-bucket traps

On the No.1 and No.2 circulation-water utility steam lines, SteamEco replaced imported inverted-bucket traps. Savings ranged 20–70% per unit — about 30 t of steam and USD 620 per trap per year.

−20–70% per unit≈30 t steam/y each

Fine chemical plant · Shandong

Workshop steam cut 10.2% with four traps

All four DN50 traps in workshop 210A replaced. Whole-workshop steam use fell 10.2% — 6,528 t/y and about USD 200,000 saved. Condensate back-pressure dropped from 0.4 to 0.3 MPa, fixing slow drainage and slow heat-up.

−10.2% workshop steam6,528 t/y

SteamEco trap installed on a flash evaporation unit

Chlor-alkali chemical plant · East China

Flash evaporation unit, 17.8 bar

South No.2 chlorine flash unit: 17.8 bar steam supply, 2,350 kg/h condensate. Steam saving 10% — 1,880 t/y, equal to 178 tce and about USD 60,000 per year.

17.8 bar−10% steam1,880 t/y

SteamEco venturi trap installed on a heat exchanger

Polyurethane chemical plant · East China

Beat an imported brand by 21%

Heat exchanger T1206 originally ran an imported trap. After switching to SteamEco, steam consumption per tonne of product fell 21% — 3,200 t/y, 303 tce, about USD 120,000 saved.

−21% steam/product3,200 t/y

Mechanical trap replaced by SteamEco in a chlor-alkali plant

Chlor-alkali & new materials plant · East China

Chlor-alkali plant medium-pressure steam

Medium-pressure steam traps in the chlor-alkali workshop replaced from another brand. Steam consumption per product down 25.54% — 800 t/y, 76 tce, about USD 25,000.

−25.54% steam/product800 t/y

Cogeneration & thermal power · East China

92% saving on a steam transport line

Steam main previously drained by thermodynamic traps switched to SteamEco: per-unit steam saving of 92%, about 84 t/y and USD 3,000 saved on this one line.

−92% per unit84 t/y

High pressure, high flow

Pushing the envelope: 9.0 MPa, 156 t/h

SteamEco high-capacity trap module (product rendering)

Mega polyester & PTA integration · East China coast

PTA main plant, high-pressure duty

22 SteamEco traps supplied for the PTA main unit's high-pressure, high-flow drainage — the largest units in the plant operating at up to 9.0 MPa and 156 t/h per trap.

22 units9.0 MPa156 t/h

Industrial steam systems

More reference sites

Chemical group plant, Shandong — steam-saving upgrade
New-build petrochemical complex, East China coast (594 traps)
Specialty materials & home-appliance plants — steam-saving upgrades
Manufacturing plant, Yangzhou — steam-saving upgrade
Polyester film producer, Jiangsu — 3.5 MPa line, replaced imported float traps

Industries served

Wherever steam is a utility, SteamEco pays back

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Petrochemical & refining

Steam mains, tracing, reboilers and condensate recovery at refinery scale.

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Fine chemicals

Batch kettles, dryers and flash units where steam is the top utility cost.

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Pharmaceutical

Sterilisation and process heating with stable, controllable temperature.

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Food & textile

Cooking, drying and finishing lines with high condensate loads.