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China consults on revised petrochemical cryogenic steel-tank standard

Source published 14 Oct 2026住房和城乡建设部

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IN BRIEF

The notice was signed on 10 October and published on 14 October, with comments due on 13 November.

Event: 10 Oct 2026Added: 2026.10.16Source language: Chinese

Industry illustration of port storage tanks, not a specific cryogenic project or compliance example. Yuheng Ouyang / Unsplash. Image: Yuheng Ouyang / Unsplash

Organizations住房城乡建设部；中石化广州工程有限公司

Location / scopeChina

Announced stageDraft consultation | Not a final standard

The story explained

China’s housing and construction ministry published a consultation on the revised petrochemical cryogenic steel-tank technical standard on 14 October. The notice is dated 10 October.

Sinopec Guangzhou Engineering and other organisations prepared the draft under a 2022 standards programme. Comments are due on 13 November through the listed channels.

This is consultation, not implementation of a final revision. Technical changes require comparison of the attached draft with the current standard.

EDITORIAL INTERPRETATION

Why it matters

Editorial analysis: tank and valve teams can review interfaces without treating draft provisions as effective requirements.

Relevant toCryogenic-tank engineering, EPC and flow-control teams

What to watch next

Monitor draft clauses, final approval and implementation dates.

These are research prompts, not announced tenders or confirmed subsequent developments.

SOURCE & VERIFICATION

住房和城乡建设部

住房城乡建设部办公厅关于国家标准《石油化工钢制低温储罐技术标准（修订征求意见稿）》公开征求意见的通知

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