Our products

The Milazzo Refinery is one of today’s most complex and advanced facilities in the national and international refining sector. With a balanced processing capacity of around 10 million tons per year, it is among the top refineries in Italy in terms of production capacity. The complex refining system is aimed at the production of fuels fuels used mainly for the transport and the energy sector and raw materials for the petrochemical sector. Its products are owned by shareholders. The Milazzo Refinery does not own either the incoming raw materials or the outgoing products, but only offers a service to its shareholders.

OUR PRODUCTS AND THEIR MAIN USES

Our products represent about 19% of the consumption of automotive fuels (petrol and diesel) in Italy.

In addition to transport, they are used to produce energy as well as elements for chemistry.

Gas

Used as fuel for internal combustion engines

Jet fuel

Used as aviation fuel for jet engines.

Diesel

Used to power diesel engines. The specific diesel for ships belongs to the same family.

LPG

Used for domestic, industrial and agricultural use, it is used as fuel for engines, for central heating and for the production of heat for industrial purposes.

Burning oil

Used as fuel in thermoelectric plants.

Sulphur

Marketed in both liquid and solid form; used in many industrial processes and in agriculture as a fertilizer.

Propylene

It is used in the production of polymers, plastics and other chemical compounds.

Naphtha

It is used in the industrial chemistry sector.

Legend

TRANSPORT

POWER

ELEMENTS FOR CHEMISTRY

THE PLANTS AND THE PRODUCTION PROCESS

The complex production cycle of the Milazzo Refinery ensures maximum flexibility in responding to the typical fluctuations of the oil market. The present conversion plants allow for great efficiency in the production processes. The company has always believed in continuous improvement and technological innovation, factors that have allowed it to achieve high environmental performance both in terms of process and final product.

Technological evolution of the plants

The main characteristics of the production cycle are summarized in the flowchart.

Discover the interactive map of the plant

MAINTENANCE AND THE RELIABILITY OF THE INSTALLATIONS

For each group of plants there is a multi-specialist maintenance team that supervises and coordinates the activities, both for routine maintenance and during scheduled maintenance stops.

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Milazzo Refinery has always paid the utmost attention to the reliability of its plants, which is confirmed by a Reliability Factor of 99%.

In line with international best practices, the company has adopted an important Asset Integrity Management System program, aimed at maintaining the highest levels of reliability.

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PRODUCT LOGISTICS

The Milazzo Refinery has logistics and storage facilities consisting of two piers located in the port of Milazzo and an important number of tanks. These are 116 tanks for a total capacity of 4,000,000 cubic metres, and underground tanks for LPG storage.
A periodic checks and maintenance plan is in force for the entire tank and LPG fleet in order to guarantee the reliability of the tanks over time as well as minimize any environmental impact, in accordance with current legislation and the best available technologies. The Milazzo Refinery plays a very important role in the activity of the port of Milazzo, in fact most of the products in transit from the port have their plants as their destination or come from them.

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