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Recently, the Yulin Coal-to-Clean Fuel Upgrading Demonstration Project was officially signed and launched. The signing ceremony was supervised jointly by the Shaanxi Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology and the Development and Reform Commission. Shaanxi Yanchang Yueneng Clean Energy Co., Ltd. and Jingbian County Economic and Technological Development Zone officially signed a cooperation agreement, marking a new phase in the construction of the Yulin coal-to-clean-fuel upgrade demonstration project, which aims to establish the world’s largest base for coal-based clean fuels. The project is located in the Energy and Chemical Industry Park of Jingbian Economic and Technological Development Zone. It features a large-scale planning framework, with the goal of producing 5 million tons per year of coal-based clean fuels and chemical products. Among them, the previously launched projects for 2.4 million tons per year of coal-based clean fuels and high-end new materials have already demonstrated an astonishing scale. Not only that, but the project will also involve the construction of three coal mines in the Yuheng mining area: Wusuhaize No. 1, Xihongdun, and Haiceitan. These mines will cover an area of 9,954 mu, with a total investment of 52.9 billion yuan. Such a substantial amount of investment undoubtedly underscores the project’s significant strategic importance. The project covers an area of 9,954 mu, making it larger than 9 Beijing Universal Studios. The project is equipped with 13 advanced technological systems, including the world’s largest single 9×220,000 cubic meter gasification system, as well as a CO₂ capture unit capable of capturing 4 million tons of carbon per year. In addition, the project incorporates three globally pioneering technologies: Sinochem’s new generation of indirect liquefaction technology for synthetic oil, the POE elastomer co-production technology, and the ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene production facility, with the aim of taking the lead in global coal chemical technology. The project involves a wide range of construction activities, including the establishment of a series of advanced process units, such as 6 units with a capacity of 1000,000 Nm/h each for air separation (including air compression stations), 9 units with a capacity of 220,000 Nm/h each for gasification, 2 units with a capacity of 850,000 Nm/h each for syngas purification, 3 units with an annual capacity of 60,000 tons each for sulfur recovery, 3 units with an annual capacity of 800,000 tons each for oil synthesis, 900,000 tons per year for alkane conversion, 200,000 tons per year for polymethyl methacrylate (MMA-PMMMA), 300,000 tons per year for polypropylene (PP), 2 units with a capacity of 100,000 tons each for POE production, 2 units with a capacity of 25,000 tons each for ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) production, 30,000 tons per year for polybutylene succinate (PBS) production, 30,000 Nm3/h of hydrogen production via water electrolysis, and 4 million tons per year of CO₂ capture. These 13 core units, along with comprehensive utility systems, auxiliary facilities, and overall plant engineering, form a complete and efficient industrial system.