Another private million-ton olefin project is coming: Fuhai Tangshan Petrochemical’s 34.5-billion-yuan project for the production of olefins via methanol-naphtha coupling at a capacity of 1 million tons per year – environmental impact assessment announcement

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On June 10, the first public announcement regarding the environmental impact assessment for Fuhai Tangshan Petrochemical Co., Ltd.’s project for producing olefins through the coupling of methanol and naphtha was released. Project Overview: Project Name: Fuhai Tangshan Petrochemical Co., Ltd. Methanol-Naphtha Coupled Olefin Production Project. Location of Construction: Caofeidian District, Tangshan City. Nature of Construction: New construction. Scope of Construction: Construction of a 1 million tons per year methanol-naphtha coupled cracking unit, along with 17 additional chemical processing units; as well as the corresponding utility systems and auxiliary facilities required within the project area. The 17 newly built units are as follows: methanol-naphtha coupled cracking unit, butadiene unit, MTBE/butene-1 unit (including selective hydrogenation and full hydrogenation units), cracked gasoline hydrogenation unit, aromatic extraction unit, VCM unit, PVC unit, EVOH unit, EVA/LDPE unit, FDPE unit, α-olefin unit, POE unit, PP unit, CHPPO unit, polyether polyol unit, 1,3-propanediol unit, and PTT unit. This project adopts a technology route of methanol-naphtha coupled cracking + light hydrocarbon cracking, and constructs a 1 million ton per year methanol-naphtha coupled cracking unit. The methanol-naphtha coupled cracking section processes methanol and naphtha, producing 350,000 tons of ethylene per year; the light hydrocarbon cracking section processes the ethane, propane, butane produced by the coupled cracking unit as well as some externally sourced butane, resulting in 650,000 tons of ethylene per year. The total investment for the project is 34,561,140,000 yuan. It is reported that the project includes facilities for 50,000 tons per year of α-olefins and 100,000 tons per year of polyolefin elastomers (POE). On June 10, the first public consultation notice regarding the environmental impact assessment of the land reclamation work for Fuhai Tangshan Petrochemical’s methanol-naphtha coupled olefin production project was released. Project Overview: This project is located in the central-northern part of the Caofeidian Petrochemical Industry Base. The Petrochemical Middle Road is to the west of the plant area, the Petrochemical East Road is to the east, and Petrochemical North Second Road is to the south. Main contents of the project: The reclamation work for the Fuhai Tangshan Petrochemical Methanol-Naphtha Coupled Olefin Production Project involves reclaiming a total area of 290.8191 hectares; once the reclamation is completed, this area will be used to build the methanol-naphtha coupled olefin production facility. The reclamation project under evaluation is located within the scope of the \"Overall Plan for the Use of Sea Areas for the Medium-Term Development of the Caofeidian Circular Economy Demonstration Zone\" (State Sea Management Document No. 422). The reclamation was completed before 2012 as part of the utilization of those sea areas; the corresponding plot identifier is 130209-0723, and the status of the area is that it has been reclaimed but remains unused. As a vertical extension of the group’s industrial chain, a methanol-naphtha coupled olefin production project with an annual capacity of 1 million tons is being planned and constructed in the Caofeidian Petrochemical Industry Base to supply differentiated olefin products. This project features a wide industrial chain and a diverse product portfolio. It is characterized by high technical content, high added value of products, low energy consumption, reduced greenhouse gas emissions, and differentiated development of downstream products. Its market reach extends to key consumer areas such as the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, North China, and East China. Upon implementation, this project will help strengthen and optimize the olefin industry chain in the Caofeidian Petrochemical Industry Base, address the weaknesses in Hebei Province’s ethylene industry, and promote the development of the petrochemical industry in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region.