**The 700,000 tons per year coal-to-olefins new material demonstration project of Ningxia Coal Industry has been approved by the Ministry of Ecology and Environment

Thread Content

**The 700,000 tons per year coal-to-olefins new material demonstration project of Energy Ningxia Coal Industry has received approval from the Ministry of Ecology and Environment. Author/Source: YahuacCoalChemical Industry. Date: 2020-03-24. Clicks: 17. **The policy requirements regarding ecological and environmental protection are very strict; the relevant departments in the autonomous region overcame various challenges such as environmental impact assessments, the need for equivalent substitution of coal, and the reduction of environmental pollutants, which enabled the company’s 700,000 tons per year coal-to-olefins new material demonstration project to obtain approval for its environmental impact assessment report from the Ministry of Ecology and Environment.** ”On March 23, Sun Huashan, deputy director of the Coal-Based New Materials Department of Guoneng Ningmei, pointed to a vacant plot of land in the Shenhua Ningmei Chemical Industry Park and told reporters that the project would be built there. He said, “The environmental impact assessment is the first and also the most challenging step in launching a project. Since the initiation of this assessment in August 2016, with the support and assistance of various departments in our region, the environmental challenges associated with this project have been resolved, creating favorable conditions for its subsequent construction.” ” It is reported that the **700,000 tons per year coal-to-olefins new material demonstration project of Ningxia Coal Industry Group Co., Ltd., part of the Energy Group, is located in the Ningdong Energy and Chemical Industry Base. It has been designated by the State Council as a key demonstration project under the 13th Five-Year Plan for the development of the western region. With a total investment of 22.04 billion yuan, this project uses local coal resources as raw material to produce high-end polyolefin products. Sun Huashan said that the 700,000 tons per year coal-to-olefins new material demonstration project is an innovative pilot project for producing high-end polyolefin products. It holds great significance in terms of converting local coal in Ningxia to increase its added value, reducing China’s reliance on imported high-end polyolefin products, improving the structure of the domestic polyolefin industry, and paving the way for high-quality development. According to Yu Xin, deputy director of the Environmental Impact Assessment and Emission Management Division at the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region’s Department of Ecology and Environment, in order to advance the preliminary work for the project, the department established a special team to provide follow-up support and set up a coordination meeting system. It also worked together with the region’s Development and Reform Commission and the Department of Industry and Information Technology to address key issues such as the substitution of coal consumption with alternative sources and the reduction of pollutant emissions, thereby laying the foundation for the environmental impact assessment process for the project.