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The demonstration project for the clean and efficient conversion of coal into different products at Shaanxi Coal Yulin Chemical, including the production of olefins, aromatics, and other derived products, has been approved. Author/Source: Coal Chemical Industry 114 Forum; Date: August 23, 2020; Clicks: 10. On August 19, the preliminary approval for the land use required for this project, which involves the conversion of 15 million tons of coal per year into various products, was granted by the Shaanxi Provincial Department of Natural Resources. This approval represents a milestone in the preparatory steps for this project, signaling that it is now entering an accelerated phase of development. Land use pre-review is a process in which the natural resources management authorities, during the approval phase of construction projects, examine the land use aspects related to such projects in accordance with the law. In other words, land use pre-review is a prerequisite for the approval of large-scale projects, while land planning indicators serve as a prerequisite for conducting this pre-review. By the end of the 13th Five-Year Plan period, the land planning quotas in Yulin City and even in Shaanxi Province were severely insufficient. The large scale of land required for major projects became the biggest obstacle to their progress. To ensure the successful implementation of this major project, the entire company worked together actively, came up with innovative approaches to work, and maintained continuous communication with provincial and municipal authorities, as well as those in the industrial parks, along with departments responsible for development and planning and natural resources. On July 29th, the relevant authorities in Shaanxi Province approved the \"Revised Plan for the Overall Land Use in Yulin City for 2020,\" thereby securing the land allocation of 11,030 mu required for this project. By the end of the 13th Five-Year Plan period, the company’s land allocation targets for its major projects were successfully approved, receiving high recognition from **the relevant authorities and the industry. During the preliminary approval process for large-scale project land use, the company took proactive steps, made overall plans for the layout, communicated in advance with relevant parties, and prepared all necessary documents. As soon as the land planning criteria for the large-scale project were established, the procedures for preliminary land use approval were initiated. Company staff handled all aspects of this process, from the Yushen Industrial Zone and the Shenmu City Natural Resources and Planning Bureau to the Yulin City Natural Resources and Planning Bureau, as well as the Shaanxi Provincial Department of Natural Resources. It took only 20 days from the submission of the application to the receipt of approval, which makes it the fastest processing time for preliminary land use approvals in Shaanxi Province. The pre-examination for the land use of this large-scale project was part of the company’s goal to catch up and surpass targets by August; it was completed 12 days ahead of schedule, thereby securing valuable time for handling subsequent procedures. Next, the company will accelerate the approval process for large-scale projects as well as the handling of related procedures such as those related to forest land, in order to ensure the successful achievement of the goal of starting these large-scale projects this year. On May 21, an internal meeting was successfully held to discuss the overall design for the olefins, aromatics, and advanced processing components of the 15 million tons per year demonstration project for the clean and efficient conversion of coal, undertaken by Donghua Technology for Shaanxi Coal Group Yulin Chemical Co., Ltd. From May 13th to 14th, the kick-off meeting for the overall design of the olefins, aromatics, and deep processing sections of Yulin Chemical’s 15 million tons per year demonstration project for clean and efficient conversion of coal into various products was successfully held in Chengdu. On November 23-24, 2019, the feasibility study report for the \"15 million tons per year clean and efficient conversion of coal into various products project at Shaanxi Coal Group Yulin Chemical Co., Ltd.\", prepared by Hualu Company, was reviewed by a panel of experts. The experts unanimously agreed that the overall approach, layout, scale of construction, site selection, main process technologies, and product plans outlined in the feasibility study were feasible, and they approved the report. At the same time, the expert group also put forward suggestions for optimization and improvement. The Shaanxi Coal Yulin Chemical Project for the clean and efficient conversion of coal into different products is currently the largest coal chemical project under construction in China, with a total investment of over 100 billion yuan. The project focuses on coal pyrolysis at a capacity of 15 million tons per year, with high-value resin materials and new chemical materials as its main products. It features a unified planning of the entire industrial chain, enabling large-scale and high-end utilization of raw coal, and thus holds significant demonstration value. It is reported that the construction scope of the 15 million tons per year demonstration project for clean and efficient conversion of coal based on different quality levels includes 13.5 million tons per year of medium- and low-temperature pyrolysis of pulverized coal, 5.6 million tons per year of methanol production, 2 million tons per year of methanol-to-olefins production, as well as downstream processing facilities for products such as polyethylene, polypropylene, butadiene, acrylic acid, and their esters; the project covers an area of 11,782 mu. The project has obtained approval from the Shaanxi Provincial Development and Reform Commission, and the site selection process as well as the agreement for entry into the Qingshui Industrial Park have been finalized.