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Construction of dynamic compaction work for Baofeng Inner Mongolia’s 4 million tons/year coal-to-olefins project begins / Source: Refining & Chemical Industry Updates, Date: 2021-02-01, Clicks: 6. Recently, the dynamic compaction work for Baofeng Inner Mongolia Coal-based New Materials Co., Ltd.’s 4×1000,000 tons/year coal-to-olefins pilot project officially commenced amid the sound of firecrackers. The project is located in the Tuk Industrial Park of the Sulihe Economic Development Zone in Wushen Banner. The 4×1 million tons/year coal-to-olefins pilot project includes units for coal gasification, shift reaction, purification, methanol synthesis, methanol-to-olefins (including olefin separation), sulfur recovery, conversion of C4 to 1-butene, steam cracking, as well as production facilities for polyethylene and polypropylene. It also encompasses the associated utility systems, auxiliary production facilities, and storage and transportation infrastructure. Product portfolio: The main products are polyethylene and polypropylene; meanwhile, by-products include sulfur, fuel oil, heavy C4, C5+, MTBE, etc. The 1.4 million tons per year production capacity project for the second phase in Inner Mongolia is undergoing the approval process. According to a report by Cailian News on January 18, Baofeng Energy stated on its interactive platform that the first phase of the project in Inner Mongolia has a production capacity of 2.6 million tons per year, while the second phase has a capacity of 1.4 million tons per year. At present, the social stability risk assessment for the second-phase project has been filed ； The project application report has been prepared, and the process for approving the project is underway in accordance with the established procedures. On July 28, 2020, the 2.6 million tons per year production unit of Phase 1 of Baofeng Coal-Based New Materials Co., Ltd.’s 4×10 million tons per year coal-to-olefins demonstration project was approved by the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Development and Reform Commission. Recent progress on the project is as follows: The second public announcement regarding the environmental impact assessment for Inner Mongolia Baofeng’s 4 million tons per year coal-to-olefins demonstration project was issued on December 18, 2020. This was the second round of public consultation related to the environmental impact assessment of Inner Mongolia Baofeng Coal-Based New Materials Co., Ltd.’s 4×1000,000 tons per year coal-to-olefins demonstration project. Public Notice on the Social Stability Risk Assessment for the 1.4 million tons per year production unit of the second phase of Inner Mongolia Baofeng’s 4 million tons per year coal-to-olefins project. On November 30, a public notice was issued regarding the social stability risk assessment for the 1.4 million tons per year production unit of the second phase of Inner Mongolia Baofeng Coal-Based New Materials Co., Ltd.’s 4×1000,000 tons per year coal-to-olefins demonstration project.