What is the progress of the Yan’an large ethylene project?

It seems there’s no news anymore; I guess there’s no hope

Places like Yan’an are simply not suitable for building large ethylene plants. The problem in China at present is that oil refining and petrochemical plants are too scattered, which hinders integrated operations.

It seems there’s no progress with Great Ethylene. Coal chemical processing is in progress. Refining is also in progress.

Ethylene production is going on all over the country, haha. It’s a somewhat ridiculous phenomenon.

There’s no news anymore; I’m giving up on it

Building ethylene plants in Yan’an is a waste of money; large-scale ethylene production should take place along the coast. Factories located along the Yangtze River lack competitiveness. The 800,000-ton ethylene plant built in Wuhan was nothing but a result of local deception, and Sinopec suffered heavy losses as a result!

The refinery project is under construction; ethylene production is likely to start after the refinery is completed. Anyway, there’s no news on that front at the moment

Who has definite information? Please let me know, thank you

Just wait quietly. Many things in the country now seem elusive, but they will eventually reappear. According to the design institute, they still exist; they’re just frozen over, though it’s hard to say for sure……

I think: the construction of a large ethylene plant in Yan’an is absolutely not feasible! ! ! 1. The issue of competition: The Yanchang Group, which receives support from Shaanxi Province, is engaged in DCC and MTO activities, as well as the production of polyethylene and polypropylene – essentially it’s a large-scale ethylene project. The investment required is at least 10 billion yuan, and the resources of the Yulin refinery are being utilized for this purpose. The Yan’an Refinery also belongs to the Yanchang Group; its refining capacity can be expanded to supply naphtha for large-scale ethylene production. The CNPC Changqing facility might also be able to provide some raw materials. However, the issue is that CNPC operates in a joint venture with Shaanxi Province, which means it is also in a joint venture with the Yanchang Group. The Yanchang Group is a company that generates profits for Shaanxi Province; it is the only local company that has the rights to own oil fields and carry out oil extraction activities, and it is considered the fourth-largest oil company. If it becomes involved in a partnership with CNPC, it is possible that within a few years CNPC will acquire it under various pretexts – or, put nicely, integrate it. Do you say Shaanxi Province is willing? Although Yan’an may not think so, bringing in such a large project is highly beneficial for local employment and tax revenue. And Yanchang Group is a company based in the province; Yanchang city has not reaped many benefits from it, so they are trying hard to find ways to make it work. So, it’s a contradictory situation. 2. Water resources: The northwest region suffers from severe water shortages, and the production of large-scale ethylene requires a great deal of water. Local authorities may pursue such projects for short-term gains, at the expense of the long-term water needs of the people in Yan’an. 3. Transportation: Across the world, all major ethylene production facilities are located in coastal areas with convenient access to sea transport, such as Houston, Antwerp, and Caojing in Shanghai. In the event of problems with a raw material supply, these issues can be resolved promptly through sea transport. The same is true for the products, which can be delivered directly to markets around the world via sea transport. In China, many of the large ethylene plants were located in inappropriate sites; however, later on at least the issue of raw materials was taken into consideration. In places like Daqing, there are large local oil fields, as well as oil pipelines to ensure a supply of raw materials. In places like Dushanzi, the oil fields there are also connected to the Tuhua pipeline. In Yan’an, the oil fields are not large enough (and even with Changqing, they’re still not sufficient), and transportation poses further problems. To be continued