A project for ion-exchange membrane caustic soda and polyvinyl chloride was built without prior approval for environmental impact assessment, and this was reported by the central environmental inspection team

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When following the inspectors on site for inspections, the reporter found that Leshan City lacked sufficient awareness of the need to strictly control the launch of projects with high energy consumption, and failed to exercise proper oversight. Without taking any measures to control energy use such as finding equivalent or lower-energy alternatives, nor obtaining approval for energy efficiency assessments, the city allowed high-energy-consuming projects such as those for ion-exchange membrane caustic soda and polyvinyl chloride production carried out by Yongxiang Co., Ltd., without proper authorization – indicating a serious problem of construction starting ahead of approval. In September 2019, the relevant departments in Emeishan City, Leshan, failed to conduct a proper verification and, overstepping their authority, issued review opinions on the energy-saving report for Jiu Le Nano New Materials Co., Ltd.’s project to upgrade its calcium product production capacity to 200,000 tons per year, which led to the project being launched in violation of regulations. In accordance with the requirements of the \"Work Plan for Conducting Energy Efficiency Reviews of Fixed-Asset Investment Projects\" issued by the relevant departments in Sichuan Province in July 2021, projects in the \"high-energy-consuming and high-emission\" category that lack the necessary energy efficiency review procedures must be rectified strictly in compliance with the regulations. However, Leshan City failed to implement the above requirements and allowed illegal \"high-risk\" projects to continue with construction or production. In September 2021, while accompanying the inspection team on an on-site inspection in Wutongqiao District, Leshan City, reporters discovered that Sichuan Hebang Co., Ltd.’s 200,000 tons per year caustic soda production project had not undergone energy-saving assessments, and the relevant regulations had still not been implemented by the time of the inspection ； The 15GW high-efficiency single-crystal rod and cube cutting project of Yongxiang Photovoltaic Technology Co., Ltd. began construction in January 2021 without going through the energy-saving assessment process, and as of the time of the inspection, no proper corrections had been made in accordance with the relevant regulations.