Latest Progress on Guangxi Huayi’s 1 million-ton methanol-to-olefins and downstream deep processing integrated project

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Latest Progress on Guangxi Huayi’s 1 million-ton methanol-to-olefins and downstream processing integration project. Author/Source: Coal Chemical Industry Information Network. Date: 2023-03-14. Clicks: 13. To accelerate the construction of Phase 3 and strengthen the prevention of corruption risks in the project. Recently, the project team for the methanol-to-olefins and downstream deep processing integration project at Guangxi Huayi Energy Chemical Co., Ltd. held its first meeting as a whole. At the meeting, Ding Jian, the project director (PMC), read out Document No. 3 issued by Guangxi Hua Yi Energy Chemicals, titled \"Notice on the Appointment of the Project Team for the Methanol-to-Olefins and Downstream Deep Processing Integration Project in Guangxi Hua Yi Energy Chemicals\", clarifying the composition of the project team, the division of responsibilities, and the phased goals of the project. Liang Quanyong, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and Deputy General Manager (in charge) of the company, as well as the project manager for Phase 3, made arrangements for the subsequent work. He said that all departments and regions should take proactive action, work together as a team, and ensure effective communication and consultation, while attaching great importance to the progress of project work ； It was also emphasized that everyone should adhere to principles, remain honest and upright, and comply with Huayi Group’s ’50 Guidelines for Integrity in Project Management’. They must strictly observe political discipline, work discipline, integrity discipline, and personal conduct rules, as well as the spirit of the Central Committee’s eight-point regulations. They are not allowed to engage with contractors in their personal capacity, nor to go beyond the scope of their assigned responsibilities. Finally, Gu Weizhong, the Party Secretary and Chairman of the company, reviewed the development history of Guangxi Hua Yi Energy Chemicals and its Phase 1 project, and put forward three requirements: first, he hoped that the new members of the project team would grow rapidly, take on responsibilities bravely, keep moving forward, and effectively carry out their tasks ； Secondly, the Phase 3 project must be carried out under the management framework of Guangxi Nenghua, and the project team’s management systems must be legal and compliant ； Third, it is necessary to improve various mechanisms and carry out the construction with high standards, strict requirements, and high quality; all members must unify their thinking and work together to accelerate the progress of the project. On February 27, 2023, Guangxi Huayi Energy Chemical Co., Ltd. carried out a public notice prior to submitting the application for an environmental impact assessment for its integrated project for methanol-to-olefins production and downstream processing. On December 14, 2022, the second public notice regarding the environmental impact assessment for Guangxi Hua Yi Energy Chemical Co., Ltd.’s integrated project for methanol-to-olefins and downstream processing was released. Project Name: Integrated Methanol-to-Olefins and Downstream Deep Processing Project of Guangxi Huayi Energy Chemical Co., Ltd.
Constructor: Guangxi Huayi Energy Chemical Co., Ltd.
Construction Location: The project is situated in the Qinzhou Petrochemical Industrial Park, within the Qinzhou Port area of the China (Guangxi) Free Trade Pilot Zone. Its geographical coordinates are 108.619516922 degrees east longitude and 21.716868431 degrees north latitude (central coordinates). To the east of the project site are the high-voltage corridor and Linhai Avenue in the industrial park; to the west are the Huayi Phase I and Phase II projects; to the south it faces the Suez Hazardous Waste Treatment Facility and the Gas Island Tank Area across Yingpan Street; and to the north is the Chengxing Phosphorus Chemical Industry Base. Nature of the construction: Expansion. Scope of construction: A 1 million tons/year methanol-to-olefins plant, a 300,000 tons/year vinyl acetate plant, 2×200,000 tons/year kettle-and-tube tail-end EVA plants, as well as associated auxiliary facilities. The methanol-to-olefins and downstream deep processing integration project of Guangxi Hua Yi Energy Chemical Co., Ltd. is one of the Phase III projects of Hua Yi Chemical’s new materials integration base. In order to further integrate internal resources, promote the structural transformation and upgrading of Guangxi Huayi Energy Chemical’s industrial structure, and advance the downstream development of products such as methanol and acetic acid, it has been decided to build an integrated project for methanol-to-olefins and downstream processing within the industrial park under Guangxi Huayi Energy Chemical Co., Ltd. Using methanol as the main raw material, this project will extend the industrial chain further to produce ethylene, propylene, vinyl acetate, and EVA. On December 19, 2022, Guangxi Huayi New Materials’ 750,000 tons per year acrylic acid and downstream processing integrated project commenced operations for the first time – the acrylic acid production unit started operating at 15:38. On October 31, 2022, the propane dehydrogenation unit of Guangxi Huayi New Materials Co., Ltd.’s 750,000 tons per year propylene and downstream processing integration project was successfully commissioned. On September 22, 2022, the acrylic acid and esters production unit of Guangxi Hua Yi New Materials Co., Ltd.’s 750,000 tons per year polypropylene and downstream processing integrated project was completed. On August 15, 2022, the butanol unit of Guangxi Hua Yi New Materials Co., Ltd.’s 750,000 tons per year propylene and downstream processing integration project was successfully commissioned. The Huayi Qinzhou Chemical New Materials Integration Base project is currently the largest industrial project in Guangxi in terms of investment volume. It represents the biggest industrial project in Guangxi that has attracted industrial transfers from the eastern regions in recent years. It is also a model project for the \"Shanghai-Guangxi cooperation\" initiative, aimed at deepening collaboration between Shanghai and Guangxi. With a total investment of around 90 billion yuan, this project covers four major industrial chains: modern coal chemistry, light hydrocarbon cracking, salt chemistry, and downstream petrochemicals, and it will be implemented in three phases. The first phase of Hua Yi project was completed and put into operation in June 2021, filling the gap in industrial gases in the park and producing chemical products such as methanol, acetic acid, and ethylene glycol ； The 750,000-ton per year propylene production project along with its downstream processing facilities in Phase II of Huayi, along with the chlor-alkali project, focus on the production of products such as polypropylene, butyl acrylate, bisphenol A, caustic soda, and polyvinyl chloride. These products are widely used in fields such as films, tapes, packaging, pipes, building materials, and new energy materials ； The Phase 3 Advanced Materials project of Huayi will primarily focus on the development of industries related to olefins and their downstream products, biodegradable materials, polyurethane materials, nylon 66, etc., and construction will begin in the near future.