Yulin High-Tech Zone is developing a high-end olefin new materials industry chain

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Yulin High-Tech Zone Aims to Develop a High-End Olefin New Materials Industry Chain Author/Source: Sinochem News Network Date: April 10, 2023 Clicks: 74 On April 7, reporters learned from a promotion event for key industry chains in Yulin held during the 17th Yulin International Coal Expo that Yulin High-Tech Zone (Yuheng Industrial Zone) is focusing on developing a complete industrial chain for high-end olefin new materials, covering research and development, design, pilot testing, and commercial production, with the goal of shifting from traditional raw materials to more refined, end-use products. By the end of the 14th Five-Year Plan period, the production capacity is expected to exceed 5 million tons, while the output value is set to surpass 100 billion yuan, thereby establishing a domestically leading cluster of high-end olefin new material industries. 　　Yang Ying, deputy director of the Investment Promotion and Services Bureau of the Yulin High-Tech Zone Management Committee, explained that the high-end olefin new materials industry chain in Yuheng mainly consists of two main streams: namely, using ethylene and propylene as intermediate raw materials to develop chemical new materials such as EVA, ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene, styrene, acrylates, high-performance adsorption resins, and epoxy resins ； High-value chemicals such as PAO, POE elastomers, higher-carbon alcohols, and polyisobutylene are produced using syngas as an intermediate raw material. The production process makes use of advanced, low-carbon, energy-saving technologies. The products include chemicals derived from olefins, new polyolefin materials, polyolefin additives, and polyolefin modifiers. Recently, focus has been placed on 10 specific products such as EPDM, ethylene oxide, EVA, and dimethyl carbonate as areas for investment attraction. 　　It is reported that as the only **high-tech zone in the country whose leading industry is coal chemical processing, Yulin High-Tech Zone adheres to the approach of \"developing high-tech technologies and achieving industrialization.\" It implements an innovation-driven development strategy, strives to pursue excellence and innovation, and has advantages in terms of raw materials, technology, and supporting facilities for developing high-end olefin-based new materials. The first-phase projects of China Coal Yulin Coal-to-Olefins in the Yuheng Industrial Zone, Future Energy’s 1.1 million tons per year coal indirect liquefaction facility, Lanzhou Petrochemical’s 800,000 tons per year ethane-to-ethylene plant, and Yanchang Yumeihua’s 600,000 tons per year methanol and 400,000 tons per year acetic acid plants have been completed and put into operation. The second-phase projects planned for these enterprises are currently under construction. By the end of the 14th Five-Year Plan period, the Yuheng Industrial Zone will have an annual production capacity of 2 million tons of ethylene, 950,000 tons of propylene, 600,000 tons of methanol, 400,000 tons of acetic acid, and 1.6 million tons of petroleum products; the annual output of chemical products is set to exceed 5 million tons. 　　At present, three national-level laboratory platforms, including the Key Laboratory of Coal Liquefaction and Coal Chemical Engineering, and the Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, have been established in Yulin High-Tech Zone. Companies such as Zhongke Yulin, Yulin Energy Research Institute, and Zhejiang University R&D Center have been set up, while the Qinchuangyuan (Yulin) Innovation Promotion Center and the Yuheng Multi-Energy Integration Pilot and Demonstration Base have been constructed, thus creating a leading technical support platform for high-end olefin new materials in China. At the same time, the industrial wastewater treatment plants, utility pipelines, dedicated Yuheng Railway lines, and standardized factory buildings provided in the park are gradually being developed and taking shape; incremental distribution networks, preferential natural gas supply, and recycled water supply systems further help to reduce the production costs of enterprises. 　　On that day, the Management Committee of Yulin High-Tech Zone signed cooperation agreements with Sinochem City Investment Co., Ltd., Apelene Technology (Hangzhou) Co., Ltd., and Shandong Jincheng Lianchuang Management Co., Ltd., attracting a total investment of 71 million yuan.