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Approval Granted for Yanchang Petroleum’s Yulin Coal Chemicals Project Author/Source: Energy & Chemical Industry Updates Date: April 26, 2023 Clicks: 106 On April 19, the soil and water conservation plan for the ethanol and acetic acid downstream products project of Shaanxi Yanchang Petroleum Yulin Coal Chemicals Co., Ltd. was approved by the Yulin Municipal Administration for Approval Services Bureau (Document No. Yu Zheng Shen Pi Tou Fa [2023] 49), thereby laying the foundation for the successful implementation of this project. It is reported that this project was planned and developed by Yulin Coal Chemical Company in line with the development strategy of \"completing the industrial chain, strengthening it, and extending it.\" Building on the acetic acid produced at the company’s headquarters as well as the methanol produced by Kaiyue Coal Chemical Company, this project aims to integrate various elements of the industrial chain, thereby fostering an industrial structure that includes \"basic products, end-products, and high-end products.\" The goal is to achieve products that are of higher quality, more diversified, and produced with lower carbon emissions. To date, the project has obtained the approval document, and the preliminary procedures for site selection, soil and water conservation, and pre-assessment of occupational disease hazards have all been completed. The project is located in Plot C17, South Area of the Coal Chemistry Industry Zone in Yuheng Industrial Park, with the project code 2206-610836-04-01-293862; it is a new construction project. The project consists of four parts: a new factory complex, a vinyl acetate plant area, a circulating water pool area, and a reserved area. The total land area of the project is 53.9626 hectares, all of which are permanent land uses. The total investment amount is 6.868 billion yuan, of which the estimated cost for soil and water conservation measures is around 107 million yuan. The project construction includes facilities such as an 200,000-ton/year ethyl acetate plant, a 250,000-ton/year ethanol-to-ethylene plant, a 250,000-ton/year vinyl acetate plant, and a 200,000-ton/year EVA plant. The 250,000 tons/year vinyl acetate plant and associated auxiliary facilities were constructed in advance and put into operation. It will be constructed simultaneously with the Kaiyue Coal Chemical 500,000 tons/year methanol-to-ethanol project.