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Recently, the approval notice for the environmental impact assessment document related to the Shaanxi Qingshui Yinquan melamine (major change) project and the green expansion project of its industrial chain was made public. The details are as follows: Approval by the Shaanxi Provincial Department of Ecology and Environment regarding the environmental impact assessment report for the 2×60,000 tons/year melamine production project (a major change) and the green expansion of the related industrial chain by Shaanxi Qingshui Yinquan Coal Industry Development Co., Ltd. – Approval No. Shaanxi Huanping [2024]15. Shaanxi Qingshui Yinquan Coal Industry Development Co., Ltd.: We have received your company’s letter requesting approval (Qingshui Yinquan Company Letter [2024]11). Following the deliberations of the Environmental Impact Assessment Review Committee of the Shaanxi Provincial Department of Ecology and Environment at its 4th meeting in 2024, the following approval is granted: I. Project overview: The 2×60,000 tons/year melamine (major modification) and green expansion project for the industrial chain, developed by Shaanxi Qingshui Yinquan Coal Industry Development Co., Ltd., is located in the Qingshui Industrial Park of the Yushen Industrial Zone. The project covers an area of 721.24 mu. Its main components include: a phase-one facility for producing 600,000 tons/year of synthetic ammonia (the core components being gasification units and gas purification units), a set of facilities for producing 60,000 tons/year of melamine, and a facility for producing 1 million tons/year of urea-based compound fertilizers (the core components here include carbon dioxide compression units and urea synthesis units). Additionally, there are supporting utility systems, heating facilities (3 circulating fluidized bed boilers with a capacity of 220 tons/hour, two in operation and one as backup), storage and transportation systems, auxiliary facilities, as well as corresponding environmental protection measures ； Phase II involves the construction of a 60,000 tons per year melamine production facility (with the gasification unit, gas purification unit, and urea solution synthesis unit all completed in Phase I), a hydrogen production plant with a capacity of 28,000 standard cubic meters per hour, a CO production unit, a 200,000 tons per year ammonia production plant, a 500,000 tons per year soda ash production plant, and a 100,000 tons per year DMF production plant (including a methamine unit and a DMF unit). Supporting utility systems and environmental protection facilities are also included. The steam required for Phase II will be supplied by the public heat island in the Qingshui Industrial Park. The total investment for the project is 5,226.78 million yuan, of which 313.6068 million yuan is allocated to environmental protection measures, accounting for 6% of the total investment. The capacity is 1,100 people, with 8,000 hours of operation per year. Upon review, it is found that by fully implementing the various ecological and environmental protection measures as well as pollution control measures proposed in the environmental impact report, the adverse environmental impacts of the project construction can be mitigated and controlled. Our department hereby agrees, in principle, to the overall conclusions of the environmental impact assessment for this project as well as to all the relevant ecological and environmental protection measures. II. The following tasks should be given priority in project construction and operation management: (1) Strengthen environmental management during the construction period. Effective measures must be taken to control the environmental impact of construction dust, wastewater, noise, and solid waste, ensuring that all types of pollutants are discharged in compliance with regulatory standards. (II) Strictly implement the regional reduction plan. In accordance with the \"Notice on Strengthening the Supervision and Management of Regional Emission Reduction Measures for Construction Projects in Key Industries\" (Huanban Huiping [2020] No. 36), for this project, the pollutants sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and volatile organic compounds must be reduced by an equivalent amount, while particulate matter must be reduced by a double amount. The regional reduction efforts shall be carried out in strict accordance with the provisions of the letter of commitment issued by the Yulin Municipal People’s Government regarding the regional reduction plan for the main pollutants associated with this project (Yuzheng Huanhan [2023] No. 91). (III) Strictly implement various measures for air pollution control to ensure that pollutants are discharged within specified standards. Implement various measures for the collection, treatment, and reuse of wastewater to ensure that it is not discharged directly into the environment. In accordance with the \"Standards for Pollution Control of Hazardous Waste Storage\" (GB18597-2023), hazardous waste temporary storage sites shall be constructed in a standardized manner. Hazardous waste is regularly disposed of by qualified entities. (IV) Strengthen environmental emergency management. Formulate emergency response plans for sudden environmental incidents, and file them with the competent environmental protection authorities as required ； Stockpile emergency environmental equipment and supplies ； Conduct emergency drills regularly. (5) Strengthen the prevention and control of groundwater and soil pollution in accordance with the requirements for zonal seepage prevention; formulate and implement annual self-monitoring plans for groundwater and soil, set up and maintain monitoring facilities, carry out self-monitoring as required, keep monitoring reports and original records as stipulated, and make the monitoring results public to the public in line with relevant regulations. (VI) The approval issued by the former Shaanxi Provincial Department of Ecology and Environment regarding the \"Environmental Impact Assessment Report for the 2×60,000 tons/year melamine project of Shaanxi Qingshui Yinquan Coal Industry Development Co., Ltd.\" (Shaanxi Environmental Assessment Approval [2019] No. 62) is hereby repealed. III. Project construction must strictly adhere to the environmental protection principle of \"simultaneous design, simultaneous construction, and simultaneous commissioning\" for environmental protection facilities alongside the main project, and all measures for ecological and environmental protection must be implemented. After the project is completed, an emission permit should be applied for before starting up the production facilities or before actual waste discharge, and environmental protection acceptance checks upon completion must be carried out in accordance with the prescribed procedures. IV. The project owner is the entity responsible for implementing environmental protection measures and disclosing environmental information throughout the entire process of project selection, construction, and operation. Your company should, in accordance with requirements such as the \"Plan for the Disclosure Mechanism of Environmental Impact Assessment Information for Construction Projects,\" disclose the relevant environmental impact assessment information in a lawful and regulated manner, ensure smooth channels for public participation and social oversight, and safeguard the environmental rights of those who may be affected by the project. V. Once the environmental impact assessment report has been approved, if there are significant changes in the nature, scale, location of the project, the production processes used, or the measures taken to prevent pollution and ecological damage, the environmental impact assessment report for that project must be submitted for approval again. If it is decided to commence construction of the project more than five years after the approval date of the environmental impact assessment report, the report shall be submitted to our department for re-evaluation. VI. In accordance with the requirements of the \"Procedures for Supervision and Management of Environmental Protection during and after the Construction of Projects (Trial)\\", the Yulin Ecology and Environment Bureau and its High-Tech Branch are responsible for the supervision and management of this project during and after its implementation. Within 20 working days after receiving this approval, your company shall submit the approved environmental impact assessment report to the aforementioned ecological and environmental authorities, and shall submit itself to supervision and inspection by the relevant ecological and environmental regulatory agencies at all levels as required. Shaanxi Provincial Department of Ecology and Environment, April 30, 2024