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The ceremony for the simultaneous commencement (resumption) of major projects in the Zhundong Development Zone in the first quarter of 2025 will be held at the site of Xinjiang Shanneng Chemical Co., Ltd.’s project for producing 800,000 tons of coal-based olefins per year. This marks the start of the project construction efforts in the Zhundong Development Zone for 2025, with the aim of achieving a strong start to the new year. To fully implement the requirements set forth by the Party Working Committee and the Management Committee regarding the advancement of key projects in 2025, the Zhundong Development Zone has begun preparations for the launch (resumption) of work on these key projects in the first quarter. Adhering to the principle that \"projects come first,\" a preparatory team for the project commencement ceremonies was promptly established, with a high level of commitment at the ideological level, strong initiative in action, thorough responsibility in implementation, and comprehensive measures in place. During the preparations for the simultaneous commencement (resumption) of these projects, various departments worked together, fully recognizing that such simultaneous commencement (resumption) is not only a call to take action early on but also a declaration by the entire development zone that projects come first, with entrepreneurs playing a key role in this process. The preparatory team developed a schedule for the countdown to the commencement ceremony, strictly adhering to the set time frames and requirements outlined in the plan. It refined the work processes, aligned them with the established goals, and went to great lengths to ensure proper arrangement of the venue, site preparation, as well as publicity and reporting activities. Each task and each stage is seamlessly connected, ensuring the full and smooth resumption of work on the first batch of major projects in the development zone. The projects that are starting construction on a large scale this time include Xinjiang Shanneng Chemical Co., Ltd.’s project for producing 800,000 tons of coal-based olefins per year, as well as the first phase of the No. 4 open-pit mine in the Xinjiang Wucaiwan mining area; both are key projects in the autonomous region. The development zone will continue to strengthen project planning, ensure the availability of necessary resources, optimize the business environment, and advance project construction. It aims to create a sequential approach in which a number of projects are planned, started, and put into operation simultaneously. By fostering an atmosphere in which everyone in the development zone works together diligently to focus on key project construction, efforts will be made to achieve successful outcomes from these key projects right from the start. The 800,000-ton per year coal-to-olefins project of Xinjiang Shanneng Chemical Co., Ltd. is located in the Zhundong Economic and Technological Development Zone of Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Using coal as raw material, it employs processes such as pressurized gasification of coal, purification, methanol synthesis, and conversion of methanol into olefins; in addition, green hydrogen is integrated into this process to produce olefins, resulting in the construction of a new facility with an annual production capacity of 800,000 tons of coal-to-olefins products. The total investment in the project amounts to 20.858 billion yuan, of which 1.667 billion yuan is allocated to environmental protection measures, accounting for 8.0% of the total investment in project construction. The project construction scope includes the main structure, storage and transportation facilities, utility systems, environmental protection measures, as well as supporting projects. The main components of the project include 13 production units such as air separation, gasification, shift reaction and heat recovery, low-temperature methanol washing, sulfur recovery, methanol synthesis, methanol to olefins, olefin separation, steam cracking, C4 to 1-butene conversion, polyethylene production, polypropylene production, and water electrolysis plants ； Auxiliary engineering includes power stations, water supply and drainage systems, flare systems, etc ； Storage and transportation engineering includes coal transmission and storage systems, tank farms, and product warehouses, etc ； Environmental protection engineering mainly includes waste gas treatment facilities, wastewater treatment facilities, and solid waste treatment facilities. The hydrogen production unit of this project uses the alkaline electrolysis method to produce 12,000 Nm3/h of hydrogen and 6,000 Nm3/h of oxygen. The hydrogen produced as a by-product of the methanol plant, along with the hydrogen generated by water electrolysis for hydrogen production, is used as raw material for the methanol-to-olefins plant, the polypropylene plant, and the sulfur recovery plant.