CNPC invests 11.6 billion yuan to resubmit the approval request for the Tongzhou Blue Sea high-end polyolefin new materials project

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On February 17, the Tongzhou Bay River-Sea Integrated Development Demonstration Zone issued a notice announcing the first public disclosure of the environmental impact assessment for the high-end polyolefin new materials project of Blue Sea New Materials (Tongzhou Bay) Co., Ltd. (re-submitted for approval). Project Name: High-End Polyolefin New Materials Project of Blue Ocean New Materials (Tongzhou Bay) Co., Ltd. (Re-submission for approval) ； Project location: Within the Tongzhou Bay Coastal Green Chemical Industry Development Zone (main port), Jiangsu Province ； Project nature: New construction ； Total investment: 1,162,601 million yuan ； Project overview: 200,000 t/a FDPE plant, 50,000 t/a EPDM plant, 100,000 t/a POE plant, 100,000 t/a 1-hexene/1-octene plant, 2,000 Nm³/h electrolytic water hydrogen production plant, along with supporting utility systems and auxiliary facilities. According to the announcement, the environmental impact assessment report for Blue Sea New Materials (Tongzhou Bay) Co., Ltd.’s high-end polyolefin new materials project has received approval from the environmental authorities; however, due to significant changes during the design process, it is necessary to submit the application for approval again. Historical EIA information: On March 27, 2024, Sinopec Blue Sea New Materials published a public notice seeking opinions on the environmental impact assessment for its “High-End Polyolefin New Materials Project”. According to the disclosed environmental impact assessment report, the total investment and project overview for this renewed approval are essentially the same as those in the previous environmental impact assessment; the only difference lies in the wording, with “2*25,000 t/a EPDM production facility” being replaced by “50,000 t/a EPDM production facility”. Since the environmental impact assessment documents were not made public for this renewed approval, it is not possible to determine what specific “significant changes” have taken place during the design process.