Public announcement on the environmental impact assessment for Tangshan Xuyang Chemical’s 1,000-ton/year polyolefin new material project

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On March 11, an announcement was issued by Tangshan Xuyang Chemical Co., Ltd. regarding the solicitation of public opinions for the environmental impact assessment of its 1,000-ton/year polyolefin new material project (first public announcement). Project Overview: Project Name: Tangshan Xuyang Chemical Co., Ltd. 1,000-ton/year Polyolefin New Material Project. Project Type: New construction. Location: The project is situated in the Leting Economic Development Zone in Tangshan. Main construction contents: This project makes use of existing idle factories for renovation, and a new POE main unit is installed in the workshops. The auxiliary facilities are based on the existing infrastructure. Upon completion, the project will be capable of producing polyolefin materials at a test scale of 1,000 tons per year. Tangshan Xuyang Chemical Co., Ltd. was established in October 2008. The company’s products mainly include styrene, pure benzene, phthalic anhydride, refined glycerol, toluene, xylene, C9 compounds, and non-aromatic hydrocarbons – totaling over 10 different types. Its main production facilities include a plant for the hydrogenation and refining of crude benzene with an annual capacity of 560,000 tons, a styrene production plant with an annual capacity of 300,000 tons, a plant for the refining of refined glycerol with an annual capacity of 150,000 tons, and a plant for producing phthalic anhydride from industrial naphthalene with an annual capacity of 100,000 tons. Among them, the 560,000 tons per year crude benzene hydrogenation refining unit is the largest single-unit benzene hydrogenation production facility in the world, while the 100,000 tons per year phthalic anhydride production unit is the third-largest phthalic anhydride production facility using the naphtha process in China. These products are widely used in fields such as pharmaceuticals, electronics, agriculture, coatings, and fine chemicals. In July 2022, the \"Several Measures for Accelerating the High-Quality Development of the Petrochemical and Chemical Industry in Hebei Province\" were issued and put into effect. These measures specify that Hebei will focus on developing two major petrochemical and chemical bases in Caofeidian and the Bohai New Area, and encourage the integrated development of industries such as petroleum chemistry, coal chemistry, and salt chemistry in order to promote the growth of the marine fine chemicals industry. Among them, Caofeidian is making efforts to bring large-scale petrochemical projects to fruition, aiming to create a world-class, modern petrochemical and chemical industry hub near the port. Under this plan, by 2030 the facility will be capable of producing 40 million tons of refined oil, 4 million tons of ethylene, and 5.5 million tons of aromatics per year. The “Response of the Hebei Provincial Development and Reform Commission to Proposal No. 1542 at the Second Session of the 14th Hebei Provincial People’s Congress” publishes further information on related projects on the Hebei Development and Reform Commission’s website. Sinopec’s Caofeidian refinery project with a capacity of 10 million tons per year, and Xuyang Petrochemical’s integrated refining and chemical processing plant with a capacity of 15 million tons per year are the key projects in the Caofeidian petrochemical complex. Tangshan Xuyang Petrochemical Co., Ltd.’s integrated refining and chemical processing plant, also with a capacity of 15 million tons per year, is located in the Caofeidian Petrochemical Industry Base in Tangshan City, Hebei Province. It utilizes imported crude oil to carry out operations for refining 15 million tons of oil per year, producing 3.5 million tons of aromatics per year, and manufacturing 1.5 million tons of ethylene per year. The main production facilities include 15 million tons per year of atmospheric and vacuum distillation, 4 million tons per year of residue hydrocracking, 1.6 million tons per year of kerosene hydrogenation, 3 million tons per year of diesel hydrocracking, 2×3.6 million tons per year of wax oil hydrocracking, 2×1.75 million tons per year of aromatic compound production, 2 million tons per year of light naphtha separation, 1.2 million tons per year of liquefied gas separation, 1.5 million tons per year of ethylene cracking, 700,000 tons per year of cracked gasoline hydrogenation, 200,000 tons per year of butadiene extraction, 400,000 tons per year of alkylation, 900,000 tons per year of ethylene glycol, 2×300,000 tons per year of polypropylene production, 500,000 tons per year of high-density polyethylene (HDPE), and 450,000 tons per year of linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE).