Approval granted for Lianyungang Xuwéi’s integrated project to produce 1 million tons of high-grade nylon materials per year

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On August 13, the approval was given for the integrated project to produce 1 million tons per year of high-grade nylon new materials. Project Code/Project Name: 2412-320720-04-01-716189 – Integrated Project for the Production of 1 million tons per year of high-quality nylon materials. Approval matter: Filing of enterprise investment projects. Approval authority: Economic Development Bureau of Xuwei New Area, Lianyungang. Regional classification: East-West-South Cooperation Demonstration Zone of Lianyungang City. Approval result: Approved. Approval document number: Demonstration Zone Economic Filing [2025] No. 91. Approval date: 2025/08/13. In 2024, the total industrial output value of enterprises of designated size in Xuwei New Area, Lianyungang, was 205.07 billion yuan; its comprehensive strength ranks among the top among chemical industry parks in China, making it a strong engine for economic growth along Jiangsu’s coast. Xuwei New Area has production capacities of 16 million tons per year for oil refining, 3.9 million tons per year for ethylene, 3.7 million tons per year for propylene, 1.04 million tons per year for acrylonitrile, and 4 million tons per year for PTA. It will also accelerate the implementation of projects such as reducing oil production and increasing chemical production, producing carbon dioxide polyethers, and manufacturing high-end polyolefin elastomers, while initiating projects related to caprolactam, nylon, and electronic chemicals. Xuwei New Area has given rise to three major petrochemical industry clusters: Shenghong Petrochemical, Satellite Chemical, and Sinochem Circular Economy Industrial Park. Its overall strength ranks it among the top chemical industrial parks in the country. It has been recognized as an **Ecological Industry Demonstration Park, Green Industrial Park, Green Chemical Industry Park, and Smart Chemical Industry Park in China. It is the largest industrial economic sector in Lianyungang City, as well as one of the strongest drivers of economic growth along Jiangsu’s coast.