Notice on the Acceptance of the Environmental Impact Assessment Report for Shandong Ruilin Polymer Materials Co., Ltd.’s 1 million tons per year PO/TBA/MTBE co-production chemicals project

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Recently, the Zibo Ecology and Environment Bureau issued a public notice regarding the acceptance of the environmental impact assessment report for Shandong Ruilin Polymer Materials Co., Ltd.’s project for the production of 1 million tons per year of PO/TBA/MTBE-based chemicals. Project Overview: Project Name: 1 million tons/year PO/TBA/MTBE co-production chemicals project. Constructor: Shandong Ruilin Polymer Materials Co., Ltd. Project nature: New construction. Project investment: Total investment of 5,385,430,500 yuan, of which the amount allocated to environmental protection measures is 255,860,000 yuan, accounting for 4.75% ； Project location: Within the expanded area of the Qilu Chemical Industry Zone in Linzi District, Zibo City, Shandong Province. Construction details: Shandong Ruilin Polymer Materials Co., Ltd. plans to invest in building a facility for the production of PO/TBA/MTBE chemicals on a scale of 1 million tons per year. The proposed project will use raw material C4, through butane isomerization and co-oxidation technologies, to produce high-value-added main products PO (propylene oxide) and MTBE (methyl tert-butyl ether). Among them, the butane isomerization production unit utilizes UOP’s Butamer technology; this technology has been successfully applied in numerous units both domestically and internationally, and it is advanced and reliable. It offers various advantages such as low reaction temperatures, high product quality, and high yields ； The PO/MTBE production plant utilizes technology from Indorama Company in Thailand; this technology has been successfully used in plants both domestically and internationally for extended periods of time, and it is advanced and reliable. The 1 million tons per year PO/TBA/MTBE co-production chemicals project of Shandong Ruilin Polymer Materials Co., Ltd., which is planned to be constructed, is located in the northern area of the Qilu Chemical Industry Zone in Zibo City, Shandong Province (project coordinates: 118.301902°E, 36.922625°N). The project covers an area of 26.35 hm2. This project will construct a 600,000 tons/year butane isomerization unit, a 240,000/724,000 tons/year PO/MTBE unit, along with supporting facilities. Upon completion, it will produce 240,000 tons/year of propylene oxide (PO), 724,000 tons/year of methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE), 67,000 tons/year of propane, 17,000 tons/year of C5 fraction, 43,800 tons/year of dry gas, and 644,000 tons/year of tert-butanol (TBA).