Environmental Impact Assessment Public Notice for the Technical Upgrade Project of Shandong Shangzheng New Materials Technology Co., Ltd., which aims to produce 100,000 tons of polyurethane new materials and related products per year

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On January 6, 2025, the Zibo Ecology and Environment Bureau issued a public notice outlining its intended approval decision regarding the environmental impact assessment document for the \"Shandong Shangzheng New Materials Technology Co., Ltd.’s project to produce 100,000 tons of polyurethane new materials and related products per year.\" The project has obtained the registration certificate for construction projects in Shandong Province, with the project code 2504-370321-89-02-896692. The project will be constructed utilizing the existing polyether amine workshop, polyether workshop, and available land within the factory site: 1. The existing polyether amine production workshop (with 12 ammoniation reactors in each of the east and west areas, capable of producing 45,000 tons per year of terminal amino polyethers) will be modified; reactors #1–#4 will be used for the production of 20,000 tons per year of polyether carbonate polyols ； Boilers No. 5–9 will be switched to produce 25,000 tons per year of polyether polyols used as additives ； Batch No. 10#-12# ammoniaation reactors are switched to produce 30,000 tons per year of polyether amine base polyether. 2. Utilize the existing No. 9 epoxy-terminated polyether production line on the current polyether manufacturing plant to switch to producing 0.05 10,000 tons/year of isononyl isononanoate. 3 new reaction kettles have been added, enabling an annual production of 2,500 tons of polyether polyols used as additives. 3. A new CO2 recovery unit will be constructed on the north side of the methanol-to-hydrogen plant in the facility; using the exhaust gas from the existing methanol-to-hydrogen plant as the feed gas, this unit will produce 8,800 tons per year of high-purity carbon dioxide, which will all be used as raw material for the newly added 20,000 tons per year production of polyether carbonate polyols. Background of the project construction: Shandong Shangzheng New Materials Technology Co., Ltd. (referred to as “Shangzheng New Materials”) was established in April 2019, with a registered capital of 174.7687 million yuan. It is located in the Mahqiao Chemical Industry Park in Huantai, Zibo City, Shandong Province, covering an area of 221.6 mu. Shangzheng New Materials has always focused on the polyurethane industry. Its main products include polyether polyols and catalysts, polyether amines, m-phenylenediamine, 1,3-BAC, and other specialty amines, which are used to produce functional epoxy resin curing agents, building materials, wind power materials, paving materials, insulating materials, and textile additives ； Functional new material products based primarily on functional and additive polyethers are widely used in industries such as transportation, textiles, furniture, oil fields, and machinery. Shangzheng New Materials now has a solid foundation in the polyurethane industry, with well-developed marketing channels and sales networks; its products are exported to regions such as Europe, America, and Southeast Asia. Its capabilities in technology research and development as well as market expansion have always been at the leading level among domestic competitors; in particular, its production capacity for polyether amines ranks second in the world and first in Asia ； Its sales account for around 50% of the domestic market, and it has remained the top seller in the country for eight consecutive years. In recent years, in response to changes in market demand, Shangzheng New Materials plans to carry out a technical upgrade project aimed at producing 100,000 tons per year of new polyurethane materials and related products, in order to adapt to the volatile market conditions. Through the implementation of this project, Shangzheng New Materials’ research and development capabilities as well as its production capacity will be enhanced, its technical level will improve, and its competitiveness will increase. This is of great significance for helping the company boost its overall quality and market competitiveness and achieve long-term development. Project Overview (1) Project Name: Technical renovation project for the annual production of 100,000 tons of new polyurethane materials and related products. (2) Constructor: Shandong Shangzheng New Materials Technology Co., Ltd. (3) Location of construction: HuanTai MaQiao Chemical Industry Park, HuanTai County, Zibo City, Shandong Province, within the existing factory complex of Shandong Shangzheng New Materials Technology Co., Ltd. The geographical coordinates are 37°1′46.794″ north latitude and 117°51′1.527″ east longitude; the location of the project is shown in Figure 1.5-1. (4) Nature of the project: Technical renovation; the project falls under categories \"C2614 Manufacturing of organic chemical raw materials\" and \"2661 Manufacturing of chemical reagents and additives\" as specified in the \"National Economic Industry Classification\" (GB/T 4754-2017). (5) Construction contents: No new land is required for this project; it will make use of the existing factory buildings. The total building area is 6,706.63 square meters. One additional CO2 recovery unit, 2 reaction vessels with a capacity of 1 cubic meter each, 2 post-treatment vessels with a capacity of 1 cubic meter each, 1 reaction vessel with a capacity of 15 cubic meters, and 1 post-treatment vessel with a capacity of 15 cubic meters will be installed. Additionally, pipelines for raw materials, products, and waste gases, along with automatic control systems for instruments, will be put in place. Upon completion of the project, the existing 24 production lines in the polyether amine workshop will maintain an annual production capacity of 45,000 tons of amino-terminated polyethers. Among them, in the production of amino-terminated polyethers amounting to 22,500 tons (corresponding to 12 ammoniation reactors in the production facilities in the eastern area of the existing polyether amine plant), 4 of these ammoniation reactors can be switched around to produce polyether carbonate polyols at a rate of 20,000 tons per year each ； 5 ammoniaation reactors can be used in alternating mode to produce 25,000 tons per year of polyether polyols used as additives ； The other 3 ammoniation reactors can produce 30,000 tons per year of polyetheramine base polyether in rotation. With this adjustment, the total production capacity will increase to 97,500 tons. The capacity for hazardous chemicals in the original project remains unchanged, with no additional ammonia production capacity added. The production capacity of the polyether plant, which originally amounted to 179,900 tons per year for polyether polyols, remains unchanged; meanwhile, the existing reaction vessels (corresponding to the current 9# epoxy-terminated polyether production line) are used to produce 5,000 tons per year of isononyl isononanoate on a alternating basis. 3 new reaction kettles have been added to produce 2,500 tons per year of polyether polyols used as additives. (6) Project investment: 13 million yuan, of which 230,000 yuan is allocated to environmental protection efforts, accounting for approximately 1.77% of the total investment. (7) Labor quota and working system: Determined based on the existing positions in the company; no additional staff will be hired ； The current project at the factory site employs 70 workers, operating on a four-shift, three-shift rotation system. The annual operating time for this project is 8,000 hours (333 days). (8) Construction period: The project construction period is approximately 12 months.