Environmental impact assessment for Weihua’s 300,000 tons/year coal-based ethylene glycol project approved

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Environmental impact assessment for Weihua’s 300,000 tons/year coal-based ethylene glycol project approved Author/Source: Date: 2016-10-31 Views: 21 A few days ago, the environmental impact assessment for Shaanxi Weihe Binzhou Chemical Co., Ltd.’s 300,000 tons/year coal-based ethylene glycol project was approved by the Xianyang Environmental Protection Bureau. The approval document provides a detailed explanation and sets requirements for twelve aspects, including the basic information of the project and the pollution prevention measures that must be implemented during its construction and operation. The proposed location for this project is within the Xinminyuan Modern Coal Chemical Industrial Park in Bin County. The project covers an area of 600,000 m2. Its main components include gasification units, purification units, and ethylene glycol synthesis plants; in addition, there are various supporting facilities such as water supply and drainage systems, desalination stations, power supply systems, heating systems, and fire protection systems. Environmental protection measures include storage and transportation facilities, as well as systems for treating waste gases, wastewater, and solid waste. Once completed, the project will be capable of producing 300,000 tons of ethylene glycol per year. The by-products will include 17,576 tons of crude DMC per year, 5,336 tons of DMO reconstituted fractions per year, 5,920 tons of fusel oils per year, 13,440 tons of light fractions per year, 6,048 tons of heavy ethylene glycol fractions per year, and 4,321.6 tons of sulfur per year. The total investment for the project is 5.495 billion yuan, of which 444 million yuan is allocated to environmental protection measures, accounting for approximately 8.08% of the total investment. With increasingly stringent environmental protection policies and standards, coal chemical projects are also under considerable pressure, and obtaining approval for environmental impact assessments has become a key step in the preliminary procedures for such projects. With the guidance and support of its parent company, Binzhou Chemical Company adheres to a circular economic development model that integrates energy use with environmental protection. During the preliminary design phase of the project, it made considerable efforts and conducted thorough research; it promptly commissioned a design firm to prepare the environmental impact assessment report, carefully studied relevant environmental policies and regulations, actively communicated with relevant authorities, and carried out multiple on-site inspections together with the firm responsible for preparing the impact assessment report. After nearly half a year of persistent efforts, it finally obtained approval for the project’s environmental impact assessment, paving the way for the subsequent construction phases of the project. At present, all the supporting documents for this project, including safety assessments, occupational health evaluations, energy efficiency assessments, and soil and water conservation evaluations, have been obtained. The ordering of long-term-use equipment has been initiated, and all the preliminary work for the project is progressing rapidly and in an orderly manner.