Environmental Impact Assessment Acceptance Announcement for Shandong 1 Million Tons/Year PO/TBA/MTBE Integrated Chemical Project

Recently, the Zibo Municipal Bureau of Ecology and Environment announced the acceptance of the Environmental Impact Report for Shandong Ruilin Polymer Materials Co., Ltd.'s 1 million tons/year PO/TBA/MTBE joint chemical production project.

Project Overview

Project Name: 1 Million Tons/Year PO/TBA/MTBE Co-Production Chemical Project

Construction Unit: Shandong Ruilin Polymer Materials Co., Ltd.

Nature of the project: New construction

Project Investment: The total investment is 5,385.4305 million yuan, of which the environmental protection investment is 255.86 million yuan, accounting for 4.75%.

Project location: Within the expansion area of Qilu Chemical Industrial Zone, Linzi District, Zibo City, Shandong Province

Construction Content: Shandong Ruilin Polymer Materials Co., Ltd. plans to invest in the construction of the "Shandong Ruilin Polymer Materials Co., Ltd. 1 million tons/year PO/TBA/MTBE joint production chemical project." The proposed project will use C4 raw materials to produce high value-added main products PO (propylene oxide) and MTBE (methyl tert-butyl ether) through butane isomerization and co-oxidation technology. The butane isomerization production unit will utilize the Butamer technology from UOP Company in the United States. This technology has been successfully operated in multiple installations both domestically and internationally, and is advanced and reliable, with several advantages such as low reaction temperature, good product quality, and high yield. The PO/MTBE production unit will use technology from Indorama Company in Thailand. This technology has been successfully operated in installations both domestically and internationally for a long time and is advanced and reliable.

The proposed Shandong Ruilin Polymer Materials Co., Ltd. 1 million tons/year PO/TBA/MTBE co-production chemical project is located in the northern area of the Qilu Chemical Industrial Zone, Zibo City, Shandong Province (project center coordinates: 118.301902°E, 36.922625°N). The project covers an area of 26.35 hectares. It involves the construction of a 600,000 tons/year butane isomerization unit, a 240,000/724,000 tons/year PO/MTBE unit, and supporting facilities. Once completed, the project 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).

At the beginning of the year, the Shandong Provincial Government released the 2025 list of major provincial projects, which includes a total of 600 projects: 562 major implementation projects and 38 major preparatory projects. It is reported that Shandong Ruilin Polymer Materials Co., Ltd. has been selected as a 2025 major implementation project (petrochemical industry) in Shandong Province.