PX Access Threshold Shaping Project Construction Will Speed Up

Reporters yesterday learned from the Ministry of industry and information technology, the competent authorities have formulated the "access conditions for para xylene project" (Draft). The industry believes that the domestic p-xylene production capacity is insufficient for a long time, with the industry entry conditions clear, the industry will usher in a larger development, and indirectly favorable downstream polyester enterprises.

According to the introduction, para xylene (PX) is a very important bulk base organic chemical raw material, mainly used in the production of polyester, film, plastic and other products. "It is not only an important related product in the two major industries of refining and chemical industry, but also closely related to public production and economic development." According to the Ministry of industry and information,

For a long time, para xylene project has become a hot topic of social concern. As an ordinary low toxic chemicals, PX is respected by some local governments on the one hand, and on the other hand, it causes some people's concerns.

"In recent years, we have been right at home. xylene The pace of output growth has slowed down significantly, the supply gap has increased, and 50% of p-xylene products need to be imported. At the same time, some countries and regions around the world took the opportunity to build up para xylene projects, and took the Chinese market as the target market. The Ministry believes that this will not only bring about industrial safety impact on textile and other downstream industries, but also affect public life due to supply protection and price stability.

It is an inevitable trend to accelerate the para xylene project in China. However, "the government must attach great importance to the public, especially the local people's major concerns, and develop the industry scientifically and rationally under the premise of ensuring environmental protection and safety." The Ministry of industry and information said.

The Ministry of industry and Commerce has drawn up the draft for consultation, and the new, expanded and para xylene project should be in line with the state. industrial policy And the development plan of "petrochemical industry planning and layout plan" conforms to the requirements of regional ecological environment planning and land use planning. The site of the new project should be located in the chemical industrial park with pollution control and environmental risk prevention facilities and planned environmental impact assessment.

At the same time, the construction of para xylene projects in key areas such as towns and their suburbs, residential areas and other key areas of air pollution prevention and control should be reasonably determined according to the conclusion of environmental impact assessment, and the distance between the site and the surrounding population and sensitive areas should be reasonably determined.

For the request of the draft, the production enterprises should abide by the laws and regulations such as the environmental protection law and establish and improve the management system of environmental protection.

At the same time, production enterprises should obtain pollutant discharge permits according to law, strictly implement the requirements of laws and regulations, standards, specifications and discharge permits for pollution control of sewage and waste gas, noise control, solid waste (including hazardous waste), and make emission control and compliance according to law.

"We have to launch regularly. Safety and environmental protection Inspection, timely rectification of existing problems, and immediately stop production if the rectification is not up to standard. The Ministry of industry and information said.

The industry believes that with the attention of the competent authorities, the import substitution space of the xylene industry is huge, and the listed companies in the industry will gradually expand their production capacity, and the profitability will be significantly improved.

The development of para xylene industry in China will help downstream industries to reduce costs. Wang Yuping, Secretary General of the chemical fiber Association, said that at present, the downstream enterprises have imported large quantities of PX from abroad. "We must first purchase raw materials, and then make polyester, textile fabrics and clothing production." If the production of polyester, raw materials suddenly cut prices, the prices of all downstream sectors are falling, but when buying raw materials at a high price, polyester enterprises will suffer losses. "