Once concern Sichuan Petrochemical project is nearing completion. Recently, more than a staff of China PetroChina Sichuan Petrochemical Co., Ltd. told this reporter, 'can be put into operation by the end of 2012.'

Sichuan Petrochemical project known as the customary 'Pengzhou petrochemical, mainly composed of 800,000 tons / year of ethylene, 10 million tons / year oil refining refining integration project, located in Sichuan Petrochemical Base, located in Pengzhou city northwest martial music town of Long Fengzhen between urban linear distance of about 5 km .1 18, this reporter to travel to, not yet close to the base, we can see distant steel construction is stretching groups a few chimney stands tall, especially eye-catching.

Government joy and private sorrow

The Pengzhou petrochemical launched gone through a long process.

Involved in the preparation of a Planning and Design Institute in Chengdu] Sichuan controlling detailed planning of the petrochemical base >> described their planning background: 'For a long time, Sichuan and surrounding areas (except Gansu and Xinjiang crude oil resource constraints, oil- extremely backward in industrial development of the subject of organic chemistry in the chemical industry, the proportion of organic chemicals in industrial countries is about more than 60%, China 30%, only 4(http://www.agile-news.com/).4% in Sichuan and its surrounding areas (such as Yunnan, Shaanxi and other lower , or even blank. '

In 1993, the relevant departments and specialized units of the China National Petroleum Corporation to proceed to carry out site work in Sichuan's 10 million tons / year refinery, later determined to be the construction of a petrochemical base in Pengzhou.

The Sichuan refinery project was shelved for various reasons, the year 1999 in March, the national distribution in the western region of the construction of large-scale ethylene project news came out, Sichuan Province again to start the related work in December, .2005, Sichuan 800,000 tons / year The ethylene project approved by the NDRC.

Petrochemical base of infrastructure projects commenced in April 2006, construction was stopped, but due to the oil refinery project delay has not been the accreditation of the oil requirements of ethylene and refinery project together to build, if not together, you will not Pengzhou construction(Finance News http://www.agile-news.com/). 'the Pengzhou Petrochemical Development Council, a staff member told this reporter in the first half. In 2008, 10 million tons / year oil refining project finally got approved.

According to the plan, the total investment of the construction of petrochemical base of approximately 76.2 billion yuan, when completed, is expected to achieve sales revenue of about 74.4 billion yuan, profits and taxes of about 15.24 billion yuan. 'It Sichuan economic impact will be enormous.' Long-term concern Yi Nan Shan, Sichuan University Professor of Architecture and Environmental Sciences, the project told this reporter.

5.12 '2008', after the earthquake, in Chengdu university teachers Peng Xiaohua wrote an article entitled from of Pengzhou petrochemical project of the government and private communication mechanism between the lack of >> papers and was invited to the September read last month convened the 2008 Chengdu Plain, Environment and Sustainable Development '.

Pengzhou petrochemical project makes eco-environmental security of the Chengdu Plain community-wide issues of concern, 'Peng Xiaohua introduced her reason for writing the papers,' the people called on the government to stop the construction of related projects, but the voice has not been a positive response. '

Pengzhou Petrochemical is a 'sensitive' topic. Peng Xiaohua memories, research conference process to be people in the online public and the pre a few people to find her, with her 'discussion' is not can not do with this statement, one of them claiming to be is the Office of the petrochemical base Officer. 'They said that this project but no harm is a good project, Sichuan in the process to get this project done a lot,' said Peng Xiaohua.

Peng Xiaohua told this reporter: 'I am not environmental experts, to judge that there is no pollution, I'm talking about the communication problems. Not respond when the public has so many questions and do not trust. Of silencing approaches, but the problem is hidden away. '

According to Peng Xiaohua introduction, that time, 'whether it is a gathering of friends or a family reunion, whether it is a table or table, regardless of the general public intellectuals, including government officials and civil servants outside the office space, vision clinics, everyone is worried. '

Environmental capacity dispute

News, since the the Pengzhou construction of petrochemical base its environmental dispute has been neither cease.

Chengdu urban rivers is an NGO organization, the Secretary-General Tian Jun, told this reporter: 'Sometimes environmental issues is not a very professional, more common sense, such as 'the upper hand in Sheung Shui', the people know what means. '

Controlling detailed planning >> << Sichuan Petrochemical Base is also mentioned: the petrochemical base in the direction of Pengzhou urban upper hand in Sheung Shui, the petrochemical industry is a heavily polluting industries, the production process will produce large amounts of waste water emissions and solid waste objects, such as without proper control and processing, and lead to environmental pollution. '

Fan Xiao, a 57-year-old chief engineer of the Sichuan Provincial Bureau of Geology and Regional Geological Survey Team, he began to focus on Pengzhou petrochemical project in 2007 before and after.

'I think this project is not suitable to build here.' In the afternoon of January 17, Fan Xiao said in an interview with this reporter.

According to the introduction of Fan Xiao, the core area of ??the Pengzhou petrochemicals in the Chengdu Plain, Chengdu Plain does not have to support the the Pengzhou the petrochemical existence of 'environmental capacity'.

Discharge standards does not mean that non-polluting emissions, environmental capacity is already saturated, then the discharge standards is not allowed. 'Fan Xiao said.

Fan Xiao said, the Tuojiang currently the most serious water pollution in rivers in Sichuan, most of the tributaries have been worse than Ⅴ water, the main stream in the dry season, mainly in IV class and inferior Ⅴ water environmental capacity is saturated.

Sichuan Petrochemical Base for Planning, Environment Impact Assessment Information Notice >> also mentioned: 'The the Tuojiang status quo is no longer the environmental capacity must be strengthened pollution control, reduction of pollution emissions, effective environmental protection measures, Sichuan Petrochemical Base-building with environmental feasibility. '

'Earthquake' storm

Another popular concern is that an earthquake of magnitude 4.8 earthquake occurred on the morning of December 26 .2011 Pengzhou fade out of sight the Pengzhou petrochemical again becomes a topic.

2008 '5.12' earthquake on the Longmen Mountain and its surrounding areas, water conservancy and hydropower engineering, heavy chemical projects, infrastructure, industrial parks, causing serious damage. The Pengzhou petrochemical where Danjing town and Long Fengzhen one of the hardest hit.

Fan Xiao, who it seems, the occurrence of the earthquake is, for the the Pengzhou petrochemical under construction, may be a variable. According to the news media reports, the earthquake occurred on the third day, the CNPC president Jiang Jiemin said: 'We have set up a Panel of Experts investigation the direct impact of earthquakes on the Pengzhou refinery project, if the survey results show that the threat of force majeure still exist, we will give up the project. '

So far, the Chengdu government official can still query to an information after the '5.12' earthquake, the National Development and Reform Commission commissioned the China Earthquake Administration launched a review of work on the project site seismic safety assessment concluded that: The construction field site region is not broken through, there is no earthquake surface rupture risk projects can be carried out in an appropriate increase in the seismic fortification level.

China Earthquake Administration approval agree to the assessment conclusion, at the same time, in accordance with the State Environmental Protection Department requirements, the EIA agencies in Sichuan Petrochemical projects but also to carry out the environmental risk prevention measures seismic review work. The State Ministry of Environmental Protection review approval for: in to meet new seismic fortification requirements. and appropriate to improve the conditions of the key unit and the facility seismic level, the project environmental risk prevention and environmental protection measures to meet environmental requirements.

According to the conclusions of the review of the national earthquake and environmental protection departments, approved by the State Development and Reform Commission, Sichuan Petrochemical Project in the the Pengzhou site to restore the building, the project will soon return to work.

'Or with concessions.'

January 19, again in the project nearing completion in the context of talking about the Pengzhou petrochemical Peng Xiaohua said that her point of view in that paper in 2008 has not changed, 'the government and private communication is still lacking.'

'This is actually involved in the 'good policy' and 'good governance', Beijing Institute of Technology professor Hu Xingdou said in an interview with this reporter,' a good project, it should be multilateral participation, mutual agreement, all The information must be open, of course, we must abide by the rule of law, and somebody has to take responsibility. '

Our reporter learned that Pengzhou Sinopec in the construction process, not entirely with the outside world 'communication.' In late April 2008, many voices of opposition, the official to do a lot of response, Chengdu a research source told the newspaper reporters, ''5 12 'there is no news.'

Query the Chengdu City government official website is still visible a petrochemical topic 'pages, in addition to the various aspects of the project, but also for treating wastewater, how to protect groundwater, and how to control the exhaust, how to handle solid waste, how to control noise issues such as one by one answer.

Things also. 'Quietly' change according to the news media reported, in April 2010, Chengdu, deputy secretary of the Tang Chuanping mentioned in a forum Pengzhou petrochemical said the Sichuan provincial government to re-examine the petrochemical project decided to retain the core in Pengzhou integrated refinery project, which is 800,000 tons / year of ethylene and 10 million tons / year refining the two projects, downstream industries into Meishan City.

Yi Nan Shan, which may make him feel how much welcome the news, he told this reporter that after they talked to the Pengzhou Sinopec have repeatedly communicated, 'as a personal opinion, I think, it is best not to build , followed by, Pengzhou can be used as the rest of the oil base, if this still can not do, and finally a choice: the downstream products move out. '

Do not know the views of these experts, what does not work, the relocation of the downstream product news did not 'official channels' to inform, 'but still have to compromise.' Yi Nan Shan said.