NWIW 'pauses' methanol plant application

摘要

China's Northwest Innovation Works (NWIW) has suspended its application for an environmental permit to build a $3.4 billion, 20,000 t/d methanol complex at the port of Tacoma. NWIW said that it had been "surprised by the tone and substance" of local opposition to the project, and that in response it had elected to pause the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) environmental review process for the complex. NWIW said it will spend the next several months engaging in further dialogue with the local community to share more details about the proposed project, discuss their environmental and safety procedures and listen to people's concerns.