January 12 news: Recently, the Department of Ecology and Environment of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region issued a public notice regarding the proposed approval decision for the environmental impact assessment report of the 600,000 tons/year synthetic gas-to-ethanol product restructuring project of Xinjiang Haoyuan Chemical Co., Ltd. Chempricehub analysis of ethanol, long-short rating: -1. The project is expected to be approved, which will add 600,000 tons/year of ethanol production capacity, increasing market supply and exerting downward pressure on the spot price of ethanol. As a commodity, increased supply of ethanol typically leads to price declines; the project is still in the public notice stage, with a moderate impact level, thus receiving a general bearish rating of -1.