The 2.2 million tons per year methanol production project in Baofeng, Ningxia has commenced construction, with commissioning scheduled for 2019

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The 2.2 million tons per year methanol production project in Ningxia Baofeng has commenced construction, with commissioning planned for 2019. 2018-07-23 10:57:43 Source: Global Polyurethane Network. On July 20, 2018, the signing ceremony and launch event for Baofeng Energy’s 600,000 tons per year olefin-related methanol project were held at the construction site of the methanol project in Area A. Feng Zemin, the executive deputy general manager of Baofeng’s Construction Management Department, gave an introduction to the 2.2 million tons per year methanol project: This project utilizes the most advanced, mature, and reliable process technologies available both domestically and internationally, with most of these technologies having been successfully applied in Area B of the Baofeng Energy Circular Economy Industrial Base. The project includes units for air separation, gasification, purification, synthesis, etc. For air separation in this project, advanced domestic technology in the form of a large-scale full-low-pressure air separation process is employed; the oxygen production capacity of the facility is 2×105,000 Nm3/h, with 6 space furnaces capable of handling 2,000 tons of coal per day. Zhai Fuhuan, manager of the methanol project department, and Li Aiqun, deputy general manager of Sinochem Sixth Construction, signed the construction contract on site. Liu Yuanguan, president of Baofeng Energy, delivered an important speech on project construction: he called on the relevant departments at Baofeng Energy to maintain close communication with all construction and supervision units, to interact promptly, coordinate their efforts, and work together closely to ensure that they are all moving in the same direction and at the same pace. We will focus on safety management, civilized construction management, project quality, and project progress, to lay a solid foundation for the timely completion and commissioning of the project in 2019. President Liu Yuanguan stated that the commencement of construction of the 2.2 million tons per year methanol plant represents a significant milestone in the ambitious plans for \"Baofeng’s century-long development,\" carrying great importance and far-reaching implications. The construction site for the project to produce 600,000 tons per year of olefins through coke gasification at Ningxia Baofeng Energy Group Co., Ltd. is Area A of the Linhe Comprehensive Project Zone in the Ningdong Energy and Chemical Industry Base. The total investment for this project amounts to 2,112,960 million yuan. On August 11, 2017, the project was approved by the Development and Reform Commission of the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. The project will construct a 2.2 million tons per year coke gasification methanol production facility, a 600,000 tons per year methanol to olefins facility, a 300,000 tons per year polyethylene facility, and a 300,000 tons per year polypropylene facility, along with the accompanying utility systems and auxiliary facilities. Upon completion and reaching full production capacity, the project will primarily have an annual production capacity of 800,000 tons of purified methanol, 320,000 tons of polyethylene, 310,000 tons of polypropylene, and 227,000 tons of LNG, in addition to by-products such as propane, mixed C4, C5+, and sulfur.