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The approval for the commencement of Shenmu Coal Chemical Industry’s 500,000 tons per year project for the hydrogenation of coal tar distillates to produce naphthenic oils has been granted. Author/Source: Date: 2018-03-21; Views: 17. Thanks to the diligent efforts made by Shenmu Coal Chemical Industry Company and Shenmu Fuyou Energy Technology Co., Ltd. in carrying out the preliminary preparations for this project, the group company has recently issued the official approval document titled “Approval for the Commencement of Shenmu Fuyou’s 500,000 tons per year project for the hydrogenation of coal tar distillates to produce naphthenic oils” (Shanmei Si Fa [2018] No. 144). This approval marks the official start of construction for this project. The company’s 500,000 tons per year project for the hydrogenation of the full distillate of coal tar to produce naphthenic oils uses coal tar as raw material, and relies on the FTH technology set with independent intellectual property rights, as well as technologies for the hydrogenation of medium and high-distillate oils to produce naphthenic oils. The products manufactured include naphtha, transformer oil, refrigerant oil, rubber filler oil, light white oil, white oil used as a food additive, naphthenic mineral oil used as a rubber plasticizer, and jet fuel. The project is expected to cover an area of 54.5 hectares, with a total investment of 2,511,356.2 million yuan. The construction scope includes one set of coal tar full fraction hydrogenation unit with an annual capacity of 500,000 tons, one set of naphthenic oil hydrogenation unit with an annual capacity of 510,000 tons, one set of naphthenic oil separation unit with an annual capacity of 25 tons, one set of hydrogen production unit with a capacity of 7.5×10^4 Nm3/h, one set of acidic water stripping unit with a capacity of 40 t/h, one set of sulfur recovery unit with an annual capacity of 5,000 tons, one set of solvent regeneration unit with a capacity of 10 t/h, as well as associated utility systems and auxiliary equipment. At present, the project for the hydrogenation of the full distillate of coal tar at a capacity of 500,000 tons per year to produce naphthenic oils has completed the internal approval procedures within the group company as well as the preliminary design approvals; the overall construction organization plan has been approved, and the project funding has been largely secured ； **Handling of procedures related to planning, land use, safety, environmental protection, etc ； The construction drawings meet the requirements for construction, and the site is ready for work to begin; the project is scheduled to be completed and put into operation by the end of August 2020. It is reported that once completed, this project will play a significant role in effectively promoting the expansion of the industrial chain of Shenmu Coal Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. as well as advancing the upgrading of existing coal chemical processing technologies.