The future development of coal chemical industry will show four trends

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The future development of coal chemical industry will show four trends. Author/Source: China Petroleum News Center. Date: 11-07-2017. Clicks: 4. As November arrived and winter heating began in the north, leading to a peak in gas demand, whether coal-based gas production could play a role in alleviating the shortage of natural gas in the country became a topic of intense discussion. 　　At the 2017 China International Coal Chemicals Development Forum, organized by the Coal Chemicals Committee of the Petrochemical Federation and the Ningxia Energy Association, reporters learned that after nearly a decade of rapid development, China’s modern coal chemicals industry has entered a critical phase of upgrading and demonstration, showing four major trends in its development. 　　According to Li Shousheng, president of the Petrochemical Federation, while carrying out in-depth upgrades and demonstration projects, China’s modern coal chemical industry is focusing on advancing research and development in key common technologies as well as major equipment. Based on current technological advancements and the potential of future technologies, there are four main trends: first, leveraging the advantages of coal-based ultra-clean fuels and specialty oils ； Second, make vigorous efforts to develop high-end and differentiated industrial chains for coal-based olefins and aromatics as new materials ； Third, actively explore new approaches for producing coal-derived oxygenated compounds ； Fourth, efforts should be made to promote new models for the differentiated and graded utilization of low-grade coal, in order to accelerate the development of high-end and differentiated end products. 　　Two major developments in the field of deep coal processing indicate that the industrial role of coal chemicals is now clear. First, **He gave important instructions regarding the commissioning of the Shenhua Ningmei coal-to-oil project; second, the State Council approved the ’13th Five-Year Plan for Demonstrating Advanced Coal Processing Industries’. 　　Modern coal chemical industry should integrate with industries such as oil refining; it should be regarded as an important part of diversifying China’s supply of energy and petrochemical raw materials. By working in synergy with traditional oil processing, it can help to create a development pattern in which the energy industry and other related sectors complement each other.