Commencement of construction of Shenhua Yulin Energy Chemicals’ plant for producing ethylene glycol from 400,000 tons of syngas to take place

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Meeting for the 400,000-ton/year syngas-to-ethylene glycol production project at Shenhua Yulin Energy Chemical held Author/Source: Date: 2017-11-09 Clicks: 29 On October 30–31, a meeting regarding the process design for Shenhua Yulin Energy Chemical Co., Ltd.’s 400,000-ton/year syngas-to-ethylene glycol production facility was held at East China University of Science and Technology in Shanghai. Zhang Zhaocong and Gao Min, deputy general managers of the Engineering Branch of China Shenhua Coal-to-Oil Chemical Co., Ltd., Jiang Xingjian, deputy general manager of Shenhua Yulin, along with more than 30 people from Shanghai Pujing Chemical and Anhui Provincial Chemical Design Institute, attended this meeting. The meeting saw in-depth exchanges and discussions on the project progress and the allocation of designers. It is reported that the 400,000 tons per year ethylene glycol project at Shenhua Yulin utilizes the syngas-to-ethylene glycol technology package provided by Shanghai Pujing Chemical Technology Co., Ltd., with the engineering design being carried out by Anhui Chemical Engineering Design Institute. To meet the requirements set by regions such as Shaanxi Province and Yulin City to **accelerate the development of the Shenhua Yulin circular economy coal comprehensive utilization project**, and to take advantage of the scale, integration, and centralized layout characteristics of Shenhua’s coal chemical projects in the Yulin area, Shenhua Yulin Energy Chemical Co., Ltd. has decided to build an additional facility for producing ethylene glycol from syngas at a capacity of 400,000 tons per year. This facility will be located on the land reserved for Shenhua’s existing methanol downstream processing project in Shaanxi, adjacent to the Shenhua Yulin circular economy coal comprehensive utilization project (Phase 1) (referred to as the CTC Project, Phase 1). The raw materials (CO, H2) required for the ethylene glycol plant, as well as the auxiliary materials and utility services, are provided by the CTC project (Phase 1). The products and by-products are transported out via the CTC project (Phase 1), while the production wastewater, general solid waste, and hazardous waste are treated using the facilities of the CTC project (Phase 1). The Shenhua Yulin Circular Economy Coal Comprehensive Utilization Project (CTC Project) was approved for implementation by the **National Development and Reform Commission in March 2015. It is the largest coal chemical project in the world to date, with a planned total investment of 120 billion yuan. The first-phase project of the Shenhua Yulin Circular Economy Coal Comprehensive Utilization Project is a preliminary phase of this project (the CTC Project). It also serves as a facility for producing methanol raw materials to support the already completed Shenhua Shaanxi Methanol Downstream Processing Project (SSMTO). The construction scope includes an annual production capacity of 1.8 million tons of methanol along with 400,000 tons of ethylene glycol per year. The facility comprises various process units such as air separation, coal gasification, shift reaction, acidic gas removal, methanol synthesis, sulfur recovery, and ethylene glycol production, along with the necessary utility systems and auxiliary facilities. Once completed, it will enable integrated production and management with the SSMTO project. From October 23 to 26, 2017, the overall design review meeting for the Shenhua Yulin Circular Economy Coal Comprehensive Utilization Project (Phase I), which involves an annual production capacity of 1.8 million tons of methanol and 400,000 tons of ethylene glycol, was held at Donghua Technology. http://img.yf116.cn/image/img/20171109/859253236533.jpg On June 15, 2017, the groundbreaking ceremony for the first phase of Shenhua Yulin Circular Economy Coal Comprehensive Utilization Project was held in the Qingshui Industrial Park within the Yushen Industrial Zone. The total investment for this first phase of the project amounts to 13.6 billion yuan. The construction site is located in the northern part of the Qingshui Coal Chemical Industry Park in the Yushen Industrial Zone; it is planned to complete the construction of the area in front of the factory, the leveling of the land surrounding the factory, and the building of walls around it this year. Construction on the accommodation buildings for the contractors has also begun. The entire project is to be constructed and operated after completion by Shenhua Yulin Energy Chemical Co., Ltd., with the plant set to begin operations in 2020.