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Review of the preliminary design for China Coal Group Ordos Energy Chemicals’ 1 million-ton methanol project completed. Author/Source: Huahua Network – Coal Chemical Industry. Date: April 25, 2018. Clicks: 53. From April 17 to 18, an expert review meeting on the preliminary design for China Coal Group Ordos Energy Chemicals’ project to upgrade its capacity for producing methanol from syngas at a rate of 1 million tons per year was held in Beijing. The conference invited over 20 well-known experts from China’s coal chemical industry, who were divided into five thematic groups – chemical processes, utility engineering, equipment and instrumentation, cost estimation, and long-distance pipelines – to discuss and evaluate the preliminary design of the project. At the review meeting, the expert group concluded that the project is practical and economically viable, and it holds great significance for the sustainable development of the coal chemical industry at Ordos Energy Chemical Company as well as within China National Coal Group. The ‘Preliminary Design for the Technical Transformation Project to Produce 1 million tons of methanol per year from syngas’ at China Coal Ordos Energy Chemical Co., Ltd. was completed by China Fifth Ring Engineering Corporation. On March 16-17, 2018, a preliminary review was conducted for the project’s initial design. The expert group deemed that the process technologies selected for the project were mature and reliable; the utility systems and auxiliary facilities reserved for Phase 1 were made full use of, which ensured cost-effectiveness. The selection of various equipment and instruments was appropriate, providing a solid foundation for the reliable operation of the facilities once they are built. The final expert review concluded that the requirements for submitting an application to China National Coal Group have been met. The project of China Coal Ordos Energy Chemical Co., Ltd., which aims to produce 2 million tons of synthetic ammonia and 3.5 million tons of urea per year, was constructed in two phases. By 2013, the first phase of the project, with an annual production capacity of 1 million tons of synthetic ammonia and 1.75 million tons of urea, had been completed and put into operation; meanwhile, some of the public facilities for the second phase as well as all the office and living facilities have been built. Based on the current market conditions and operational status, Phase II of the project plans to shift from producing synthetic ammonia and urea to manufacturing 1 million tons of methanol, thereby supplying MTO-grade methanol feedstock to the olefin plants of China Coal Mongolian Da Company. China Coal Ordos Energy Chemical Co., Ltd. was established on June 8, 2011. The Tukuh fertilizer project, which it built and operates, is a model project for China Coal Group to carry out its strategic transformation, develop an energy and chemical industry base in Inner Mongolia and Shaanxi, and build first-class coal chemical enterprises. The project is designed to produce 2 million tons of synthetic ammonia, 3.5 million tons of urea, and 200,000 tons of liquefied natural gas per year, with a total investment of 20 billion yuan. The first phase of the project, which has been completed and put into operation, is designed to produce 1 million tons of synthetic ammonia and 1.716 million tons of urea per year. With a total investment of around 13 billion yuan and covering an area of 127 hectares, construction began in June 2011; the entire production process was operational by February 1, 2014, enabling the production of high-quality large-grain urea.