Release of the latest operational data for coal-to-oil and tar hydrogenation units in 2017

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This post was last edited by liaifeng on 2018-9-10 at 19:20. The latest operational data for coal-to-oil and tar hydrogenation plants in 2017 were published by/originated from the WeChat official account Zhongyu Information. Date: 2017-03-14. Views: 59. The main processes for converting coal into oil include direct liquefaction (DCTL), Fischer-Tropsch indirect liquefaction (ICTL-FT), and methanol-to-gasoline conversion (ICTL-MTG). Table 1: Summary of coal-to-oil projects (excluding MTG types) during China’s 13th Five-Year Plan period. http://img.yf116.cn/image/img/20170314/161527585279.jpg http://img.yf116.cn/image/img/20170314/1616545861475.jpg According to data from Zhongyu Information, as of March 9, 2017, the total operating capacity of coal-to-oil facilities in China (excluding MTG types) was 7.03 million tons per year, including one unit for the combined processing of kerosene. The first phase of Shanxi Lu’an’s coal-to-oil project, with a capacity of 1.8 million tons per year, is scheduled to go into operation in July 2017. Meanwhile, the 1.2 million tons per year fine chemicals project in Hohhot’s Eitai District is planned to start trial operations in June 2017. As a result, the total annual capacity of coal-to-oil facilities in China in 2017 will reach 10.03 million tons per year. During the 13th Five-Year Plan period, several more coal-to-oil projects will be completed, including the Phase 2 and 3 projects of Shenhua’s direct coal liquefaction project, the Yitai Ili project, the Phase 2 of Lu’an’s coal-to-oil project, the Yitai Ordos project, the Yitai Xinjiang project, the Yitai Huadian Ganquanbao project, the Phase 2 of Shenhua’s indirect coal liquefaction project, and the Guizhou Bijie coal-to-oil project. According to Zhongyu’s estimates, the total capacity of coal-to-oil production facilities in China at that time will reach 31.75 million tons per year. Compared to the indirect liquefaction process using Fischer-Tropsch synthesis, the MTG process lags behind in terms of the time it has been adopted and the speed at which its plant capacities have expanded. The promotion of MTG devices aims to consume excess methanol more efficiently while generating added value, as the demand for methanol as a raw material in traditional downstream industries is showing signs of slowing down. Since Jincheng Metallurgical Group’s first MTG unit was put into operation in Tianxi in 2010, China has developed a production capacity of 1.7 million tons per year. Table 2: Summary Table of the Operating Capacities of Existing Facilities for Coal-based Oil Products in China (excluding MTG types)
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According to data from Zhongyu Information, as of March 9, 2017, the total operating capacity of facilities for coal-based oil products in China (including those for coal-to-oil production, tar hydrogenation, anthracene oil hydrogenation, etc., excluding MTG types) was 14.168 million tons per year. Among them, the operating capacity of coal-to-oil plants is 7.03 million tons per year; the total operating capacity of medium- and low-temperature coal tar hydrogenation plants is 4.63 million tons per year, while the total operating capacity of high-temperature coal tar (including anthracene oil) hydrogenation plants is 2.508 million tons per year. According to data from Zhongyu Information, Hebei Kaidenis Chemical’s 100,000-ton/year anthracene oil hydrogenation plant will be expanded to a capacity of 200,000 tons/year in the second half of 2017. Shandong Baoshun Chemical Technology Co., Ltd.’s 150,000-ton/year anthracene oil hydrogenation plant is set to be completed by May 2017, while Henan Shuncheng Group Coal Coke Co., Ltd.’s 150,000-ton/year anthracene oil hydrogenation plant will go into operation in June 2017. The large-scale coal-to-oil project, Shaanxi Lu’an’s first phase with a capacity of 1.8 million tons/year, will commence operations in July 2017. Yitai’s 1.2 million tons/year fine chemicals project is scheduled to start trial operations in June 2017. By then, the total operating capacity of coal-based oil production facilities in China will reach 17.568 million tons/year. Since 2015, the pace of upgrading oil products in China has accelerated significantly. It was announced that as of January 1, 2017, gasoline and diesel meeting the National V standard would be available nationwide. By January 1, 2018, the sulfur content in regular diesel across the country was required to meet the National V standard, with the implementation of the National VI standard set for 2019. This has greatly enhanced the competitiveness of high-quality diesel products produced through coal liquefaction, particularly indirect coal liquefaction technologies. Given China’s abundant coal resources, using these relatively abundant coal resources to meet the demand for relatively scarce oil has become one of the approaches considered by decision-makers. The policy of diversifying energy supplies has prompted areas where coal resources are abundant to start adopting clean coal technologies for the production of petroleum products and oil substitutes. This has become an important part of energy policy, with increasing support being provided for such efforts. In December 2016, after the 4 million tons per year coal indirect liquefaction project operated by China Shenhua (601088) in Ningxia came online, it was announced that a five-year exemption from consumption tax would be applied to coal-to-oil demonstration projects. This measure would significantly improve the profitability of such projects; the level of support provided was comparable to the policy of deferring and later refunding value-added tax on imported crude oil during periods of high oil prices. However, coal-based oil production enterprises other than those involved in coal-to-oil projects, such as those engaged in tar hydrogenation and anthracene oil hydrogenation, remained excluded from these favorable policies.