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Shanxi Lubao Group’s 200,000 tons per year methanol production project using coke oven gas goes into operation. Author/Source: Yahuah Coal Chemicals. Date: June 25, 2019. Clicks: 84. Good news came from the Shanxi Lubao Industrial Park a few days ago: at 9:50 p.m. on June 15, the first project under Lubao Group’s 13th Five-Year Plan – the new phase of the plant for producing 200,000 tons per year of methanol from coke oven gas – was successfully brought online, and methanol was produced successfully. The official commissioning of this project marks another solid step forward for Lubao Group in the development of the coal chemical industry, and it holds great significance for the company’s transformation and growth. Lubao Group’s new methanol production facility with an annual capacity of 200,000 tons began construction in April 2017, and the construction was successfully completed at the beginning of March this year. After more than three months of close cooperation and intense efforts, gas supply was officially established for trial production on June 6, and qualified methanol products were successfully produced on June 15. In recent years, Lubao Group has seized opportunities to pursue transformation and development, striving to extend its industrial chain and build a green, circular industry. Aiming for development in the fields of bulk chemicals, fine chemicals, and purification processes, it adopts an approach of making the most of every resource – converting raw materials into oils and fibers, and turning waste materials into valuable products. The group is actively working to create an integrated, environmentally friendly high-end fine chemical industrial park. It is understood that Lu Bao Group’s new methanol production facility with an annual capacity of 200,000 tons requires a total investment of 710 million yuan and covers an area of 170 mu. It includes various production units such as dry gas holders, coke oven gas compression systems, desulfurization units, conversion units, methanol synthesis units, methanol distillation units, PSA hydrogen extraction systems, tank areas, loading stations, air separation units, demineralized water production systems, as well as systems for water supply and power distribution. The technology behind this project is mature and the manufacturing processes are advanced; it features low investment costs, high output, as well as energy efficiency and environmental protection. It not only helps to address the environmental pollution caused by the release of coke oven gas but also promotes the development of related industries. “The 200,000-ton methanol project makes full use of the coke oven gas generated as a by-product during the group’s coking process as raw material, and is built using advanced and mature technologies for converting coke oven gas into methanol. This not only enables the comprehensive utilization of energy, increasing the group’s methanol production capacity to nearly 500,000 tons per year, but also provides high-quality raw material for the production of methanol-based olefins. It plays a crucial role in activating the production capacity of downstream industries and extending the coal and coke industry chain. ”Zhang Heping, vice president of Lubao Group, said, “Once the project is completed and put into operation, it will create more than 160 job opportunities, generating an additional tax revenue of 85.2966 million yuan per year.” ”