The 10,000-ton CNPC coal-to-olefins project is to be urgently reoriented for production

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Plan to urgently shift production at the 10,000-ton coal-to-olefins project of China Coal Group / Author/Source: Huahua Network – Coal Chemicals / Date: 2020-02-10 / Clicks: 60 Since the outbreak of the novel coronavirus pandemic, China Coal Group has spared no costs and acted swiftly to coordinate the transformation of its coal chemical enterprises, making every effort to ensure an adequate supply of key medical supplies needed for epidemic control. Faced with the shortage of medical prevention and control supplies such as medical masks and protective clothing, China National Coal Group urgently mobilized its coal chemical enterprises to shift and expand production capacity in this area. China Coal Mengda Chemical Company urgently adjusted its production plan; for the first time, polypropylene products were shifted directly from filament form to fiber form, with a production target of 10,000 tons. This product is mainly used in the production of non-woven fabrics, and it serves as a basic material for manufacturing protective clothing and medical masks. Without imposing any conditions, China Coal Mengda Chemical Company overcame difficulties such as tight deadlines, heavy workload, and a shortage of personnel during the pandemic. On February 6, it organized its technical experts to work through the night to develop optimized technical solutions and standard operating procedures, formulating 14 technical countermeasures. Production was switched over at 6:00 a.m. on February 7, and by 5:00 p.m. that same day, qualified products were produced, thereby contributing to the supply of medical protective materials and helping to win the battle against the pandemic. The 500,000-ton per year engineering plastics production project of Inner Mongolia Zhongmei Mengda New Energy Chemical Co., Ltd. is located in the Wushenzhao Chemical Industry Zone in Wushen Banner. The project includes a DMTO unit, an olefin separation unit, polyethylene production facilities, polypropylene production facilities, a C4 unit, a methanol-to-hydrogen unit, as well as various supporting infrastructure and environmental protection systems; the total investment in this project exceeds 10 billion yuan. The 1.8 million tons per year methanol-to-olefins plant utilizes the DMTO patent technology for methanol-to-olefins developed by the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics under the Chinese Academy of Sciences; it is the tenth methanol-to-olefins plant in China to adopt this DMTO technology. In recent years, with the development of modern coal chemical industry, China National Coal Group has made significant efforts to engage in coal-to-olefins projects. To date, China National Coal Group, including its subsidiaries and joint ventures, has 5 olefin companies that are in operation, under construction, or planned, with 7 projects in total, resulting in an overall olefin production capacity of 5.75 million tons. These include China Coal Yulin Energy and Chemical Co., Ltd. in Shaanxi (Phases 1 and 2), Inner Mongolia China Coal Mengda New Energy and Chemical Co., Ltd., Shaanxi Yanchang China Coal Yulin Energy and Chemical Co., Ltd. (Phases 1 and 2), Zhongtian Hechuang Energy Co., Ltd., and China Coal Pingshuo Group Co., Ltd. The projects included in China National Coal Group’s 13th Five-Year Plan are the 1 million-ton per year methanol production project for the second phase of the Ordos Tuk Industrial Zone ； The 600,000-ton olefin project of Shaanxi Yanchang China Coal Yulin Energy Chemical Co., Ltd. (Phase II), the 600,000-ton olefin project of China Coal Shaanxi Yulin Energy Chemical Co., Ltd. (Phase II), and the 600,000-ton coal-to-ethylene glycol project of China Coal Pingshuo, among others.