【2026 Project Updates】500 billion invested in Xinjiang! Full list of 30 petrochemical and coal chemical projects (1/2)

2. Dongfang Hope Dongming Plastics’ 800,000 tons per year coal-based olefins project in Zhundong. Investment company: Xinjiang Dongming Plastics Co., Ltd. Investment amount: approximately 18.97 billion yuan. Project location: Zhundong Economic and Technological Development Zone, Xinjiang. Project progress: Full acceleration is planned for 2026, with pile-driving work already underway. Main products: polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), ethylene-propylene-diene monomer rubber, etc

3. **Energy Group Hami Energy Integration and Innovation Base Project (Phase 1: Coal-to-Oil Project) Investment company:** Energy Group Xinjiang Hami Energy Chemical Co., Ltd. Investment amount: 55.97 billion yuan. Project location: Chahaiquan Area, Santanghu Industrial Park, Hami, Xinjiang. Project progress: Environmental impact assessment to be approved in 2025; equipment procurement will take place intensively in 2026; completion is expected by mid-2027. Main products: 3.2 million tons per year of directly liquefied coal products, and 800,000 tons per year of indirectly liquefied coal products

4. China National Coal Group Tiaohu Coal Clean and Efficient Conversion with Multi-Energy Integration Comprehensive Demonstration Project. Investor: China National Coal Group. Investment amount: approximately 57.287 billion yuan. Project location: Hami, Xinjiang. Project progress: Preliminary work to begin in 2026. Main products: gasoline, diesel, and aviation kerosene

5. **Energy Group’s Zhundong Coal-to-Natural Gas Project with an output of 2 billion cubic meters per year**
Investment company: Guoneng Xinjiang Coal-to-Gas Co., Ltd.
Investment amount: 17.044 billion yuan
Project location: Xiheshan Industrial Park, Zhundong Economic and Technological Development Zone, Xinjiang
Project timeline: Overall design to begin in January 2025, construction to start in March; operation is scheduled to commence in 2027
Main product: Coal-to-natural gas (2 billion cubic meters per year)

6. TBEA (Xinjiang Tianchi Energy)’s 2 billion cubic meters per year coal-to-natural gas project in Zhundong. Investment company: TBEA Xinjiang Zhuneng Chemical Co., Ltd. (Xinjiang Tianchi Energy Co., Ltd.). Investment amount: 17 billion yuan. Project location: Jiangjunmiao Industrial Park, Zhundong Economic and Technological Development Zone, Xinjiang. Project progress: Construction will begin on September 20, 2025; completion is expected by the end of 2026, with full operation set to start in 2027. Main product: Coal-to-natural gas (2 billion cubic meters per year)

7. Xinjiang Xinye Group’s Zhundong coal-to-natural gas project with an annual production capacity of 2 billion cubic meters: Investment company: Xinjiang Xinye State-owned Assets Operation (Group) Co., Ltd. (Wojiang Clean Energy); Investment amount: 15.486 billion yuan. Project location: Jiji Lake Industrial Park, Zhundong Economic and Technological Development Zone, Xinjiang. Project progress: Preparatory work began in March 2024; the environmental impact assessment was approved in October 2025; the EPC contract was signed in May 2026. Commissioning is expected to take place in September 2028. Main products: 2.019 billion cubic meters of coal-to-natural gas per year, along with more than a dozen other products such as naphtha, crude phenol, sulfur, liquid CO₂, and green methanol. 8. Xinjiang Qiya New Materials’ project with a production capacity of 6 million tons

8. Xinjiang Qiya New Materials’ 6 million tons per year coal-based methanol project. Investor: Xinjiang Qiya New Materials Co., Ltd. Investment amount: approximately 30 billion yuan. Project location: Zhundong Economic and Technological Development Zone, Xinjiang. Project timeline: Construction will begin in March 2025, with a construction period of 48 months; operation is expected to start around 2027. Main product: Methanol (6 million tons per year), making it the largest single coal-based methanol production facility in the world

9. Fude (Xinjiang) 6 million tons/year coal-based methanol project. Investment company: Fude (Xinjiang) New Energy Co., Ltd. Investment amount: approximately 28 billion yuan. Project location: Zhundong Economic and Technological Development Zone, Changji, Xinjiang. Project progress: Preliminary work to be carried out in 2025; currently in the planning stage. Main product: Methanol (6 million tons/year)

10. Itai Yili 1 million tons/year coal-to-oil demonstration project: Investor – Itai Yili Energy Co., Ltd. (90.2% owned by Inner Mongolia Itai Coal Co., Ltd.). Investment amount: 21.043 billion yuan. Project location: Yinan Industrial Park, Chabuchar Xibe Autonomous County, Yili, Xinjiang. Project progress: The overall construction progress has exceeded 60%; completion is scheduled for the end of 2026, with production starting in 2027. Main products: alkylbenzenes, high-carbon alcohols, high-quality light hydrocarbons, FTO waxes, white oils, liquid paraffins, etc.; by-products include mixed alcohols and sulfur, etc

11. Xinjiang Jiaguo Weiyeh 6 million tons of low-grade coal for graded and quality-based utilization, along with a 600,000-ton coal tar hydrogenation project. Investor: Xinjiang Jiaguo Weiyeh New Energy Co., Ltd. Investment amount: 7.3 billion yuan. Project location: Tiaohu District, Bariqun, Hami, Xinjiang. Project progress: The main construction will be completed by the end of 2025; the 6-million-ton processing facility is scheduled to undergo joint testing in mid-March 2026, while the 600,000-ton hydrogenation project is set to have its joint testing in June 2026. Main products: 1.8 million tons per year of upgraded coal, 200,000 tons per year of gasoline, 300,000 tons per year of diesel, 80,000 tons per year of LNG, and 30,000 tons per year of coal tar