【2026 Project Updates】500 billion invested in Xinjiang! Full list of 30 petrochemical and coal chemical projects (2/2)
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Next —— [2026 Project Updates] 500 billion invested in Xinjiang! Full list of 30 petrochemical and coal chemical projects (1/2). 16. Xinjiang Haoyuan Chemical Photoelectric Hydrogen Production and Integrated Low-Carbon Utilization of Resources Project. Investor: Xinjiang Haoyuan Chemical Co., Ltd. Investment amount: Approximately 7.067 billion yuan. Project location: Beisantai Circular Economy Industrial Park, Jimusaer County. Project progress: Construction is underway in 2025, with Phase 1 already started. Main products: Focused on the carbon-reduction approach involving \"green hydrogen\"
17. Xinjiang Lanshan Tunhe 1.1 million tons/year coal-to-methanol project. Investor: Xinjiang Lanshan Tunhe Energy Co., Ltd. Investment amount: 6.78 billion yuan. Project location: Xinjiang (specific industrial park to be determined). Project progress: Civil construction to begin in April 2025. Main product: Methanol (1.1 million tons/year); 90,000 tons/year of hydrogen is produced as a by-product for BDO production
18. Xinjiang Tiankelong Chemical Hydrogen Production and Green Oxalamide Project: Investor – Xinjiang Tiankelong Chemical Co., Ltd.; Investment amount: 6.168 billion yuan. Location of the project: Circular Economy Industrial Park, southern part of Hami Industrial Park in Xinjiang. Project progress: The environmental impact assessment is expected to reach the approval stage by the end of 2025; construction work is anticipated to begin in 2025, with trial operations of the integrated production facility set for the end of 2026. Main products produced: 62,000 tons per year of hydrogen via water electrolysis, 500,000 tons per year of green oxalamide, and 800,000 tons per year of organic, highly effective slow-release fertilizers
19. Guanghui Energy’s Project for the Upgrading and Transformation of Coal for Higher-Value Utilization through Grading, Quality Improvement, and Oil Enrichment. Investment company: Xinjiang Guanghui Clean Coal Refining Co., Ltd. (Guanghui Energy). Investment amount: 2.511 billion yuan. Project location: Yiwu, Hami, Xinjiang. Project progress: Construction/upgrade phase by 2025. Main product: 5.1 million tons per year of high-quality coal
20. Guoneng Xinjiang Chemical PGA Polyglycolic Acid Project: Investor – Guoneng Xinjiang Chemical Co., Ltd.; Investment amount: 2.4 billion yuan. Location of the project: Ganquanbao Economic and Technological Development Zone, Midong District, Urumqi, Xinjiang. Project progress: Preliminary work will begin in 2025, with construction planned to follow. Main product: Polyglycolic acid (PGA), at a production capacity of 300,000 tons per year
21. Dushanzi Petrochemical’s Tarim 1.2 million tons/year Phase II Ethylene Project. Investor: China National Petroleum Corporation’s Dushanzi Petrochemical. Investment amount: 25.656 billion yuan. Project location: Petroleum and Petrochemical Industrial Park, Shangku High-Tech Zone, Korla, Xinjiang. Project progress: Construction began on May 28, 2024; completion was achieved on May 21, 2026, after which the project entered the final stage of commissioning and testing. Main products: 1.2 million tons/year of ethylene, along with 11 key downstream processing units
22. Sinopec Tahe Refining and Chemical Integration Project. Investor: Sinopec Tahe Refining and Chemical Co., Ltd. Investment amount: Approximately 30 billion yuan. Project location: Kuqa Economic and Technological Development Zone, Xinjiang. Project timeline: Construction will begin in September 2025, continue throughout 2026, with operation expected to start in 2028. Main products: 8.5 million tons per year of refined oil, 800,000 tons per year of ethylene, and 800,000 tons per year of aromatics; high-quality polyolefins and PX (p-xylene) are also produced
23. Urumqi Petrochemical Aromatic Project (2 million tons per year of purified terephthalic acid) Investment company: China National Petroleum Corporation Urumqi Petrochemical Company Investment amount: Under consideration (estimated scale exceeds 10 billion yuan) Project location: Urumqi City, Xinjiang Project progress: Expected to become a key project within Xinjiang’s 15th Five-Year Plan industrial development plan by 2026 Main product: 2 million tons per year of purified terephthalic acid (PTA)
24. Xinjiang Zhongkun New Materials’ 1 million tons per year coal-based ethylene glycol production project. Investor: Xinjiang Zhongkun New Materials Co., Ltd. Investment amount: 10.769 billion yuan. Project location: Korla Petroleum and Petrochemical Industrial Park, Xinjiang (Shangku High-Tech Zone). Project progress: Registration was completed in September 2025; the second round of environmental impact assessments has been finished. Construction is scheduled to begin in August 2026, with completion expected by August 2028. Main product: 1 million tons per year of polyester-grade ethylene glycol; by-products include ethanol, light diols, heavy diols, first-grade DMC, and sulfuric acid
25. Xinjiang Henglian’s 1.2 million tons per year coal-based ethylene glycol project (with an initial capacity of 600,000 tons per year)
Investing company: Xinjiang Henglian Energy Co., Ltd.
Investment amount: Approximately 3.65 billion yuan for the first phase (the total investment amount for the entire project will be announced later).
Project location: Zhundong Economic and Technological Development Zone, Jimusaer County, Changji Prefecture, Xinjiang.
Project progress: The technical license agreement for the ethylene glycol production process was signed in December 2025; the meeting to discuss the details of this process was held on January 12, 2026.
Main product: 600,000 tons per year of ethylene glycol in the first phase, produced using the Spaceway gasification process
Investing company: Xinjiang Henglian Energy Co., Ltd.
Investment amount: Approximately 3.65 billion yuan for the first phase (the total investment amount for the entire project will be announced later).
Project location: Zhundong Economic and Technological Development Zone, Jimusaer County, Changji Prefecture, Xinjiang.
Project progress: The technical license agreement for the ethylene glycol production process was signed in December 2025; the meeting to discuss the details of this process was held on January 12, 2026.
Main product: 600,000 tons per year of ethylene glycol in the first phase, produced using the Spaceway gasification process
26. Xinjiang Jino Energy Chemical’s 1.2 million tons per year coal conversion project for quality and grade separation. Investment company: Xinjiang Jino Energy Chemical Co., Ltd. Investment amount: 4.259 billion yuan. Project location: Huyanghe Economic and Technological Development Zone, Xinjiang. Project progress: As of April 2026, the environmental impact assessment has been completed and the project is ready for approval; the construction period is 24 months, with completion and operation expected in August 2027. Main products: pyrolysis gas, light aromatics (such as refined benzene, refined naphthalene, refined pyrene, etc.), semi-coke, etc