What are the development trends of coal-based olefins and coal chemical industry in 2009?
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This post was last edited by jordan569 on 2013-1-6 at 22:44. This year is a difficult one for the development of coal chemical industry. Those working on the preliminary stages of coal chemical projects, as part of the project teams involved in this industry, are also concerned about its development. Please discuss what the future direction of the coal chemical industry should be – whether it’s possible to launch new coal chemical projects this year, and what those directions might be, such as coal-to-oil, coal-to-methanol, coal-to-olefins, or coal-to-natural gas, etc.! . Note $ # , $ $
For specific details, refer to the relevant regulations and documents issued by the National Development and Reform Commission regarding coal chemical industry
The coal chemical industry urgently needs the introduction of certain policy standards, such as a medium- to long-term plan for coal chemicals and standards for methanol fuel.
It is likely to be difficult to make estimates for 2009; given the **shutdown of coal-to-oil projects and the current low prices of crude oil, it is impossible to approve new coal chemical projects this year**. According to industry insiders, **it is possible that decisions regarding the development of coal chemical projects will be deferred until Shenhua’s coal-to-oil and coal-to-olefins projects are successfully operational. If that is indeed the case, then won’t there be no major projects approved in the coal chemical industry for 2–3 years?** I hope not, but at least no new projects will be approved this year. Therefore, many enterprises in the high-coal chemical industry can currently only remain at the research and development and early project stages.