Information on new methanol plants and ammonia synthesis plants built in China each year

I’m roughly aware of a few companies in Inner Mongolia: among the new projects are the Panhai Energy Baotou 600,000-ton/year coal-to-methanol project, the first phase of the 1.2 million tons/year coal-to-dimethyl ether project by Inner Mongolia Mengda New Energy Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., which also includes a 600,000-ton/year coal-to-methanol project; the Zhonghua Gas 600,000-ton/year coal-to-methanol project; the Shandong Jiutai 1 million ton/year coal-to-methanol project (located in the Dalu Development Zone in Zhungeer Banner); the ENN New Energy 600,000-ton/year coal-to-methanol project; and the Xiangshan coal-to-methanol project, among others

1. By the end of 2007, Shaanxi Province’s methanol production capacity was 1.21 million tons. Among them: Shaanxi Shenmu Chemical produces 200,000 tons; Yulin Natural Gas Chemical Company produces 510,000 tons (methanol from natural gas); Weihe Coal Chemical Company produces 200,000 tons; Yulin Coal Chemical Technology Company produces 100,000 tons; Changqing Jingbian Methanol Plant produces 100,000 tons; and 4 other companies including Baonit produce a total of 100,000 tons (methanol produced as a by-product of fertilizer production) ； A total of 928,900 tons of methanol were produced throughout the year, representing a year-on-year increase of 32.7%. 2. To date, Shaanxi Province has 2.3 million tons of methanol production capacity under construction. Among them: 400,000 tons at Shaanxi Shenmu Chemical Industry, and 600,000 tons at Yankuang Yulin Energy Chemical will be completed in June-July this year; the second phase of Yulin Coal Chemical Technology, with a capacity of 100,000 tons, will be completed within the same year. 600,000 tons each are under construction at Xianyang Chemical and Shaanxi Sinochem Yiyeh. 3. To date, Shaanxi Province has approved a number of methanol projects that have completed their feasibility studies, as well as the methanol-related projects associated with coal chemical industry projects; the total production capacity of these projects is 15 million tons. Northern Shaanxi region: Yutianhua – 1.4 million tons, Yan’an Petroleum Jingbian – 1.5 million tons, Yan’an Petroleum Huangling – 1.5 million tons; Datang Group Fugu – 1.8 million tons, Yankuang Yulin Phase II – 1.8 million tons. Guanzhong region: Shaanxi Coal and Chemical Group’s Binchang plant produces 1.8 million tons, the Weinan Dongchen Industrial Zone produces 1.5 million tons; China Energy Company’s Binchang plant generates 1.5 million tons, Xumine Group’s Baoji plant produces 1.5 million tons. In addition, Weihua Group produces 400,000 tons, while Xinghua Group produces 300,000 tons (through co-production of methanol). 4. The additional methanol production capacity included in Shaanxi Province’s plan is 12.6 million tons. These include: 3 million tons for the first phase of the Shenhua Dow Coal Chemicals project; 600,000 tons for the first phase and 2.4 million tons for the second phase of the Shaanxi Xinxing Coal Olefins project; 1.5 million tons for the second phase of the Yanchang Petroleum Group’s Jingbian project; 1.8 million tons for the second phase of Sinochem Yiyeh project; 300,000 tons in Wubao (for methanol production from coke oven gas); and 3 million tons for the second phase of the Shenhua Dow Coal Chemicals project.