Comparison of methanol hydrogen production and natural gas hydrogen production technologies

“By the end of 2010, my country's methanol production capacity will reach at least 29.534 million tons, the output is expected to be only 14.8 million tons, and the operating rate is optimistically estimated to only reach 50%. The methanol industry is currently in a situation of severe overcapacity and fierce competition. If effective measures are not taken, this dilemma will continue into the 'Twelfth Five-Year Plan' period. ”At the Third International Methanol-Dimethyl Ether/LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas) Industry Chain Market Summit and the 2010 China Methanol Gasoline Market Seminar, Feng Shiliang, a senior analyst at the China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation, made the above prediction. Import shock suppresses prices According to reports, in the first five months of this year, my country's apparent consumption of methanol was about 8.6 million tons, domestic production was 6.68 million tons, imports were 1.92 million tons, and exports were 5,000 tons. Imported methanol accounts for 22% of total consumption. “In terms of price, although the price of methanol has increased year-on-year, with the average price in the first five months being about 2,456 yuan/ton, it is far lower than the price before the 2008 financial crisis, and even the price in 2004 cannot be reached. ”Feng Shiliang said that the reason is that the price of imported methanol has been suppressed. “From January to May, the average price of imported methanol was US$311.7/ton, which is lower than the cost price of domestic methanol and is very competitive. ”