Construction of Golmud’s 600,000 tons/year coal-to-olefins project begins

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The 600,000 tons per year olefins project of Qinghai Provincial State-owned Assets Investment Management Co., Ltd. commenced construction on the 26th at the Golmud Industrial Park in the Qaidam Circular Economy Pilot Zone. This project is also China’s first large-scale coal chemical complex built at a high altitude, and it will help drive the transformation and upgrading of the polyvinyl chloride industry as well as promote the efficient utilization of salt lake resources in Qinghai. It is reported that the olefin project is one of the 9 coal-to-olefins demonstration projects identified in the **Petroleum and Chemical Industry Planning Scheme». It is also the first large-scale coal chemical facility of its kind in a high-altitude area in China. This project fills the gap in Qinghai, where there were no polyolefin production enterprises until now, and it will meet the demand for polyolefins used in plastic films, greenhouse covers, and various everyday items in Qinghai and surrounding areas. The total investment in the project is 21.144 billion yuan, which is primarily used to build production facilities for 1.8 million tons of coal-to-methanol, 600,000 tons of methanol-to-olefins, 270,000 tons of ethylene, and 415,000 tons of polypropylene. Additionally, railway lines dedicated to this project, pipelines for transporting high-concentration brine, as well as various supporting structures and auxiliary facilities will be constructed. As the largest potash fertilizer industry base in the country, the Chaharhan Salt Lake in Golmud City has a total reserve of various salt minerals amounting to 60 billion tons. This project will give rise to a circular economy industry chain characterized by integrated development of fine chemicals, coal chemistry, and salt lake chemistry, with close industrial links. It holds great significance for further promoting the comprehensive utilization of coal and salt lake resources in Qinghai Province, extending downstream industry chains, facilitating the organic integration of coal chemistry and salt chemistry, and achieving sustainable recycling of resources. Wang Shanquan, Deputy Secretary of the Haixi Prefectural Party Committee and Secretary of the Golmud Municipal Party Committee, said that in recent years, Golmud has focused its efforts on the development of these \"four types of areas,\" further clarifying its development direction and key tasks. It has made efforts to address prominent issues, thereby providing efficient services and a favorable environment for enterprises to invest and carry out major projects. The commencement of construction of Qinghai Guotou’s 600,000 tons per year olefin project will provide significant support for accelerating industrial structure adjustment, establishing a new hub for the clean energy industry, and promoting steady economic growth.