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The first boiler of Zhonghua Chemical (Inner Mongolia) New Materials’ 300,000-ton/year coal-based ethylene glycol production project was ignited on October 29, 2023, at 11:16 a.m. The first boiler of this project, operated by Donghua Technology’s subsidiary Zhonghua Chemical (Inner Mongolia) New Materials Co., Ltd., was successfully started up, marking the transition of the project from the construction phase to the full-scale trial production phase and representing a significant step forward toward achieving operational capacity across the entire production process. The ignition of Boiler No. 1 is an important milestone task on the project’s critical path. The project’s thermoelectric facilities include three 280 t/h high-temperature and high-pressure circulating fluidized bed boilers as well as two 25 MW steam turbine generators. They are equipped with flue gas desulfurization and denitrification systems, as well as electrostatic bag dust removal units, to meet the environmental requirements for ultra-low emissions. Sinochem Inner Mongolia New Materials produces 300,000 tons per year of ethylene glycol using Collin dry powder gasification to generate syngas, following the Ube Industries process for ethylene glycol production. Project Overview: The project was initially planned to require an investment of 5.88 billion yuan, with construction starting in 2013. An investment of 4.6 billion yuan was made at that time, but due to various factors, only 76% of the work was completed, and construction was halted by the end of 2016. In 2022, significant progress was made in reviving this project, which had been on hold for 6 years. Donghua Engineering Technology Company, a subsidiary of China National Chemical Engineering Group, took on the task of building the project; at the beginning of October, efforts were initiated to restructure the company’s bankruptcy situation, and project investment agreements as well as agreements for resuming construction were drafted, thereby improving the plan for project restructuring. The replanned project will be constructed in three phases, with a total planned investment of 28 billion yuan. It is expected to generate an annual output value of 20 billion yuan and create over 8,000 direct or indirect jobs. The project development follows the principles of a higher-level industrial structure, lower carbon energy consumption, and circular resource utilization, with the goal of becoming a well-known coal chemical industry hub in China within 10 years. Donghua Technology and Shaanxi Coal Group Yulin Chemical Co., Ltd. have formed a consortium to participate in the bankruptcy reorganization of Inner Mongolia Cornell Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. On July 8, Inner Mongolia Cornell Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Donghua Technology Holdings, was officially renamed \"Sinochem (Inner Mongolia) New Materials Co., Ltd.\" (abbreviated as \"Sinochem Inner Mongolia New Materials\"), further enhancing Sinochem’s brand influence in the national coal chemical industry as well as in the regions of Inner Mongolia and Tongliao. Zhonghua Chemical Inner Mongolia New Materials was established in 2010 to invest in the construction of a 300,000-ton/year coal-based ethylene glycol production facility. As of May 25, 2023, Donghua Technology became its largest shareholder with a 60% stake. The project for producing 300,000 tons of ethylene glycol per year is located in the Lubei Industrial Park in Zhalute Banner, Inner Mongolia; it involves an investment of 5.88 billion yuan and has an annual production capacity of 300,000 tons of ethylene glycol. The project is EPC-general contracted by Donghua Engineering Technology Co., Ltd. The ethylene glycol production process utilizes the high-chemical synthesis gas method, while the gasification technology employs the Corning dry powder gasification process. The first phase of the project involves the construction of 1 set of internal compression air separation unit with a capacity of 52,000 Nm3/h, 1 coal-to-hydrogen gasification unit with a capacity of 110,000 Nm3/h (comprising two pulverized coal pressurized gasification furnaces and gas purification equipment), 1 ethylene glycol production plant with an annual output of 300,000 tons, 1 thermal power plant (comprising 4 circulating fluidized bed steam boilers with a capacity of 280 tons/hour each + 2 steam turbine generators with a capacity of 25 MW each), 1 wastewater treatment plant, 1 dedicated railway line, as well as various supporting utility systems.