Meeting on the process package for Xinjiang Henglian’s coal-to-ethylene glycol project with an annual production capacity of 1.2 million tons (600,000 tons in the first phase) held

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On January 12, 2026, a kick-off meeting for the process package of Xinjiang Henglian’s coal-to-ethylene glycol project with an annual production capacity of 1.2 million tons (600,000 tons in the first phase) was held in Xi’an. Relevant personnel from Xinjiang Henglian Energy Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Xinjiang Henglian”), Hualu Engineering Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Hualu”), and Shanghai Pujing Chemical New Materials Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Pujing Chemical”) attended the meeting, where in-depth discussions were held on project progress, process configuration, and delivery timelines. Xinjiang Henglian and Pu Jing Chemical signed a technology licensing contract for the ethylene glycol process package in December 2025, with Hualu responsible for the engineering design. The project is located in the **-level Zhundong Economic and Technological Development Zone in Jimsar County, Changji Prefecture, Xinjiang, and is within a 90-minute economic radius of Urumqi, boasting significant geographical advantages. It uses hydrogen and carbon monoxide as raw materials and employs the MaWei gasification technology developed for aerospace applications. The completion of this project holds practical and long-term significance for leveraging the advantages of abundant coal resources, addressing the shortage of domestic oil and gas supplies, meeting the demand for chemical products, ensuring energy security, and promoting sustainable economic development. The coal-to-ethylene glycol project currently under development in Xinjiang is the 2.4 million tons per year high-quality fiber-grade coal-to-ethylene glycol project carried out by Hengyi Energy Technology (Turpan) Co., Ltd. The developer of this project is Hengyi Energy Technology (Turpan) Co., Ltd., and it is located in the Coal-Based New Materials Circular Industry Park within the Turpan Economic Development Zone. Project overview: This is a new construction project that will produce 2.4 million tons of polyester-grade ethylene glycol per year; as by-products, it will generate 52,120 tons of ethanol, 76,000 tons of dimethyl carbonate, 32,485 tons of sulfur, 28,404 tons of liquid ammonia, and 24,500 tons of nitric acid (50% wt). Zhongkun New Materials’ project for producing 1 million tons of ethylene glycol per year from coal: The developer is Xinjiang Zhongkun New Materials Co., Ltd. The project is located in the Korla Petroleum and Petrochemical Industrial Park. Project overview: The project involves the construction of a production line capable of manufacturing 1 million tons of ethylene glycol per year, and it includes facilities such as gasification units, purification units, H2/CO separation units, dimethyl oxalate production units, ethylene glycol production units, as well as various supporting infrastructure. Upon completion of the project, it will have an annual production capacity of 1 million tons of ethylene glycol. Construction scale: The project uses coal as a raw material, which is carbonized to produce syngas for the manufacture of ethylene glycol. The construction scale is as follows: the main product is polyester-grade ethylene glycol at 1 million tons per year; the by-products include ethanol at 0.65 thousand tons per year, light diols at 2.5 thousand tons per year, heavy diols at 0.65 thousand tons per year, high-quality DMC at 31,500 tons per year, and 98% sulfuric acid at 55,000 tons per year. Project implementation plan: The construction period is 24 months, with commencement scheduled for August 2026 and completion by August 2028. In recent years, domestic petrochemical giants have been increasing their investment in coal chemical industries. For example, Sinopec has already established 5 major coal chemical manufacturing bases in regions such as Ningxia, Inner Mongolia, and Xinjiang. Its subsidiary Great Wall Energy, which specializes in coal chemistry, controls 23.2 billion tons of coal resources, boasts a coal processing capacity of 22.9 million tons per year, and converts approximately 10.5 million tons of coal each year. Another giant, Rongsheng Petrochemical, has invested over 160 billion yuan in Ordos, Inner Mongolia, to develop green coal chemical integration projects, focusing on the production of more than 20 types of new chemical materials such as polyolefins, specialty rubbers, and carbon fibers. These cases all confirm a new trend in the industry: petrochemical giants are actively expanding into upstream resource sectors. The key driving force behind this trend is the anxiety over raw materials caused by fluctuations in the international oil market, and this anxiety in turn promotes technological advancement and scale expansion in the coal chemical industry.