Methanol to olefins
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Currently, there are approximately 60 coal (methanol) to olefins projects in China that are either in operation, undergoing trial operations, under construction, in the preliminary planning stage, or just planned. Yajia Consulting has conducted in-depth analyses of each project’s owner’s capabilities, approval progress, construction status, downstream plans, and available resources. It was found that 53 of these projects have been completed or are likely to be completed within the next time frame, resulting in an annual production capacity of 28.6 million tons of olefins from coal (methanol) by 2020. Of this, the polyethylene production capacity is 8 million tons per year, while the polypropylene production capacity is 12.61 million tons per year; PE and PP account for 72.1% of the total olefin production capacity.
Where is the outlet for our propane? The situation is serious!
What’s the future for our C-4 aromatized propane? The situation is serious!
Domestically produced propane is mainly used for pressurizing household liquefied gas. .
A few years ago, there was a big push for the use of propane dehydrogenation to produce propylene, and as a result, propane became somewhat scarce in the market. How is there no place to process propane now? Look for those manufacturers that have produced PDH devices.
Traditional cracking for olefin production is under considerable competitive pressure from MTO.