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Top 10 Coal Chemical Projects in 2015 That Received Approval for Water Use Use/Source: Date: 12-16-2015 Clicks: 12 It is reported that in 2015, a year when the coal chemical industry in China progressed slowly due to low oil prices and difficulties in obtaining environmental approval, around 10 large-scale coal chemical projects received approval from the Yellow River Water Resources Commission for their water use plans. The project types included coal-to-olefins (CTO), coal-to-oil (CTL), and coal-to-gas (SNG). Regions in China rich in coal resources—Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Shaanxi, and Shanxi—all suffer from water shortages to varying degrees. Water resources have been considered one of the main constraints on the development of coal chemical projects in China. Analysis suggests that the reason why the water resource assessment reports for these large-scale coal chemical projects were approved in 2015 is, in addition to the reduced number of competitors due to the slow progress in the preliminary work for some other coal chemical projects, the improvement in environmental protection and water-saving technologies for modern coal chemical processes, which has led to a significant reduction in the water consumption per unit of product produced in such projects. http://img.yf116.cn/image/img/20151216/941303489077.jpg The technical feasibility of coal-to-olefins (CTO), coal-to-oil (CTL), coal-to-gas (SNG), and coal-to-ethylene glycol (MEG) has been proven; these plants can operate stably, and the quality of their products is recognized by downstream markets. Coal chemical enterprises should prioritize environmental protection investments and the use of water-saving technologies in order to experience a new cycle of prosperity for this industry once international oil prices rise again.