The Shenhua Ningmei 4 million-ton coal-to-oil project produces refined methanol

On October 29, 2016, the methanol production line of the 000,000 tons per year coal-to-oil project completed the entire production process, and qualified pure methanol was produced at 22:18. Congratulations!

Why does Ningxia Coal produce methanol while Future Energy doesn’t?

Gold and Silver Island: More coal chemical projects are being launched, with variable quality of raw gas. Author/Source: Date: 2016-10-31 Clicks: 19 Gold and Silver Island News (Market Analyst: Chang Congcong): Shenhua Ningxia Coal Industry Group (hereinafter referred to as Shenhua Ningmei)’s 4 million tons per year coal indirect liquefaction demonstration project was successfully put into trial operation after environmental impact assessment adjustments and the implementation of projects for the comprehensive utilization of coal slurry. The changes include an increase in the scale of oil product synthesis and processing from 3.85 million tons per year to 4.05 million tons per year, with an additional 1 million tons per year of methanol produced. The address remains the Ningdong Energy and Chemical Industry Base in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. Following the changes to the environmental impact assessment, the environmental protection investments made by the enterprise also increased accordingly. 　　It is understood that this coal-to-oil facility began its commissioning trials on the 19th. The plan is to start operating the methanol production line in October, to begin operations of line A for oil production on November 15th and to complete the entire production process, with qualified oil products being produced by the end of 2016. Once the plant is operational, it will produce 4.05 million tons of petroleum products and 1 million tons of methanol per year. The main products include 2.733 million tons of blended diesel, 983,000 tons of naphtha, and 333,000 tons of liquefied petroleum gas ； 200,000 tons of sulfur as a by-product, 75,000 tons of mixed alcohols, and 107,000 tons of sulfuric acid AN. 　　At present, the coal-to-olefins facility owned by Shenhua Ningmei is operating normally, and its by-product LPG is sold through online auctions. However, due to the low operating rates of downstream processing facilities in recent times, the price of feed gas has remained low, resulting in unsatisfactory auction results lately. As the editor has learned, the liquefied gas produced from this coal-to-olefins process is of limited use; it has similar properties to that produced by another coal indirect liquefaction demonstration project in Shaanxi. When raw gas is in short supply, it can be used as raw material for further processing industries, but during times when market conditions are poor, as is the case now, it can potentially be used for domestic purposes. The C4 produced by the coal-to-chemicals plants of Shenhua Group in Baotou and Yulin areas is high-olefin C4, and its price is slightly higher. The Shenhua Ningmei coal indirect liquefaction project does not yet have any designated targets, and the potential uses for its products have not been discussed yet. 　　Meanwhile, Shenhua Baotou Coal Chemical Co., Ltd. has stopped online auctions recently or may have suspended operations for maintenance; the coal-to-oil facility at Shenhua Ordos (9.480, -0.49, -4.91%) is scheduled to begin operation at the end of this month or the beginning of the next, which is generally positive for the high-olefin and carbon tetrafluoride markets. However, due to poor market conditions, the online auctions for heavy carbon tetrafluoride products by Yuenenghua of the Yanchang Group have also seen a sharp decline. 　　According to our research, some deep-processing facilities in the northwest region have stopped operating, which has led to a further decline in demand for raw gas; however, the situation is not as severe as in the Shandong region. However, at present, due to a decline in demand from downstream users, the inventory pressure of feed gas at major refineries is increasing, which will continue to suppress the civilian gas market; as a result, the amount of civilian gas supplied to external markets may rise. 　　The northwestern region is rich in coal resources, and **the development of coal-to-oil projects is encouraged; as a by-product, liquefied gas production will also increase. Although the prospects for further processing of liquefied gas remain uncertain, the continuous supply of raw gas will pose a significant challenge to the existing local enterprises. 　　Additionally, it is reported that Shenhua Group has decided to launch an upgrade demonstration project for coal-to-olefins production in Baotou, in order to expand the capacity of the existing plants. The upgraded demonstration project has a production capacity of 2 million tons per year of coal-based methanol and 700,000 tons per year of polyolefins. The second phase of Shenhua Baotou coal-to-olefins project is expected to begin construction officially by the end of June next year.

Next to the coal-to-oil plant, there is a methanol-to-olefins plant; it seems to be the second phase, with methanol being used by that olefins plant in the second phase.

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