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06 Aug 2025
Summary of China's Coal-to-Olefins (CTO) Projects as of August 2025
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1. Shenhua Baotou CTO Upgrade Demonstration Project
Location: Jiuyuan Industrial Park, Baotou, Inner Mongolia
Total Investment: RMB 17.15 billion
Project Overview: The project is based on the original CTO plant and involves a technical upgrade and capacity expansion. It includes 2 million tons/year of methanol capacity and 750,000 tons/year of polyolefins (an increase of 150,000 tons from the existing 600,000 tons/year).
Main Construction Units: Air separation, coal gasification, purification, methanol synthesis, MTO, olefin separation, polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP) units, and supporting facilities.
Technical Features: Adopts the third-generation DMTO technology with complete independent intellectual property rights. The project is also integrated with green electricity, hydrogen, and oxygen, aiming to build China's first demonstration project of a large-scale coal chemical upgrade integrating green hydrogen.
Latest Progress: In July 2025, the main structure of the air separation unit was successfully topped out.
2. Baofeng Coal-Based New Materials Project (Inner Mongolia)
Location: Tuke Industrial Park, Uxin Banner, Ordos, Inner Mongolia
Total Investment: RMB 67.3 billion (Phase I: RMB 47.8 billion; Phase II under planning)
Project Overview: Designed for 13.25 million tons/year of methanol and 5 million tons/year of olefins. Phase I includes 3 million tons/year of olefins capacity, with 1.5 million tons/year each of polyethylene and polypropylene.
Main Construction Units: Three 2.2 million tons/year coal-to-methanol production lines, three 1 million tons/year MTO units, polyethylene and polypropylene units, and integrated green hydrogen facilities.
Technical Features: The world's first large-scale green hydrogen substitution CTO project, achieving over 98% localization of core equipment and materials.
Significance: Upon full operation, it will become the world's largest single-site coal-to-olefins production base, playing a key role in supporting China's "dual carbon" strategy.
Latest Progress: Phase I has been fully operational since April 2025. After stable operation for more than 4,800 hours, the average daily output of polyolefins exceeds 9,000 tons.
3. Shenhua Yulin Circular Economy Coal Comprehensive Utilization Project
Location: Yushen Industrial Park, Yulin, Shaanxi Province
Total Investment: RMB 56.1 billion
Project Overview: Includes 4 million tons/year of coal-to-methanol and 1.8 million tons/year of polyolefins.
Main Construction Units: Air separation, gasification, purification, methanol synthesis, MTO, PE, PP, and by-product recovery units.
Technical Features: Integrates advanced technologies such as large-scale air separation, gasification, methanol synthesis, and the third-generation DMTO.
Latest Progress: Construction began in October 2023 and is progressing smoothly.
4. Shaanxi Coal Yulin Coal-to-Olefins Phase II Project
Location: Yushen Industrial Park, Yulin, Shaanxi Province
Total Investment: RMB 41.3 billion
Project Overview: 2.5 million tons/year methanol and 1.2 million tons/year polyolefins.
Main Construction Units: Two 1.25 million tons/year methanol production lines, two 600,000 tons/year MTO lines, one 300,000 tons/year polyethylene unit, and one 400,000 tons/year polypropylene unit.
Latest Progress: Main process equipment installation is complete, and trial operations are scheduled to begin in Q4 2025.
5. Ningxia Baofeng Group CTO Project
Location: Ningdong Energy and Chemical Base, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region
Total Investment: RMB 50 billion (estimated)
Project Overview: 4 million tons/year methanol, 2 million tons/year olefins
Highlights: The project is focused on green, low-carbon transformation with emphasis on hydrogen production from renewable energy.
Status: Under environmental impact assessment and approval phase.
6. Inner Mongolia Yitai Chemical CTO Project
Location: Ordos, Inner Mongolia
Total Investment: RMB 24 billion
Project Overview: 1.8 million tons/year olefins
Technical Features: Uses Yitai's self-developed DMTO technology and aims to realize high integration with existing coal chemical operations.
Progress: Site preparation and initial civil works underway as of August 2025.
7. Shandong Hualu Hengsheng CTO Project
Location: Heze, Shandong Province
Total Investment: RMB 35 billion
Project Overview: Designed to produce 1 million tons/year of olefins
Remarks: Incorporates circular economy principles with comprehensive utilization of by-products.
Status: Awaiting construction approval.
8. Yankuang Group Zoucheng CTO Project
Location: Zoucheng, Shandong Province
Total Investment: RMB 32.8 billion
Project Overview: Methanol and 1 million tons/year olefins
Latest Update: Public consultation for environmental impact assessment was completed in July 2025.
9. Xinjiang Guanghui Energy CTO Project
Location: Hami, Xinjiang
Total Investment: RMB 29 billion
Project Overview: 2 million tons/year methanol, 800,000 tons/year olefins
Status: Under feasibility study review.
10. Zhongtian Hechuang Inner Mongolia CTO Expansion
Location: Ordos, Inner Mongolia
Total Investment: RMB 20 billion
Project Overview: Expansion project to increase olefin capacity by 1.5 million tons/year
Remarks: Focuses on energy efficiency and integration with hydrogen projects
Status: Preliminary design and bidding in progress
11. Datang International Chemical CTO Project
Location: Inner Mongolia
Total Investment: RMB 30 billion
Project Overview: Methanol and 1 million tons/year olefins
Status: Awaiting further regulatory clearance
12. Xuzhou Coal Mining Group CTO Project
Location: Suzhou, Anhui Province
Total Investment: RMB 25 billion
Project Overview: 1 million tons/year olefins
Highlights: Strong focus on environmental control and digital plant operations
Progress: Detailed design phase underway
13. Tongmei Group CTO Project
Location: Shanxi Province
Total Investment: RMB 27.5 billion
Project Overview: 1.2 million tons/year olefins
Status: Recently completed feasibility study, waiting for provincial approval
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