Zhongtian Hechuang's second PE production line in operation

Zhongtian Hechuang Energy Co., Ltd., China’s largest coal-to-polyolefins processing project, has started up its second polyethylene production line in early May 2017, following its successful operation of the 300kt/year LLDPE facility and 350kt/year PP facility since October 2016. 

The newly started low density polyethylene (LDPE) plant is based on tubular process, and is currently running at 80% of the total capacity for LDPE LD605. 

Zhongtian Hechuang’s major production facilities 

Capacity (kt/year)	Facility	Process
1800	coal-to-methanol
1800	methanol-to-olefins
350	PP	loop process
350	PP	gas phase process
300	LLDPE	gas phase process
250	LDPE	tubular process
120	LDPE	autoclave processs
200	OCC

About Zhongtian Hechuang 
Zhongtian Hechuang Energy is a joint venture between Sinopec (38.75%), China Coal Group (38.75%), Shenergy Group Co., Ltd. (12.5%), and Inner Mongolia Manshi Coal Group (10%). 

Demonstration of coal deep processing 
Located in Ordos, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, the project is expected to go into full operation in July, producing 1.37 million tons of polyethylene and polypropylenes each year from 25 million tons of coal. 

"Our coal-to-chemicals project started production last October. It produces polyethylene and polypropylenes from coal, through a series of high-tech procedures, following the government's call for transforming resources in the ground," said Wang Jun, a spokesman from the joint venture which is owned by three State-owned companies and one private firm. 

Polyolefins are extracted from petroleum, but China is a country with rich coal reserves and a shortage of crude oil, he said. "The coal-to-polyolefins project has an advantage in costs so we do not need to only sell crude coal with low profits." 

The demonstration project is a good example of industrial upgrading, realizing coal deep processing from extensive production. 

There will be more of such demonstration projects in the near future in Ordos and Baotou, two cities in the west of the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, thanks to its success in industrial transformation and rich mineral resources.

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