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Tianjin Bohai Chemical commissions phase-I MTO unit

Shandong (JLC), June 15, 2022--Tianjin Bohai Chemical conducted a successful trial run at its phase-I 1.8 million mt/yr methanol-fed olefin (MTO) unit on June 12 and achieved on-specification product

06-15-2022 17:19:37

China MTO Projects List, 2020

This year, only one 300,000 mt/yr MTO unit was brought online by Jilin Connel in April, but it shut down on November 2 due to economic issues, with the restart time uncertain.

12-29-2020 15:25:12

New DMTO unit startup to add C4 supply in NW China

Beijing (JLC), October 10, 2020--Shaanxi Yanchang China Coal Yulin Energy & Chemical (Yanchang Yulin) will start production at its 600,000 mt/yr DMTO unit at the end of October, expected to boost C4 supply in northwest China.

10-10-2020 15:13:50

NE China first MTO unit comes on line

Beijing (JLC), April 23, 2020--The first methanol-to-olefin (MTO) unit at Jilin Connell Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. in northeast China was put into trial operation on April 15, industry sources said

04-23-2020 17:55:18

Connell’s MTO unit starts commissioning in April

Jilin Connell Chemical put its phase I MTO unit with a capacity of 300,000 mt/yr into commissioning on April 15.

04-16-2020 16:23:19

MTO capacity grows by over 40% annually (Part II)

Shandong (JLC), December 25, 2019--The average annual growth rate in China ‘s methanol-to-olefins (MTO) capacity reached 41.4% in the past ten years.

12-25-2019 11:23:55

MTO capacity grows by over 40% annually (Part I)

Shandong (JLC), December 25, 2019--The average annual growth rate in China ‘s methanol-to-olefins (MTO) capacity reached 41.4% in the past ten years.

12-25-2019 11:18:40

2019 MTO producers and downstream industries analysis (Part II)

Shandong (JLC), November 27, 2019--According to JLC’s incomplete statistics, as of end-2019, capacity of China’s coal-to-methanol-to-olefin (MTO) industry totaled around 14.63 million mt/yr, accounting for around 21% of the total capacity of the olefin industry.

11-27-2019 08:20:45

2019 MTO producers and downstream industries analysis (Part I)

Shandong (JLC), November 27, 2019--According to JLC’s incomplete statistics, as of end-2019, capacity of China’s coal-to-methanol-to-olefin (MTO) industry totaled around 14.63 million mt/yr, accounting for around 21% of the total capacity of the olefin industry.

11-27-2019 08:14:35

Baofeng Energy’s MTO unit starts up

Ningxia Baofeng Energy Group’s 600,000 mt/yr MTO unit came onstream.

10-09-2019 16:34:24

Interpretation of China MTO market status in April

Oil price kept rising in April. The cost of oil-based polypropylene was CNY 8,375-9,328/mt, with the low-end profit down CNY 183/mt MoM and high-end profit up CNY 292/mt MoM. The price rose in April amid unit overhaul.

05-15-2018 14:08:25

MTO producers’ reactions to high methanol price in China

Methanol price kept rising since November 2017, continuously hitting record highs. Though the methanol price declined to some extent in the second half of November 2017, MTO producers suffered noticeably reduced profits.

11-30-2017 15:12:35

Shandong Levima upgraded MTO capacity to 1.3 million mt/yr successfully

Shandong Levima upgraded MTO unit’ capacity to 1.3 million mt/yr successfully

11-21-2017 17:21:24

Methanol and MTO projects distribution

ChinaCoal Yulin Energy & Chemical, Inner Mongolia ChinaCoal Mengda New Energy & Chemical Industry, Shenhua Yulin Energy & Chemical, Inner Mongolia ChinaCoal Yuanxing Energy & Chemical and Shaanxi Yanchang ChinaCoal Yulin Energy & Chemical are often mentioned in olefin and MTO industries.

07-28-2017 15:20:16

China methanol market semi-annual summary: MTO

07-27-2017 17:25:15

Independent R &D MTO unit of Shenhua runs at 100% load stably

To June 5th, MTO unit of Shenhua CTL Chemical Company Xinjiang coal-based new material project processed 242.7 mt methanol per hour for the first time and ran stably at 100% load.

06-13-2017 16:01:48

China CTO/MTO projects profit

In 2016, naphtha-to-olefins projects were most profitable compared with CTO and PDH projects which still maintained fine profitability. This further stimulated the investment in the field of olefins production.

05-16-2017 11:02:09

MTO/P projects affect methanol market greatly

Coal-to-olefin projects developed rapidly in China since 2010. On one hand, coal is still the prevalent energy in China. Developing new-type coal chemical is the most effective way to guarantee energy security.

03-28-2017 13:43:04

MTO unit of Ningbo Fude keeps low

02-09-2017 16:16:12

Iran plans to build its first MTO project

It is learned that Iran plans to build its first methanol-to-olefin project in Badr-e-Shargh Petrochemical Plant. Capacity of the MTO project is designated to 1.25 million mt pear year.

02-09-2017 15:38:46

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