The groundbreaking ceremony for China's largest and most cutting-edge coal-to-liquid (CTL) project took place on Tuesday in Hami, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, said CHN Energy Investment Group (CHN Energy).
Upon completion, the project is poised to yield an annual production of four million tons of CTL products, including 3.2 million tons from direct liquefaction and 800,000 tons from indirect liquefaction.
"The first phase of the project is expected to be operational by the end of 2027. Upon operation, it is estimated to create 5,500 job opportunities directly and nearly 30,000 indirect employment opportunities. The annual industrial value added will reach 31.4 billion yuan (about 4.45 billion U.S. dollars). The project will significantly enhance the industrial incubation capabilities of the surrounding areas," said Zhou Xin, a project manager.
The project features China's pioneering second-generation CTL technology, an evolution stemming from the successful application in a project in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
In 2008, the world's first million-ton CTL commercial plant was put into operation in Ordos in Inner Mongolia. China has emerged as the sole nation possessing key technologies for million-ton coal direct liquefaction.
China's most advanced coal-to-liquid project commences construction in Xinjiang
