Is China leading the development of coal-to-liquid (CTL) industry with six projects
 

BEIJING, Apr 23, 2010 (Xinhua via COMTEX) --

China is leading the development of coal-to-liquid (CTL) industry with six projects under operation or to be operated, far exceeding the development of CTL industry in other countries and regions of the world.



According to statistics from US-based US/China Energy and Environmental Technology Center, most CTL projects are currently located in China and the United States. China has six CTL projects under operation or to be operated, and the US is planning on more than 10 CTL projects without any of them under construction. Aside from them, South Africa has had one CTL project go into operation, and India, Australia and Japan are also considering the development of CTL projects.



In China, the Shenhua Group, the largest coal producer in China, is first in the world to master direct CTL technology. As well as this, its 180,000-mertic ton (tonne) indirect CTL project has gone into operation and a 3.8-million-tonne indirect CTL project plan has been submitted to the National Development and Reform Commission.



Zhang Yuzhuo, president of the Shenhua Group, said that it is planning to expand its CTL production capacity to 5.28 million tonnes by 2013, and further to 21.5 million tonnes by 2020.



A 160,000-tonne CTL project invested by the Inner Mongolia Yitai Group has also finished construction and now is under trial operation. The Yitai Group is planning to establish a 10-million-tonne large CTL base in the coal-rich Erdos, Inner Mongolia in 10 years. (Edited by Li Xiaohui, [email protected])

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Shenhua Group Corporation Limited (Shenhua Group in abbreviation) is a state-owed enterprise, founded in October 1995 with the approval of the State Council, pursuant to Corporate Laws. Shenhua Group is a diversified energy enterprise with major businesses concentrating on coal production, sales, electricity & thermal generation, coal liquefaction & coal chemicals, railway and port transportation.

Shenhua Group is the most competitive unified energy company in China. Pursuing a multi-faceted strategy, we have integrated segments of coal, railway, power and ports, and have integrated our coal production, transportation and sales. We own 54 coal mines with a total capacity of 200 million tons, 1369 kilometers of dedicated railways with a total transportation capacity of 128 million tons/kilometer, power plants with a total installed capacity of 16080 MW. The CTL and coal chemicals project are progressing on scheduleThe CTL and coal chemicals project are progressing on schedule. The CTL and coal chemicals project are progressing on schedule......