Successful startup of Hainan Island methanol plant (China)
China Blue Chemical Co. Ltd. and Davy Process Technology have announced the successful startup, performance test and plant acceptance of a 2,500 mtpd methanol plant in Hainan Island, China. The plant which produces chemical grade methanol will supply both the domestic Chinese market and be available for export.
The success of this plant, which was completed 31 months from the start of the contract, is due to the teamwork and cooperation between Davy Process Technology, Johnson Matthey Catalysts( technology licensors and catalysts suppliers), China Blue Chemical Co. Ltd (owner and operator) and the Chinese Design Institute (Chengda) which performed the detail engineering and construction management.
The plant is one of 13 plants that Davy Process Technology and Johnson Matthey Catalysts have licensed globally over the past five years, with a combined capacity of more than 15.5 million tpy of new methanol capacity.
The advanced methanol synthesis technology that is used by the plant has been chosen from an extensive portfolio of syngas and methanol synthesis processes jointly developed and marketed by Davy Process Technology and Johnson Matthey Catalysts for use in gas and coal to chemical plants.
"We are delighted that China Blue Chemical Co.'s methanol plant has reached this milestone and is producing methanol at the design capacity. This demonstrates the benefit of the excellent cooperation which existed between all the parties involved in the project. We wish China Blue Chemical Company every success in the future," said Dr. David Tomlinson, president of Davy Process Technology.
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