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Total in coal olefins project in China
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rance-based Total Petrochemicals and Chinese energy group China Power Investment Corporation (CPI) are conducting a feasibility study on a world-scale coal-to-olefins petrochemical plant in coal-rich Inner Mongolia. An investment of up to EUR3 billion is expected for the 1 million tonnes/year polyolefins site and will mark a major step for Total in China.Total will bring to this partnership its expertise in the Methanol to Olefins (MTO) and the Olefin Cracking Process (OCP) technologies that it has tested extensively at its purpose-built semi-commercial plant in Feluy, Belgium. Total will also study solutions on how to capture and store CO2 using the know-how gained from its CCS pilot project in Lacq, France.
The MTO technology allows the production of propylene and ethylene from methanol, which can be obtained from various feedstocks such as natural gas, coal or biomass. In combination with the OCP process, it allows a high yield of polyolefin production.
CPI is one of the five biggest energy producers in China with a strong position in coal mining and transformation of coal into energy. It has significant investments in renewable energy, such as wind power and photovoltaic, and is also constructing two nuclear power plants.