2008 Report on China's Coal-to-Methanol Industry

2008-11-07 09:12:29 -

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To guarantee the country's energy source security against the background of rapid growth of oil import in the past few years, Beijing proposed the strategic plans of China's focusing on coal-based alcohol-ether fuels, methanol-based alkene, and coal-based oil. As a result, the construction of methanol projects has picked up speed, and the production capacity and outputs have been increasing rapidly. In 2007, the output of methanol in China reached 10.76 million tons, up by 41.9% year-on-year. And it was expected that, by the end of 2008, the similar output would be 19.32 million tons. On the other hand, according to the Exposure Draft of Mid- & Long-Term Development Plans of Coal Chemical Industry issued in 2006 by National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), China's outputs of methanol were expected to reach 16 million tons, 38 million tons, and 66 million tons by 2010, 2015 and 2020, respectively.

Raw materials for producing methanol mainly include coal, coke, natural gas, heavy oil, naphtha, coke oven gas, acetylene off-gas, etc. Currently of the raw materials for methanol production in China, petroleum accounts for 55.2%, coal 30.0% and natural gas 14.8%. Since China is lack of oil and gas but rich in coal, the country would be focusing on coal to produce methanol for a long period of time in the future.

This report elaborates on the development environment, production capacity, supply & demand, competition landscape and development trend of China's coal-to-methanol industry in addition to the comparison of the operations of China's top coal-to-methanol companies. And as it's deemed necessary, the report also analyzes the environment, risks, and benefit of investing in China's coal-to-methanol industry.

Chapter One: Overview of Global Coal Chemical Industry
1.1 Overview
1.1.1 General
1.1.2 Market Size
1.1.3 Market Demand
1.1.4 Production Technology
1.2 Coal Chemical Industry in World Major Countries
1.2.1 The United States
1.2.2 Africa
1.2.3 Germany
1.3 Development Trend of Global Coal Chemical Industry

Chapter Two: Development Environment of China's Coal Chemical Industry
2.1 Geographical Distribution of Resources
2.1.1 Coal
2.1.2 Petroleum
2.1.3 Water Supply
2.2 National Policies
2.3 Technological Environment

Chapter Three: Overview of China's Coal Chemical Industry
3.1 Status Quo
3.2 Problems

Chapter Four: Overview of China's Coal-to-Methanol Industry
4.1 General
4.1.1 Production Technology
4.1.2 Price Movements
4.1.3 Influencing Factors
4.2 Market Demand
4.3 Production

Chapter Five: Competition Landscape in China's Coal-to-Methanol Industry
5.1 General
5.2 Problems
5.3 Trend

Chapter Six: Leading Industrial Players
6.1 Shanxi Coking
6.1.1 Profile
6.1.2 Financial Condition
6.1.3 Competitiveness
6.2 Yanzhou Coal Mining Company
6.2.1 Profile
6.2.2 Financial Condition
6.2.3 Competitiveness
6.3 Luneng Group (Shandong)
6.3.1 Profile
6.3.2 Financial Condition
6.3.3 Competitiveness
6.4 Shenhua Group
6.4.1 Profile
6.4.2 Financial Condition
6.4.3 Competitiveness

Chapter Seven: Forecast for Growth of China's Coal-to-Methanol Industry
7.1 Import & Export
7.2 Price
7.3 Outputs & Sales
7.4 Competition Landscape in Foreign Coal-to-Methanol Markets
7.5 Outlook of Joint Production of Coal-Based Methanol & Dimethyl Ether

Chapter Eight: Opportunities and Risks of Investing in China's Coal-to-Methanol Industry
8.1 Investment Environment
8.2 Investment Time Horizon
8.3 Investment Opportunities
8.4 Investment Risks
8.4.1 Policies
8.4.2 Technology
8.4.3 Business Operations
8.4.4 Competition
8.4.5 Barriers to Entry & Quit

Chapter Nine: Executive Summary

Oil Output, Consumption and Import in China in 2007
Geographical Distribution of Workable Coal Mines
China's Outputs and Export Volumes of Coke 2003-2007
China's Outputs, Apparent Consumption and Import Volumes of Methanol 2003-2007
China's Outputs of Coke, Calcium Carbide, and Coal-Based Chemical Fertilizers in 2007
Overview and Development Plans of Major Innovative Coal Chemical Projects in China
Percentage of Coal Consumption in Total Consumption of Energy Sources in China in 2007
Annual Output of Shenhua's Coal-Direct-Liquefaction Project
Comparison of Investments in Oil Refinery and in Coal-to-Methanol Projects
Comparison of Some Ethylene Plants and Shenhua's Alkene Project in China
Top 5 Countries of Proven Coal Reserves in the World
Top 7 Countries of Coal Outputs in the World in 2007
Top 7 Countries of Coal Consumption in the World in 2007
Consumption Percentages of Major Types of Energy Sources in China in 2007
Distribution Pattern of Investments in Coal-Direct-Liquefaction Projects
Methanol Projects under Construction & Plans in the World 2007-2010
Composition of Methanol Consumption in World Major Regions 2001-2007
Outputs of China's Major Methanol Producers 2007-2008
New Methanol Projects in China in 2007
Methanol Supply & Demand in China 2000-2007
Methanol Import & Export in China 2000-2007
Methanol Production and Import & Export in China in 2007
Forecast for Methanol Demand in the World
Change in Percentage of Coal among Primary Energy Sources in China 1990-2007
Proportion of Raw Materials for Synthetic Ammonia in China
Forecast for Outputs and Demand for Petroleum Products in China 2002-2010
Demand & Forecast for Diphenyl Methane-4,4'-Diisocyanate (MDI) in China 2007-2010
Demand & Forecast for Gasoline and Diesel Oil Demand in China 2007-2010
Import Volumes of Polyolefine in China 2004-2007
Price Movements of Polyolefine in China in 2007
China's Coke Production in 2007
Outputs of Coke in China 2001-2007
Patterns of Coke Production in China 2001-2007
Pattern of Coke Consumption in China in 2007
Price Movements of Coke and Coking Coal in China 2005-2007
Production Capacities of Newly-Built Coke Furnaces in China in 2007
Production Capacity of Planned Coke Furnaces in China in 2007-2008
China's Import & Export of Coking Coal 2002-2007
Prices and Price Indices of Coking Products in China Jan.-Dec. 2007
Prices of Methanol in China 2002-2007
Forecast for Outputs and Sales of Coal-Based Methanol in China 2008-2010
Forecast for Import & Export of Coal-Based Methanol in China 2008-2010
Forecast for Prices of Coal-Based Methanol in China 2008-2010
Forecast for Production Costs of Coal-Based Methanol in China 2008-2010