Zhonghao Methanol Plant Began Production    

The 600 000 t/a natural gas to methanol plant of Qinghai Zhonghao Natural Gas Chemical Co Ltd (Zhonghao) came on stream at the end of June at Kunlun Economic Development Zone, Germu of Qinghai province, representing that the total methanol capacity in Germu region reached one million t/a. Natural gas the new plant needed will be supplied by the Qinghai oilfield of PetroChina Company Limited. Zhonghao started to construct the RMB2.1 billion plant on January 6th, 2007. Davy Process Technologies' low pressure synthetic technology is used in the plant.
   PetroChina's Germu Refinery has built a 100 000 t/a natural gas to methanol plant in 1999 and a 300 000 t/a methanol plant in 2006.