China, Inner Mongolia: Yitai Coal-to-Chemicals Project Approved by Inner Mongolia Development and Reform Commission - November 12, 2012

  Located 100 km West of Baotou, the plant is planned to start in 2016. Capacity will be 1.2 Mt/a of refined chemicals. Capex is estimated around $3b.

 USA, North Dakota: Dakota Gas Plans to Evaluate Urea Production - October 11, 2012

  The company has produced Substitute Natural Gas from lignite since 1984. Urea production could start in 2015-2016 with a capacity of 1,100 tons per day.

 China: Sinopec Sets up a Coal-to-Chemicals Subsidiary - September 28, 2012

  The name of the company is Sinopec Great Wall Energy & Chemical Co. Ltd. It features 7 advanced projects: 5 Coal-to-Olefins, one Substitute Natural Gas and one MonoEthylene Glycol.

 India: Tata/Sasol Clarifies on its Coal Block Allocation in Odisha for CTL - September 13, 2012

  The Tata/Sasol joint venture (SETSPL) will start exploration as soon as the Prospect License, ordered on March 15, 2012, is executed.

 Ukraine: Five Gasification plants projected for SNG - September 12, 2012

  President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych announced these projects aimed at dreceasing energy dependance to natural gas imports. $3.5b are to be allocated.

 USA: DKRW Inks Engineering Contract with Sinopec Engineering - August 31, 2012

  Sinopec Engineering will provide turnkey engineering, procurement and construction services for the 11,600 b/d Medicine Bow CTL plant (Wyoming). Main technology providers are GE (Gasification) and ExxonMobil (Methanol-To-Gasoline).

 India: Government Boosts the Redeployment of Coal-to-Ammonia - September 7, 2012

  Shri Srikant Kumar Jena, Minister of State for Chemicals & Fertilizers, stated that closed urea unites would be revived and announced a Rs80bn ($1.4bn) investment in the Talcher Unit (Odisha).

 China: Shenhua CCS Pilot Reached 13.4 m3/h Sequestration Rate - August 14, 2012

  This average rate was measured from June 4 to 10. Sequestration started in 2011.

 China: Coal Conversion Investments to Reach $133b in the 2011-15 period - July, 2012

  According to Guoxin Securities, CNY850b ($133.4b) will be invested during the 12th 5-year plan (2011-15).

 China: Lu'an Started Construction Work to Reach 100,000 bbl/d - June 26, 2012

  Based on technology developped by the Shanxi Research Institite of Coal Chemistry, phase 1 will be 40,000 bbl/d. Present capacity is 4,200 bbl/d.