Shandong Energy Group Forges National High-end Chemical Industry Layout in the First Year of the 15th Five-Year Plan

As the first year of the 15th Five-Year Plan unfolds, state-owned enterprises in Shandong Province have proactively aligned themselves with the national strategic deployment, focusing firmly on high-quality development. Among them, Shandong Energy Group has taken the lead in building four regional high-end chemical bases spanning from Shandong’s plains to the Shaanxi-Inner Mongolia Plateau and the foot of the Tianshan Mountains, weaving a green and efficient industrial blueprint through integrated layout.

Adhering to the development philosophy of "relying on coal, optimizing coal, extending coal and surpassing coal", the group has deeply integrated into the national modern coal chemical industry strategy, adhering to the direction of "high-end, low-carbon, park-based and integrated development". It has built a coordinated development pattern of "four regional bases + eight chemical parks", promoting the chemical industry from scattered layout to integrated synergy, Xinhua News Agency reported.

In Shandong, the core hinterland of the group’s chemical industry, the integration of coal chemical and petrochemical industries has become a key driver of high-end manufacturing. Qixiang Tengda, a subsidiary of the group, has established the world’s largest C4 deep processing base, realizing the full value chain utilization of C4 resources. Amid fluctuating global crude oil prices, its diversified product portfolio, ranging from maleic anhydride and methyl ethyl ketone to MMA and nitrile latex, has helped it achieve steady growth against the trend.

Lunan High-end Chemical New Materials Park, a cornerstone of the group’s coal chemical sector, is advancing a 60,000-ton/year polyoxymethylene project with international advanced performance. Its energy-saving demonstration project adopts the independently developed semi-waste pot OMB pulverized coal gasification technology, significantly improving resource utilization and reducing energy consumption and carbon emissions.

In the Shaanxi-Inner Mongolia region, the group has built a high-end coal-based value highland through in-depth resource conversion. At the edge of the Mu Us Desert, Future Energy’s 1 million-ton/year coal indirect liquefaction demonstration project, the first of its kind in China, has turned coal into high-value products. Its 115℃ refined Fischer-Tropsch wax, with the highest melting point in China, has broken foreign monopoly and been sold to more than 10 countries and regions, China News Service stated.

In Ordos, Rongxin Chemical, another subsidiary, has built the world’s largest 4,000-ton/day coal-water slurry gasification furnace, whose technology has been applied in over 200 furnaces across 71 domestic enterprises. It is also accelerating the construction of an 800,000-ton/year methanol-to-olefins project, expected to be put into production during the 15th Five-Year Plan period.

In Xinjiang, the group is exploring the green integration of coal chemical industry and new energy. At Ganquanbao Coal Chemical Park, continuous technological transformation has reduced energy consumption year by year. The 800,000-ton/year coal-to-olefins project under construction in Zhundong adopts the OMB pulverized coal gasification technology, with a carbon conversion rate of over 99% and 10% higher energy utilization efficiency than traditional technologies.

Spanning 3,000 kilometers, the four bases complement each other, forming a closely linked industrial chain. Facing the 15th Five-Year Plan, Shandong Energy Group will further deepen its integrated development strategy, enhance industrial competitiveness, and fulfill its responsibility as a state-owned enterprise in ensuring national energy security and building a modern industrial system.