Development status of coal chemical industry in China and its influence on petrochemical industry

Several new coal chemical technologies,including coal to oil,coal to olefins,coal to gas and coal to glycol,and the development status in China,were introduced. Some problems about coal chemical resource consumption,carbon dioxide emissions etc. were discussed. Meanwhile,the influence on petrochemical industry caused by capacity growth of coal chemical industry was analyzed. Owing to China's dependence on foreign oil increasing year by year,development of modern coal chemical industry is a beneficial supplement to petrochemical industry,and is an important way to take advantage of China's rich coal resources and to ensure national energy security. Modern coal chemical industry in China has made rapid development in recent years,but on the whole it is still in the exploratory stage:the way of development needs further study,testing to be made in an orderly manner,and promotion to be made carefully. With the production capacity of modern coal chemical industry in China continuing to increase, competition between coal chemical industry and petrochemical industry is becoming more and more prominent,therefore petrochemical enterprises should pay attention to innovation,give full play to the differentiation advantage of petrochemical products,and ultimately bring about complementary advantages and win-win situation.