India, Orissa: Commissionning of Angul Gasification Unit to be Completed by the end of June - April 6, 2013

  Angul will be the world's largest direct-reduced iron (DRI) plant based on coal gasification. World CTL plans to propose the visit Angul plant by the end of 2013.

 World: Financial Times Article Follows the World CTL 2013 - May 1, 2013

  FT article, written by Alexander Gladstone, Senior Correspondent, reports on discussions held at the World CTL 2013 Conference held in Shanghai from April 16 to 19, 2013.

 Australia: UCG Reactor Survey Confirms Prediction after 20 Month Operation -

  After around 13,000 tons of coal have been gasified in 20 months of continuous operation, Carbon Energy releases the result of an independant geophysical survey.

 China, Zhejiang: 1.8 million tons/year methanol to olefins start-up - February 3, 2013

  Located in Ningbo, it belongs to Ningbo Heyuan Chemical Company. The process is DMTO, developed by Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics.

 World: Mr. Max-Michael Weiss, Air Liquide Germany, Awarded the 2013 World CTL Award - February 18, 2013

  The presentation ceremony will take place in Shanghai on April 18, 2013 before the conclusion of the World CTL 2013 Conference.

 China, Guizhou Province: YanKuang Kaiyang Chemical's 500kt/a Ammonia Plant on Line - January 21, 2013

  Yankuang Kaiyang Chemical started up its 500kt/ ammonia plant and outputted on-spec product. Based on CNY4.2bn Capex, the process includes Choren's pulverized coal gasification. Construction started in 2009 and commissioning took place in June, 2012.

 Indonesia: Celanese will Build a Coal-to-Ethanol Plant with Pertamina - January 16, 2013

  Production is planned to start in 2016. Capex is estimanted $2.5bn for a 1.1 Mt ethanol capacity.

 China: Yima Plant has Started Methanol Production - January 7, 2013

  A 75/25 JV between Yima Coal and SES (Synthesis Energy Systems), the unit, located in Henan Province, will produce 300 mt/year of refined methanol.

 Ukraine: Deal Signed for the Development of Coal Gasification - December 26, 2012

  China Development Bank Corporation and Naftogaz Ukrainy agreed on a $3.7b credit line on 19 years, opening a market of mt10m of coal.

 China, Tianjin: Greengan celebrates on-grid connection - December 12, 2012

  Connection was made in november, 2012. Greengen IGCC R&D project has been developped by China Huaneng and 8 partners including Peabody Energy, USA.