Outline of MGC Activity for MeOH/DME Business Development · 2019-12-17 · Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co. Inc. Outline of MGC Activity for MeOH/DME Business Development 13th November,

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co. Inc.

Outline of MGC Activity for MeOH/DME Business Development

13th November, 2013Eiji OKADA

Planning & Development DivisionNatural Gas Chemicals Company

MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.

8th Asian DME Conference


CONTENTSCONTENTS

1. Introduction - Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co.2. MGC MeOH Business 3. MGC DME Business4. MeOH & DME business Integration

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Founded: 1918

Incorporated: 1951

Capital: JPY 41.97 Billion ( roughly USD 420 Million )

Number of Employees: Consolidated: 5,399 Non-consolidated: 2,399

Stock Listings: Tokyo

Homepage: http://www.mgc.co.jp/eng/index.html

Business Segments: 1. Natural Gas Chemicals 2. Aromatic Chemicals3. Specialty Chemicals4. Information & Advanced Materials

Introduction – Mitsubishi Gas Chemical (1/2)Introduction – Mitsubishi Gas Chemical (1/2)

As of March 31, 2013

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical (MGC) has been developing business in a wide range of fields from basic chemicals to specialty chemicals and advanced materials having our company motto, “To offer unique products through original technology”.


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Aromatic Chemicals Division Common Aromatic Chemicals Paraxylene, PTA, Phthalic anhydride,

Orthoxylene, Isophthalic Acid ,Plasticizers Functional Aromatic Products MXDA, MX nylon, Aldehydes

Natural Gas Chemicals Division Basic chemicals Methanol, Ammonia, Formaldehyde Organic chemicals Amines, Polyols, MMA Energy Resources Exploration & Development for Gas & Oil,

Geothermal power, Fuel DME Others Biochemical

Specialty Chemicals Division Inorganic Chemicals Hydrogen peroxide, Electronic chemical

Lens monomer Engineering Plastics Polycarbonate, POM, m-PPE, Reny

Information & Advanced Materials Division Electronic Materials BT laminate, Epoxy laminate, Oxygen Absorbers AGELESS, RP systems

Introduction – Mitsubishi Gas Chemical (2/2)Introduction – Mitsubishi Gas Chemical (2/2)


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Natural Gas Chemicals BusinessNatural Gas Chemicals Business

• First Company in Japan to synthesize Methanol (1952) and Ammonia (1957) from Natural Gas.

• MGC has developed Business based on Natural Gas.- Development of Natural Gas Resources in Niigata Gas Field.- Production of Derivatives derived from Methanol & Ammonia- Expansion of methanol business overseas

• AR-RAZI commenced commercial operation in 1983.

• METOR commenced commercial operation in 1994.

• BMC commenced commercial operation in 2010.


MGC is the only company who can serve with all about Methanol.

Exploration & Operation of

Natural Gas

Technical ServicesMarketing

Logistics Catalyst

ProcessTechnology

Methanol Downstream

Plant Operation & MaintenanceMGC

Integrated Methanol Business

MGC Methanol Business (2/2)MGC Methanol Business (2/2)


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Metor

MGC America

MGC Singapore

AR-RAZIMGC Head Office

MGC Europe

Tank Terminal

Sulige (Inner Mongolia)

AMPCO

(Equatorial Guinea)

Technology License

MGC Thailand

J/V Company with MGC for producing MethanolMGC Sales Subsidiary

MGC Worldwide NetworksMGC Worldwide Networks

BMC

MGC Shanghai


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MGC Worldwide Methanol PlantsMGC Worldwide Methanol Plants

Brunei850KTPA (Year 2010)

China (Inner Mongolia)180KTPA (Restart Year 2003)

VenezuelaMETOR Ⅰ 750KTPA

(Year 1994)

METOR Ⅱ 850KTPA(Year 2010)

Saudi ArabiaAR-RAZIⅠ 740KTPA

(Year1983)

Ⅱ 700KTPA(Year 1991)

Ⅲ 930KTPA(Year 1997)

Ⅳ 930KTPA(Year 1999)

Ⅴ 1,700KTPA(Year 2008)

Equatorial Guinea850KTPA (Year 2001)

10 Plants

Over 8.4 million MT


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Overview of Methanol DownstreamOverview of Methanol Downstream

Methyl t-Butyl Ether(MTBE)

Methyl Methacrylate(MMA)

Formaldehyde Resin

Resin

Polyacetal

Polyol

Dimethyl Ether ( DME )

Gasoline/Fuels

Solvents Cellulosics, Dyes

Resin

H2 & CO

Acetic Acid (AA)

Chemical Synthesis

Wood products

Molding materials

Engineering Plastics

FRP

Adhesives

Mogas blending,Bio-diesel

Utility plants, Fuel cells

+Urea

+Phenol

+Melamine

+Aldehydes

Mogas additive

Poly MMA Sheets, Molding materialsLPG, Gasoil substitute,

Olefins, etc.

Methylamines DMF, DMAC Solvents

Methanol

Others

-H2

+CO/H2

+C4

+Ammonia +CO, AA


DME Syn.Reactor #1

Product DME

Water

Recycle MeOH

Pure MeOH

#2

MeOHEvaporator DME

Column

MeOH Column

DME Synthesis Distillation2 CH3OH→CH3OCH3 + H2O

DME Production Process Outline~ MeOH Dehydration ~

DME Production Process Outline~ MeOH Dehydration ~

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Active Alumina Base Catalyst High Activity Catalyst・Selectivity

Long Catalyst Life

Easy Handling Standard Operating Condition

Conversion ratio / 1 pass : 70～80%Selectivity : ≧ 98%

Bench scale longevity test result > 90,000 g-DME/g-Cat. production

Expectation catalyst longevity in commercial device : > 5 years

Reaction temperature: 250 ～ 400℃Reaction pressure : 1.0 ～ 2.5 MPa-G

Methanol Dehydration Catalyst of MGCMethanol Dehydration Catalyst of MGC

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1965 DME Processing technology development

1966 1,000tpa Plant ( Affiliated company of MGC )

1981 6,000tpa Plant ( Niigata factory of MGC )

1984 3,600tpa Plant ( Licensed to LG in South Korea)

1990 25,000tpa Plant ( Licensed Akzo in the Netherlands)

2008 80,000tpa Plant （ Niigata factory of MGC ）2010 20,000tpd Plant (Licensed to Grillo in Germany)

Footprint of MGC DME ProcessFootprint of MGC DME Process


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Participants of DME Promotion ProjectParticipants of DME Promotion ProjectName : Fuel DME Production Co,. Ltd.Capital : 465,000,000JPY (4,650,000USD ← 100JPY/USD)Shareholders :

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc. (29.15%)ITOCHU Corporation (13.25%)Japan Petroleum Exploration Co., Ltd. (12.00%)Taiyo Oil Company, Limited (10.00%)TOTAL Di-Methyl Ether Japan Ltd. (10.00%)Toyota Tsusho Corporation (10.00%)JGC Corporation ( 5.30%)Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. ( 5.30%)Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation ( 5.00%)

Date of Establishment : 3 April 2007


DME Plant in Japan

Overview of 80,000tpa Plant

DME Storage Tank

DME Column

Methanol Recovery Column

DME Reactor

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DME Promotion Plant Outline (2)DME Promotion Plant Outline (2) Products: Fuel grade DME, Purity > 99% (according to JIS TS)

Annual Production Capacity: 80,000 ton/year (240 ton/day)

Plant Cost: approx. 2.5 billions Japanese Yen (25 million USD)including 2000m3 of product tank

Feedstock: Imported Methanol (Federal Grade AA)Transportation by pipeline form Mitsubishi Gas Chemical(MGC)’s owned existing methanol import terminal at NiigataEast Port to MGC Niigata Factory

Production Process: MGC Methanol Dehydration Process(commercially established technology)


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DME Licensed Plant In GermanyDME Licensed Plant In GermanyLicensee:

Capacity:

Location:

Start Commercial Operation

EPC Contractor

Grillo AG

20KTA (60ton/day)(Propellant/Chemical Grade)

Hoechst Industrial ParkFrankfurt, Germany

October, 2012

Bayer Technology Services


MGC Large scale DME ProcessMGC Large scale DME Process

1 Pass Conversion = 50 ~ 80%

Selectivity ≧ 98%

1 Pass Conversion = 70 ~ 80%

Selectivity ≧ 98%Byproduct Water

Reformer MeOHSynthesis

NaturalGas

DMESynthesis Distillation DME

Off Gas

MGC MethanolProduction Technology

MGC DMEProduction Technology

Off Gas(Reformer Fuel)Syn.

Gas

MeOH

Integration


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South East Africa

PNG

South East Asia

Potential Locations for DME Development Potential Locations for DME Development

North Europe

China

Russia

North America

Trinidad Tobacco


MeOH/DME Feasibility Study in T&TMeOH/DME Feasibility Study in T&T

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LA BREA, UNION ESTATE, TRINIDAD

Methanol 1,000 kMT/aDME 100 kMT/a


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Diesel = Smoky DME = Clean

Diesel Power Substitute

Diesel Car Substitute

LPG Substitute (DME blending)

0.00

5.00

10.00

15.00

20.00

25.00 WTI ($/mmbtu)HH NG ($/mmbtu)

Advantage of NG

DME Promotion in T&TDME Promotion in T&T


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Source : DME Promotion Center

Fuel DME : Future Vision


Thank you

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc.MGC HP http://www.mgc.co.jp/eng/index.htmlFuel DME HP http://www.fueldme.com/

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Outline of MGC Activity for MeOH/DME Business Development · 2019-12-17 · Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co. Inc. Outline of MGC Activity for MeOH/DME Business Development 13th November,