8 th Asian DME Conference Outline of MGC Activity for MeOH/DME Business Development 13 th November, 2013 Eiji OKADA Planning & Development Division Natural Gas Chemicals Company MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.
CONTENTS 1. Introduction - Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co. 2. MGC MeOH Business 3. MGC DME Business 4. MeOH & DME business Integration 1
Introduction Mitsubishi Gas Chemical (1/2) 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. As of March 31, 2013 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 Chemicals 3. Specialty Chemicals 4. Information & Advanced Materials 2
Introduction Mitsubishi Gas Chemical (2/2) 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 Aromatic Chemicals Division Common Aromatic Chemicals Paraxylene, PTA, Phthalic anhydride, Orthoxylene, Isophthalic Acid,Plasticizers Functional Aromatic Products MXDA, MX nylon, Aldehydes 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 3
Natural 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. 4
MGC Methanol Business (2/2) Exploration & Operation of Natural Gas Process Technology Methanol Downstream Logistics MGC Integrated Methanol Business Plant Operation & Maintenance Catalyst Marketing Technical Services MGC is the only company who can serve with all about Methanol.
MGC Worldwide Networks MGC Europe AMPCO (Equatorial Guinea) MGC Shanghai Sulige (Inner Mongolia) MGC Thailand MGC Head Office AR-RAZI BMC MGC Singapore MGC America Metor Tank Terminal Technology License 6 MGC Sales Subsidiary J/V Company with MGC for producing Methanol
Saudi Arabia AR-RAZI Ⅰ 740KTPA (Year1983) Ⅱ 700KTPA (Year 1991) MGC Worldwide Methanol Plants China (Inner Mongolia) 180KTPA (Restart Year 2003) Venezuela METOR Ⅰ 750KTPA (Year 1994) Ⅲ 930KTPA (Year 1997) Ⅳ 930KTPA (Year 1999) METOR Ⅱ 850KTPA (Year 2010) Ⅴ 1,700KTPA (Year 2008) Brunei 850KTPA (Year 2010) Equatorial Guinea 850KTPA (Year 2001) 10 Plants Over 8.4 million MT 7
Overview of Methanol Downstream Methanol -H2 +Urea Formaldehyde +Phenol +Melamine Resin Resin Resin Wood products Adhesives Molding materials Polyacetal Engineering Plastics +CO/H2 +C4 +Aldehydes Acetic Acid (AA) Methyl t-butyl Ether(MTBE) Polyol FRP Mogas additive Methyl Methacrylate(MMA) Poly MMA Sheets, Molding materials LPG, Gasoil substitute, Dimethyl Ether ( DME ) Olefins, etc. +Ammonia +CO, AA Methylamines DMF, DMAC Solvents Gasoline/Fuels Solvents H2 & CO Others Mogas blending, Bio-diesel Utility plants, Fuel cells Cellulosics, Dyes Chemical Synthesis 8
DME Production Process Outline ~ MeOH Dehydration ~ Recycle MeOH Pure MeOH MeOH Evaporator DME Column Product DME DME Syn. Reactor #1 #2 MeOH Column Water DME Synthesis 2 CH 3 OH CH 3 OCH 3 + H 2 O Distillation 9
Methanol Dehydration Catalyst of MGC Active Alumina Base Catalyst High Activity Catalyst Selectivity Conversion ratio / 1 pass : 70~80% Selectivity : 98% Long Catalyst Life Bench scale longevity test result > 90,000 g-dme/g-cat. production Expectation catalyst longevity in commercial device : > 5 years Easy Handling Standard Operating Condition Reaction temperature: 250 ~ 400 Reaction pressure : 1.0 ~ 2.5 MPa-G 10
Footprint of MGC DME Process 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) 11
Participants of DME Promotion Project Name : 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 12
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co. Inc. DME Plant in Japan Methanol Recovery Column DME Column DME Storage Tank DME Reactor Overview of 80,000tpa Plant 13
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 2000m 3 of product tank Feedstock: Imported Methanol (Federal Grade AA) Transportation by pipeline form Mitsubishi Gas Chemical (MGC) s owned existing methanol import terminal at Niigata East Port to MGC Niigata Factory Production Process: MGC Methanol Dehydration Process (commercially established technology) 14
DME Licensed Plant In Germany Licensee: Grillo AG Capacity: 20KTA (60ton/day) (Propellant/Chemical Grade) Location: Hoechst Industrial Park Frankfurt, Germany Start Commercial Operation October, 2012 EPC Contractor Bayer Technology Services 15
MGC Large scale DME Process Natural Gas Reformer 1 Pass Conversion = 50 ~ 80% Selectivity 98% Syn. Gas MeOH Synthesis Off Gas (Reformer Fuel) MGC Methanol Production Technology MeOH Integration Off Gas MGC DME Production Technology DME Synthesis Distillation DME 1 Pass Conversion = 70 ~ 80% Selectivity 98% Byproduct Water
Potential Locations for DME Development North Europe Russia China North America Trinidad Tobacco PNG South East Asia South East Africa 17
MeOH/DME Feasibility Study in T&T LA BREA, UNION ESTATE, TRINIDAD Methanol 1,000 kmt/a DME 100 kmt/a 18 18
DME Promotion in T&T Advantage of NG Diesel Car Substitute 25.00 WTI ($/mmbtu) 20.00 HH NG ($/mmbtu) 15.00 10.00 5.00 0.00 LPG Substitute (DME blending) Diesel = Smoky DME = Clean Diesel Power Substitute 19
Fuel DME : Future Vision Source : DME Promotion Center 20
Thank you Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc. MGC HP http://www.mgc.co.jp/eng/index.html Fuel DME HP http://www.fueldme.com/