BGL gasifiers manufactured for China Coal Ordos Energy and Chemical | Credit: TZCO (Oct 21, 2022)

The Tuke Chemical Branch (图克化工分公司) is a large-scale coal-to-chemicals facility operated by China Coal Ordos Energy & Chemical Co., Ltd., located in Tuke Industrial Park, Wushen Banner, Ordos City, Inner Mongolia. Construction began in June 2011, with commissioning completed in 2013 and commercial production commencing in February 2014.​ 

The facility produces approximately 8 million tonnes of purified syngas annually (9.1 billion Nm³/year) with 13 Zemag BGL crushed coal pressurized slagging gasifiers (11 operating + 2 stand-by configuration)​. At the Tuke Chemical branch, the syngas is converted into 1 Mt/y of ammonia that is converted into 1.75 Mt/y of urea, and 1 Mt/y of methanol, and the balance of the syngas is supplied to the neighbouring 1.8 Mt/y Mengda Methanol plant. 

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