A new methanol project at Qinghai Zhonghao Natural Gas Chemical Co will use Johnson Matthey Catalysts and Davy Process Technology to supply methanol technology, basic engineering design and catalysts.

Johnson Matthey Catalysts (JM) and Davy Process Technology (DPT) are pleased to announce they have entered into contracts for a methanol technology licence, basic engineering design and catalysts with Qinghai Zhonghao Natural Gas Chemical Co, for their new methanol project. The project will use JM/DPT advanced steam reforming technology, methanol synthesis technology and catalysts for the production of 2000 tons per day of methanol from natural gas. The methanol plant will be built at a new production facility at Geermu City in Qinghai Province, China.

The basic engineering of the plant is currently being performed by DPT and the detailed engineering of the plant will be performed by Chengda Engineering Corporation of China.

The methanol technology has been chosen from an extensive portfolio of syngas and methanol synthesis processes developed and marketed by JM and DPT for use in gas and coal to chemicals plants.

As a supplier of both precious and base metal catalysts, Johnson Matthey Catalysts offers products for a diverse range of industries: from fuel cells and environmental catalysts to petrochemicals, edible oils and specialist oil and gas purification.

In addition JM also supplies a full range of catalysts for synthesis gas (syngas) and methanol and is able to custom manufacture Fischer Tropsch catalysts.