KBI started the first project in China establishing Joint Venture Company with local Chinese partners. The First project is for the treatment of huge amount of coal gangue from local coal mine. To do this, KBI technician adapted HTCW technology, called MTCW (Medium Temperature Conversion of Waste), which is capable of viably processing coal gangue in large volumes and, like HTCW, is patent registered. MTCW works in combination with HTCW which provides additional calorific value by processing municipal waste.
The first phase for WuHai, already in the planning process, will have a capacity of 50.000 tons of coal gangue and 10.000 tons of municipal waste. The clean synthesis gas produced by the MTCW process will be converted into methanol, eventually culminating in annual production of 200,000 tons by processing 800,000 tons of coal gangue and municipal waste.
Total investment for this first complete site in China will be around 130 million Euros, funded by private Chinese investors, State environmental subsidies and an institutional loan.
Future plans include the construction of 52 HTCW & MTCW plants including 8 for HTCW municipal waste, 40 MTCW coal gangue and low quality coal and 4 HTCW specialized hazardous materials treatment plants in various locations in China.
Example of millions of tons of coal gangue residues, growing each day
Signing of JV contract on 16 Nov 2009
MTCW (Medium Temperature Conversion of Waste) / HTCW (High Temperature Conversion of Waste) WuHai Plant – ground plan of final stage, WuHai, Inner Mongolia
Following a presentation of HTCW to WuHai’s mayor and other town officials, the mayor had expressed his firm support for establishing the site for the first MTCW / HTCW plant in WuHai.
