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JUNE 5, 2013

China Yuchai International Limited announced that its main operating subsidiary, Guangxi Yuchai Machinery Company Limited (GYMCL) and GYMCL’s joint venture company, Y&C Engine Co., Bei Ben), and Inner Mongolia First Machinery Group Co., Yiji Group), to form a new joint venture company to be located in Baotou, Inner Mongolia.

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MAY 15, 2011

Shenhua Group’s coal-to-liquid (CTL) project in north China operated profitably in the first quarter of this year, according to a company executive. With annual capacity expected to reach one million tonnes, the pilot project operated for 5,000 hours last year and produced 450,000 tonnes of oil products, according to Zhang.

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APRIL 19, 2017

China-based electric vehicle startup NIO unveiled the NIO ES8, an electric SUV planned for serial production for the China market later this year. The company also announced it will begin taking pre-orders of its flagship supercar, the NIO EP9 ( earlier post ). NIO intends to equip the ES8 with a swappable battery pack.

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JULY 17, 2011

il sands is a feasible process for the production of an upgraded bitumen-derived liquid from Inner Mongolian oil sand. Israel’s Brack Capital Energy (BCE) is exploring for oil sands reserves in the Xing’an region of Inner Mongolia. The bitumen products from oil sands can be recovered through open-pit and underground mining processes.

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MARCH 26, 2009

China’s Yitai Group’s 160,000 tonne/year coal-to-liquids (CTL) plant in northern China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region has produced qualified diesel oil and naphtha in its trial run. Zhang Shuangwang, chairman of Inner Mongolia Yitai Group, said that the company plans to put this facility into full operation this year.

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OCTOBER 20, 2011

The company’s Board of Directors has authorized an additional investment of $114 million, which includes contingency funds, to accelerate the facility’s start-up. Every month that we accelerate our start-up provides that much more product to customers who need it now. —Mark Smith.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2009

Shell) also qualified three Chinese companies for the manufacture of key equipment for the Shell Coal Gasification Process (SCGP), in order to make the Shell technology more competitive in the Chinese market. is a subsidiary company to Shenhua Group Corporation Limited. Shenhua Group is the world’s largest coal company.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2014

Haldor Topsoe A/S announced that Huineng, a large-scale SNG (Substitute Natural Gas) plant, went successfully on-stream near the city of Ordos, located in Inner Mongolia in the northern part of China. The Huineng SNG plant is owned and operated by the private Chinese company Huineng Coal Electricity Group and represents an investment of US$1.1

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FEBRUARY 25, 2011

who will soon unveil such product in partnerships with Chinese companies. Liu says that Teco is also developing the pull-type motors for battery electric vehicle (BEV) developed by Taiwanese automaker Yulon Motor Co., Teco signed a cooperation agreement with SIM-Drive Corp.

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MAY 20, 2011

The two companies also agreed to negotiate a strategic arrangement for the entire China market, if field tests are positive. The company claims that the CTG technology can rejuvenate, resume, and enhance gas production at an attractively low cost. Next Fuel, Inc., Next Fuel, Inc.,

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

The Evolution Series Locomotives operate in key rail markets worldwide, including in the US, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Egypt, Kazakhstan, China, Mongolia, and Australia. The Texas facility will manufacture, assemble and remanufacture GE’s rail and transportation-related products.

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DECEMBER 19, 2010

Water purification technology company Aquatech has been awarded a contract for a Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) plant for a coal-to-chemicals facility in Hailer in Inner Mongolia. NGCC), a Yuntianhua Chemical group company, and is targeted to produce some 500,000 tons of ammonia and 800,000 tons of urea annually from syngas.

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MAY 11, 2012

GE announced the opening of GE Shenhua Gasification Technology Company Ltd., China contributed 68% towards the region’s total coal production in 2011. During this decade, Asia-Pacific’s coal production is expected to grow at a CAGR of 4.1%, to reach approximately 7 billion metric tons by 2020.

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JANUARY 29, 2010

Cougar Energy Limited and a company associated with Australia Petroleum Ltd. the development of a methane production facility and potentially an LNG production facility. the development of a methane production facility and potentially an LNG production facility.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

Accelergy Corporation ( earlier post ) is partnering with the Yankuang Group, one of the largest coal companies in China, on a feasibility study for a joint, large-scale, low-carbon, hybrid—i.e., The company is engaged in various sectors, but focuses its coal operations on production, sales and coal-to-chemicals.

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MAY 3, 2011

and Saab Automobile AB (Saab Automobile) have signed an agreement with Hawtai Motor Group Company Limited (Hawtai). With Hawtai’s clean diesel engine technologies and production capacity, and its ambitious development programs, we have found the right partner to develop the Saab business and build a solid relationship.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

Coal-powered synthetic natural gas (SNG) plants being planned in China would produce seven times more greenhouse gas emissions than conventional natural gas plants, and use up to 100 times the water as shale gas production, according to a new study by Duke University researchers published in the journal Nature Climate Change.

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JUNE 30, 2009

The plant will be jointly developed with South Africa-based Sasol, the world’s largest CTL company. The project is ultimately expected to convert approximately 3 million tons of coal annually to produce an output of 80,000 barrels of oil products daily. This 1,000 hour test follows a successful trial run held earlier this year.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2009

The company is committed to a long-term program to convert its huge lignite holdings into liquid products such as gasoline and methanol, as well as industrial nitrogen, hydrogen, and carbon dioxide. The evaluation program will be conducted in stages as a 50:50 joint venture between the two companies. Click to enlarge.

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