印尼布托纳斯石化拟建甲醇工厂

Group 1 - The company, Butonas Petrochemical, plans to invest $1 billion to build a methanol plant in Bojonegoro, East Java, with an annual production capacity of 1 million tons, expected to start operations in 2029 [1] - Indonesia's annual methanol consumption is approximately 2.35 million tons, while the domestic supply from KMI is only about 680,000 tons, resulting in a 1.75 million ton import gap that the new plant aims to fill [1] - The methanol plant is part of Indonesia's 77 national strategic projects for 2025-2029 and will support the country's energy goals, particularly with the implementation of B40 and B50 biodiesel blending policies [1] Group 2 - The company has selected Air Liquide from France as the technology provider for the methanol plant, which will utilize steam methane reforming (SMR) technology optimized for scalability, energy integration, and environmental performance [1] - The plant will occupy 130 hectares and will use 90 million cubic feet of natural gas and 24 million cubic feet of carbon dioxide annually, sourced from the nearby JTB gas processing plant operated by a subsidiary of the Indonesian National Oil Company [1] - The company is also planning to build a bioethanol plant next to the methanol facility to support Indonesia's clean energy transition, although this project is currently in the early development stage [2]