中集安瑞科(03899.HK)内地首个量产生物质甲醇项目投产CIMC Enric (03899.HK) Starts Up Mainland China's First Mass-Production Biomass Methanol Project

According to Green Fuel International Business Network, CIMC Enric (03899.HK) announced that China's first mass-production biomass methanol (green methanol) project has officially started production in Zhanjiang, Guangdong, with initial annual capacity of 50,000 tonnes.

According to the company, the project is one of the earliest large-scale projects in China to achieve a full-chain closed loop of "biomass waste - green methanol - shipping fuel." Its start-up marks the completion of CIMC Enric's strategic extension in the clean fuel sector from hydrogen to advanced liquid fuels, providing a practical and feasible deep decarbonization solution for the global shipping industry.

The project features strong feedstock adaptability, high operational flexibility, a high degree of process integration and significant source and process decarbonization effects, with a full-lifecycle greenhouse gas emission reduction rate of more than 85%. From the feedstock end to methanol production and on to subsequent trading and storage links, the entire chain has obtained EU ISCC EU certification and has been verified through C14 quantitative testing by the US Beta Analytic laboratory, directly verifying the completeness of "feedstock-product" carbon traceability.

Green methanol is regarded as an important pathway for decarbonizing the shipping industry. As international shipping emission reduction rules continue to tighten, green methanol with international certification is becoming a clean fuel that shipowners are racing to lock in. Obtaining the relevant certifications gives the project's products the qualification to enter the international green shipping fuel market and clears compliance obstacles for subsequent commercial deliveries.

Industry observers believe the start-up of the project marks China's biomass methanol moving from demonstration to large-scale supply, which will provide a stable green fuel source for shipping decarbonization and offer a useful practical example for China's domestic green fuel industry to connect with the international market, helping drive coordinated development of upstream and downstream feedstock collection and storage, processing and trading links.