据ICIS网站4月17日休斯顿报道 总部位于美国的化工生产商塞拉尼斯周三表示，将在其位于德克萨斯州帕萨迪纳的克利尔湖乙酰基中间体制造厂大幅扩大甲醇产能。

该公司已获得其与日本三井公司的Fairway甲醇合资企业（JV）董事会的批准，以进行第二阶段扩建，将产量增加至170万吨/年。

克利尔湖甲醇装置于2015年10月作为塞拉尼斯和三井公司的合资企业投产，年产能为130万吨。

扩建项目将在可行的情况下尽快实施，并等待常规监管和批准，但未披露财务细节。

塞拉尼斯补充说，在扩建的同时，塞拉尼斯和三井将评估克利尔湖甲醇装置的其他成本效益扩建方案。

该乙酰公司副总裁Todd Elliott表示：“塞拉尼斯很乐意利用工程领导、卓越制造和化学工业专业知识来在甲醇生产方面取得历史性的里程碑式的成就。” 

Elliott 说：“甲醇是生产醋酸和其他关键化工产品的关键原料，这些扩建将使塞拉尼斯能够管理世界上最大的乙酰中间体生产设施以及全球塞拉尼斯乙酰工厂的生产网络的未来生产力和增长配置选项。”

现有的甲醇装置利用美国海湾沿岸地区的低成本天然气作为原料。

合资公司由Fairway甲醇有限责任公司运营，塞拉尼斯和三井均持有50/50的所有权。

王  磊   摘译自   ICIS

原文如下：

Celanese to expand methanol capacity at US plant

Celanese is to “significantly expand” methanol capacity at its Clear Lake acetyl intermediates manufacturing facility in Pasadena, Texas, the US-headquartered chemicals producer said on Wednesday.

The company has been granted approvals from the board of its Fairway Methanol joint venture (JV) with Japan’s Mitsui & Co for a second phase expansion, which will increase production to 1.7m tonnes/year.

The Clear Lake methanol unit was commissioned in October 2015 as a JV between Celanese and Mitsui & Co with an annual capacity of 1.3m tonnes.

The expansion project will be implemented “as soon as operationally feasible” and pending customary regulatory and permitting approvals. Financial details were not disclosed.

In parallel with this expansion, Celanese and Mitsui will evaluate additional cost effective expansion options for the Clear Lake methanol unit, Celanese added.

“Celanese is pleased to deliver on a historic milestone achievement in methanol production using engineering leadership, manufacturing excellence and chemical industry expertise,” said Todd Elliott, senior vice president, acetyls.

“Methanol is a crucial raw material for the production of acetic acid and other key chemical products and these expansions will enable Celanese to manage future productivity and growth configuration options for the world’s largest acetyl intermediates production facility, as well as the production network of Celanese acetyls plants globally,” said Elliott.

The existing methanol unit utilises low-cost natural gas in the US Gulf Coast region as a feedstock.

The JV operates as Fairway Methanol LLC, with both Celanese and Mitsui maintaining a 50/50 ownership.