2.4Coal methanol The annual output of pure methanol of AA grade is 250，000tons.The gross project investment is 1.3billion Yuan（130million Euro）.
In addition，there are also projects on medium active carbon，coal slack for electricity generation and the utilization of clinker，etc.
3.International Cooperation
On July 11th，2006，Shenhua Ningxia Coal Industry Group signed with SHELL an a collaborative research agreement.Adopting SHELL’s technique on indirect liquefaction of coal，both parties will together develop the project of coal indirect liquefaction.The investment for this project approximates 6billion US dollars.Besides，a coal indirect liquefaction plant，which can manufacture daily 70，000buckets of oil products and chemical industrial products，will be investigated and set up at the Ningdong coal base to solve the technical and commercial feasibility.
Recently，Shenhua Ningxia Coal Industry Group also signed a similar agreement with THE SASOL in South African in which a planning daily output of 80，000buckets will be achieved.The program which the SHELL will participate in has a similar scale with the SASOL’s coal indirect liquefaction program.Both are key constructing projects of the Ningdong coal and chemical industry base.
III.The Commercial Opportunities In The Exploitation Of Energy Resources In Ningxia
The construction of Ningxia Ningdong energy resources and chemical industry base，which demands an investment of over 100billion Yuan（10billion Euro），is a large-scale project.Being a big systematic project，it involves various technologies and has a comparatively long industry chain.Meanwhile，during the base construction and the operation of the programs，in quite long a period，the problems of wastes（waste residues，gas and water）processing and utilization will have to be tackled with，and also the problems of efficient environmental protection.Therefore，the construction of Ningdong energy resources and chemical industry base needs the shares and investment from international groups，needs the introduction of talents and technologies，needs international cooperation to develop new techniques.It will provides promising opportunities of commerce and development to brilliant and capable persons.