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by more than half with the introduction of our

Lurgi MegaMethanol® technology, specifically designed

for large-scale operators leveraging economies of scale.

The Lurgi MegaMethanol® process is an advanced technology

for converting natural gas to methanol

at low cost in large quantities.

The technology has been developed for

world-scale methanol plants with capacities

greater than one million metric tons per year.

Its main processing features include

oxygen-blown natural gas reforming

(either in combination with steam reforming or

as pure autothermal reforming);

two-step methanol synthesis in water- and gas-cooled reactors

operating along the optimum reaction route; and

the capability to recycle hydrogen to adjust synthesis gas composition.

The high efficiency of the process and

the low capital investment costs of MegaMethanol plants

permit a significant reduction in methanol costs.

Furthermore, the technology paves the way for

new downstream industries such as our

MTP® process, Methanol to Propylene,

which can use methanol as a feedstock competitive to oil.

With a series of Lurgi MegaMethanol® plants, either based on

natural gas or coal already in operation, the road to reliable and

cost-effective large-scale methanol-production is opened.