Tianying

The Liaoyuan E-Methanol Project is a large-scale CO₂-to-methanol facility being developed by Tianying Group (CNTY), a Chinese environmental and renewable energy company, in Liaoyuan, Jilin Province, China, using Carbon Recycling International's (CRI) proprietary third-generation Emissions-to-Liquids (ETL) technology under a landmark licensing agreement signed in October 2024. Phase 1 is sized to produce approximately 170,000 tonnes of e-methanol per year by combining green hydrogen from renewable-powered electrolyzers with captured biogenic CO₂ sourced from direct combustion of biomass at Tianying's adjacent operations; the plant is designed to operate at flexible load to match variable wind energy inputs, with off-take targeting shipping fuels and chemicals markets. CRI's scope covers the technology license, engineering design, and supply of the proprietary methanol converter reactor (the largest e-methanol reactor of its kind built to date), plus operational support through start-up; the reactor was delivered and successfully installed on site as announced on June 30, 2026, and commissioning is targeted for Q3 2026, which will make Liaoyuan the largest e-methanol facility in operation globally. Liaoyuan is the third commercial-scale deployment of CRI's ETL technology in China, following CRI's reference plants in Anyang and Lianyungang.