# Johnson Matthey and Eastman license coal-to-ethylene glycol process to Jiutai New Material

Johnson Matthey and Eastman Chemical have licensed their coal-to-ethylene glycol process to China's Jiutai New Material, which will build a plant with 1 million metric tons per year glycol capacity.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2018-10-01
- Where: China
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 1 million metric tons per year of glycol
- Products: ethylene glycol
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Johnson Matthey](https://endata.com/companies/6652.md) (supplier)
- [Eastman Chemical](https://endata.com/companies/7789.md) (supplier)
- [Jiutai New Material Co.](https://endata.com/companies/33833.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [doi.org](https://doi.org/10.1021/cen-09639-buscon10), 2018-10-01: "Johnson Matthey and Eastman Chemical have signed up China's Jiutai New Material as the first licensee of their jointly developed coal-to-ethylene glycol process."

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