PINGDINGSHAN, China, Nov. 24, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hongli Clean Energy Technologies Corp. (NASDAQ:CETC) ("Hongli" or the "Company"), a vertically integrated producer of clean energy products located in Henan Province, today announced that it has discontinued its coking business by terminating the coke producing agreement with Pingdingshan Hongfengxuanmei Coking and Chemical Company on November 20, 2015. The coke inventory will be used for producing syngas. The management has fully considered the risk and expected the coke demand will continue to slide due to the soft steel industry in China. 

In the meanwhile, CETC will be more laser-focused on developing, manufacturing and commercializing its clean tech energy products by leveraging its existing technologies and infrastructure. The Company’s first clean tech product, “Syngas” has gained its market reputation with its price sustained at RMB 0.67 per cubic meter while natural gas price reduced to RMB 0.7 per cubic meter. 

As previously announced, CETC will employ the Pressure Swing Adsorption ("PSA") process to separate hydrogen from syngas. The hydrogen will be purified, including quality in excess of 99.96% purity, a production quantity of 12,000 cubic meters per hour, an anticipated market price of RMB 1.35 per cubic meter, cost of RMB 0.85 per cubic meter, and gross profit of 40.7%. The product can be broadly used as a raw material in hydrogen fuel cell and petrochemical synthesis industry, and transported through tankers reaching a distance as far as 500 kilometers. Additionally, the Company will employ the Cryogenic Separation Technology to separate clean energy such as ING. 

The Company’s introductory UCG project is currently under the testing phase and the syngas generated from this project will also be applied with aforementioned technologies to further increase the value. As we continue focusing on technological innovation, we will become a well-respected clean tech energy company. 

About Hongli Clean Energy Technologies Corp. 

Previously known as SinoCoking Coal and Coke Chemical Industries, Inc., Hongli Clean Energy Technologies Corp. ("Hongli" or the "Company") is a Florida corporation and an emerging producer of clean energy products located in Pingdingshan City, Henan Province, China. The Company has historically been a vertically-integrated coal and coke processor of basic and value-added coal products for steel manufacturers, power generators, and various industrial users. The Company has been producing metallurgical coke since 2002, and acts as a key supplier to regional steel producers in central China. The Company also produces and supplies thermal coal to its customers in central China. The Company currently owns its assets and conducts its operations through its subsidiaries, Top Favour Limited and Pingdingshan Hongyuan Energy Science and Technology Development Co., Ltd., and its affiliated companies, Henan Province Pingdingshan Hongli Coal & Coke Co., Ltd., Baofeng Coking Factory, Baofeng Hongchang Coal Co., Ltd., Baofeng Hongguang Environment Protection Electricity Generating Co., Ltd., Zhonghong Energy Investment Company, Henan Hongyuan Coal Seam Gas Engineering Technology Co., Ltd., Baofeng Shuangri Coal Mining Co., Ltd., and Baofeng Xingsheng Coal Mining Co., Ltd. 

For additional information on the Company, please go to http://www.scokchina.com or refer to the company's periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (http://www.scokchina.com/sec-filings.html). Investors wishing to receive the Company's corporate communications as they become available may go to the company's Investor Relations site (http://www.scokchina.com/corporate-overview.html) and register under Email Alerts. 

Also, investors may submit questions directly to Mr. Lv and his staff to receive non-confidential information about the company's operations and products at the company's "Ask Management" blog (http://www.scokchina.com/ask-management.html). 

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Company Contact:
Song Lv, CFO
Phone: + 86-375-2882-999
Email: lvsong@sinocoking.net
Website: http://cetcchina.net/