In 2022, the petrochemical industry will make every effort to fight the "six tough battles for stable growth"

The development of China's petrochemical industry in the first year of the "14th Five-Year Plan" has achieved remarkable results - the entire industry has achieved operating income of 14.
45 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 30%; total profit of 1.
16 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 126.
8%; total import and export volume 860.
08 billion US dollars, a year-on-year increase of 38.
7%
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On February 17, Fu Xiangsheng, vice president of the China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation (hereinafter referred to as the Petrochemical Federation), pointed out that 2022 is a critical year for the "14th Five-Year Plan", and the entire petrochemical industry should accurately grasp the principle of "steadiness in the first place and stability".

One of the tough battles to ensure supply and stabilize prices

Guaranteeing the supply of basic energy such as oil and natural gas is an important responsibility to ensure national energy security
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In 2022, as an integral part of national energy security, oil and gas supply guarantee is extremely important to consolidate the foundation of domestic energy production, maintain stable growth of crude oil and natural gas production capacity, and strengthen the construction of gas and oil reserve capacity

Agrochemical products such as chemical fertilizers and pesticides have made important contributions to China's grain output maintaining above 1.

3 trillion kilograms for seven consecutive years

For the upcoming spring ploughing and spring fertilizer season, we will make every effort to ensure that spring fertilizer use becomes the first job and responsibility of agrochemical product manufacturers such as fertilizers and pesticides
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Ensuring the safety of the supply chain of petrochemical products is an important task for the petrochemical industry, as a pillar industry and basic industry of the national economy, to ensure the stable operation of the national economy

Upgrading and transforming traditional industries

　　China's petrochemical industry structure is dominated by bulk basic chemicals such as oil refining, caustic soda, soda ash, synthetic ammonia, fertilizers, and polyvinyl chloride.

Compared with developed countries and regions such as the United States, Europe, and Japan, China's industrial structure is high-end and refined.
, The specialization gap is obvious

　　The Petrochemical Federation proposed that in 2022, combined with the current industrial structure and product structure of the petrochemical industry, the petrochemical industry needs to increase the upgrading and transformation of traditional industries, accelerate the promotion and application of advanced green and low-carbon technologies, and further reduce raw material consumption and energy consumption.

The green and low-carbon production process further improves the quality level of products, realizes high-end products, and continuously develops new application fields

　　The upgrading and transformation of traditional industries need to take advantage of intelligent and digital transformation to achieve the purpose of improving production efficiency and management level, and reducing material consumption, energy consumption and waste discharge level
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At the same time, it attaches great importance to the development of small and medium-sized enterprises.
In the synergy of the product chain, small and medium-sized enterprises and large backbone enterprises are important supplements and beneficial partners for upstream and downstream

　　Cultivation of strategic emerging industries

　　Energy conservation and environmental protection, information, biology, high-end equipment manufacturing, new energy, new materials, new energy vehicles, etc.

are strategic emerging industries that are currently under development.
The development of each strategic emerging industry is inseparable from new chemical materials and their high performance.
Supporting and guaranteeing composite materials and high-performance chemicals

　　In 2022, related enterprises will focus on eight series of new chemical materials, including "high-end polyolefin plastics, engineering plastics, polyurethane materials, fluorosilicon materials, special rubber and elastomers, high-performance fibers and composite materials, functional film materials, and electronic chemicals" There are new breakthroughs in high-end development; the focus is on "overcoming a number of major needs of 'stuck neck' technology, optimizing a number of industrialization projects, breaking through a number of key supporting raw materials, seizing a number of high-tech commanding heights, and building a number of high-level New progress has been made in the six key tasks of “innovating platforms, cultivating a group of leading enterprises and characteristic industrial clusters”, and new progress has been made in independent innovation and self-reliance; the focus is on “lightweight automobiles and rail transit, high-performance membranes, electronic chemicals, The supporting capacity of the five key projects of "Bio-based and degradable plastics and supporting special equipment improvement" has been further improved
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　　The four key core technologies of the tough battle

　　Since the "Thirteenth Five-Year Plan", the petrochemical field has implemented an innovation-driven strategy, and has conquered a series of major key technologies such as one-million-ton ethylene complete technology, polycarbon, polylactic acid, ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene, methionine and new silicon-fluorine materials
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　　Last year, a number of core technologies such as polyolefin elastomers and adiponitrile achieved major breakthroughs and achieved remarkable results
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In 2022, the petrochemical industry will focus on ensuring the safety of the industrial chain and supply chain, focus on national key projects and strategic emerging industries, highlight key core technologies and common technologies, and take the organization and implementation of innovative projects as the first driving force to improve the supply capacity of the petrochemical industry.
Through innovation, we will accelerate the improvement of shortcomings, strengthen the supporting capacity of the industrial chain and supply chain through innovation, and accelerate the adjustment and optimization of the structure of petrochemical products through innovation, so as to greatly improve the high-end supply capacity of petrochemical materials and petrochemical products
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　　The Petrochemical Federation pointed out that relevant enterprises will focus on tackling forward-looking technologies such as bio-based materials, high-performance engineering plastics, ethylene "three-machine" major equipment, and carbon dioxide resource utilization, implement key breakthroughs, and gradually overcome key core technologies and key materials.
"Neck stuck" problem, and strive to move towards self-reliance and self-reliance in technology
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　　Five Green and Low-Carbon Development

　　At present, the green development of the petrochemical industry is facing the new issue of carbon peaking and carbon neutrality
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According to the requirements of the Party Central Committee's "Opinions on Completely Accurately Implementing the New Development Concept and Doing a Good Job in Carbon Peaking and Carbon Neutralization" and the State Council's "Carbon Peaking Action Plan before 2030", optimize the production capacity scale and layout of the petrochemical and chemical industry, increase the Eliminate outdated production capacity and effectively resolve the contradiction of structural excess; adjust the structure of raw materials and promote the lightening of petrochemical raw materials; by 2025, control the primary processing capacity of domestic crude oil within 1 billion tons, and resolutely curb the blind development of high-energy-consuming and high-emission projects; Reasonably control the scale of coal-based oil and gas production capacity, and improve the energy consumption access standards for high-energy-consuming and high-emission projects
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　　The Petrochemical Federation suggested that all regions and enterprises should carefully benchmark the energy efficiency standards determined in the Notice of Energy Efficiency Benchmarking and Benchmark Levels in Key Fields of High Energy-consuming Industries (2021 Edition), and carefully and carefully measure the level of energy efficiency achieved
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According to the requirements of the newly released "Implementation Guidelines for Energy Conservation and Carbon Reduction in Key Areas of High Energy-Consumption Industries (2022 Edition)", accelerate the transformation and upgrading of key products and key enterprises for energy conservation and carbon reduction, and pay attention to the "Petrochemical and Chemical Industry Carbon Reduction Implementation Guidelines" that are being researched and formulated.
Emissions Statistical Accounting Methods”, which rigorously measures carbon emissions according to a unified and standardized statistical accounting system, and scientifically formulates action plans and timetables for carbon peaking
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　　Cultivation of six petrochemical industry clusters

　　Cultivating modern industrial clusters is a strategic plan made by the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, and cultivating modern petrochemical industrial clusters is the key to the high-quality development of the petrochemical industry
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China's petrochemical industry has formed a number of large-scale petrochemical bases in Shanghai, Ningbo, Daya Bay, and a number of professional chemical parks based on new materials such as Nanjing, Dongying Port, Ningdong, and Taixing, as well as Changxing Island, Gulei, and Lianyungang.
A number of fast-growing petrochemical bases, relying on large petrochemical bases and chemical parks to cultivate modern petrochemical industry clusters have a solid foundation and conditions
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　　Fu Xiangsheng said that on the basis of the standard first, the Petrochemical Federation will start the "high-quality development of the pilot project of the chemical industry park demonstration project" and the "chemical park carbon peak carbon neutralization implementation plan demonstration" work at the appropriate time this year
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Through the joint efforts of various petrochemical bases and chemical parks, we will strive for new breakthroughs and new progress in the new year for the cultivation of "five world-class petrochemical industry clusters"
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　　The Chinese petrochemical industry can learn from the successful practice of the BASF base in Ludwigshafen, increase the recycling transformation of petrochemical bases and chemical parks, and promote the realization of industrial recycling combination and enterprise recycling production as soon as possible
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The blueprint has been laid, and the journey has begun
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In 2022, facing unprecedented opportunities and challenges, China will definitely be one step closer to the goal of becoming a petrochemical powerhouse by gathering the strength of the entire industry
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(Reporter Liu Liang)

　　From: China Petroleum News