Industry | How does poor logistics "suffocate" chemical companies?

In order to prevent a large-scale outbreak of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, many places across the country have taken measures such as closing the city.
For the past few days, chemical companies across the country that have always focused on stable operations are enduring tremendous pressure from poor logistics.
At this moment, it is not only the fluctuating production equipment, but also the suffering chemical workers.
Logistics is limited, raw materials cannot enter, and products cannot be exported.
The operation of the device is greatly affected.
Not only may it be forced to stop, causing huge economic losses, but also many hidden safety hazards.
At present, many domestic chemical companies are urging urgently, requesting that all localities unify policies, open dedicated logistics channels, and leave a way for chemical production.
So how did the poor logistics stop a chemical company with huge assets?First of all, the chemical industry is a continuous production industry.
What is continuity? It is interlocking and uninterrupted.
Raw materials, processes, products, warehousing, logistics.
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There is a problem in one link, and the entire process must be adjusted accordingly.
The pursuit of chemical equipment is stable operation.
Generally speaking, chemical companies will not stop at will except for special circumstances such as maintenance.
They also operate normally during various holidays including the Spring Festival.
Therefore, before the holidays, companies will reserve a batch of raw materials in advance to prevent the installation of "food shortages.
" 　　The part of the raw materials that relies on automobile transportation is precisely the key point that causes the restriction of chemical companies.
The raw materials reserved in advance by chemical companies can be transported to their own plant in advance by truck and placed in storage tanks, or in the form of tankers, parked in designated locations in the plant, or negotiated with suppliers and logistics companies in advance to agree on a date Distribution.
The amount of raw material reserves generally does not exceed the amount of one week, because the longest holiday in my country is generally 7 days, and with the transformation and upgrading of the domestic chemical industry, chemical companies with a million-ton and ten-million-ton level abound, most The daily raw material consumption of the process is measured in tens of thousands of tons.
Too many raw materials will take up a lot of storage space and capital, and will also increase the pressure of safety monitoring for enterprises and parks.
　　Currently affected by the Spring Festival holiday and the epidemic, roads are blocked, and domestic logistics capacity is greatly reduced.
　　The raw materials previously reserved in advance cannot continue to maintain normal and stable production, and the chemical companies that have been working hard for more than half a month are about to reach their limits.
　　Some people may ask, in addition to motor, there is not a pipeline transportation and rail transport? Let device eat less, do not adhere to adhere to down load on the line? 　　The reality is not so simple, because chemical production, not only as a raw material! 　　For Example: A raw material is continuously transported through pipelines, waiting in line to enter the device; B raw material is affected by the poor logistics of automobile transportation, and the supply is insufficient; C raw material is affected by the dual effects of upstream construction and logistics, and there are more uncertainties.
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this In this case, the chemical plant can only reduce the load, and the load will be reduced, and the raw materials of A will be left.
Then we have to find a way to solve the storage problem of A.
This is not only likely to increase the warehouse, but even affect it through a chain reaction.
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　　Secondly, logistics restricts not only the raw materials, but also the transportation of products.
According to the material properties of products, chemical companies have built various storage tanks and warehouses for turnover.
The various products produced by chemical plants are generally produced and sold entirely.
However, at present, factors such as poor logistics and shutdowns of downstream customers have caused many chemical products to be either not shipped or sold.
Thousands of tons of products cannot be sold every day, and warehouses will definitely increase.
Warehouses and storage tanks are full.
If the installation cannot last for a few days, it will have to be shut down because there is no place to put it in production.
　　Some people may say that the anti-epidemic supplies are opened if they are needed, and those that are not needed can be shut down? 　　But the actual situation is often more complicated and it is difficult to generalize? Undoubtedly, the supply of supplies is essential to overcome the epidemic and stabilize the overall situation.
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As the upstream raw material supplier for many manufacturing industries, the chemical industry is so extensive that it is difficult to exhaustively.
It is not enough to make full use of production to ensure production, let alone shut down.
　　Take another example: among the 10 chemical products produced by a large-scale chemical plant, they may include not only anti-epidemic materials, raw materials for common people’s daily necessities, national defense and military supplies, but also some non-strategic materials.
Many times they are "gourd babies on a vine", born together.
In other words, the company's products may be partly out of stock and partly out of stock.
The unsalable part of the product may have nowhere to be stored because it cannot be shipped out.
It will reach the corporate warehousing warning line in a few days, forcing the whole set of equipment to reduce the production load.
As a result, the urgently needed products that are out of stock are even more insufficient in production capacity.
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　　The chemical industry is an asset-heavy industry, involving a huge amount of funds, and the "butterfly effect" between the upstream and downstream of the industrial chain has a significant impact.
The problem of poor logistics, combined with the impact of upstream and downstream start-ups and shutdowns and the decline in terminal demand, can be described as dangerous and challenging for chemical companies.
So, what is the current status of logistics in the eyes of chemical companies? 　　According to many chemical companies, at present, some logistics drivers have not yet reworked, and logistics resources are in short supply.
At the same time, due to different road closure policies in different regions, different cities and regions have become "islands.
" Different provinces have different control policies on road transportation.
Some only recognize local licenses, some only recognize passes, and some are not allowed to pass.
Even prefecture-level cities in the same province and counties and districts in the same city implement different standards.
In this way, the passes obtained by the chemical industry companies may become invalid once they leave the city.
The logistics driver can get out of province A, can't enter city B, can get to area C, and can't get to road D.
There is no time limit for product transportation, and in this case, it is difficult for logistics drivers to have orders for both round trips unless they are empty.
The car returns, otherwise it can only stop at one place.
　　Overcoming the epidemic depends on the country’s strong governance capabilities, the unremitting efforts of front-line medical staff, the solid support of the whole people, and all kinds of materials supplied by manufacturing companies.
And chemical production is the mainstay of material security! Recently, industry experts called for the opening of emergency logistics channels for chemical products to ensure the smooth operation of the chemical industry.