The energy consumption of raw materials is not included in the total energy consumption control, which is beneficial to the advanced energy efficiency enterprises in the petrochemical and chemical industry

The Central Economic Work Conference was held in Beijing from December 8 to 10
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The meeting called for scientific assessment, and new renewable energy and raw material energy consumption should not be included in the total energy consumption control
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This new policy has aroused strong repercussions in the petrochemical and chemical industries.
Industry insiders said that the new policy is beneficial to the advanced energy efficiency enterprises in the industry, and the possibility of some incremental projects being approved is increased
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Li Yongliang, deputy director of the Industrial Development Department of the China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation, said in an interview with reporters on December 13 that the energy consumption of raw materials in the petrochemical and chemical industries accounts for 70% of the total energy consumption of raw materials in the country.
The removal from the quantity control increases the possibility of approval of some incremental projects in the industry, which is beneficial to the advanced energy efficiency enterprises in the industry
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Li Yongliang analyzed that a major feature of energy use in the petrochemical and chemical industries is that some energy sources, including coal, oil, and natural gas, are used as raw materials
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For example, naphtha is cracked to produce ethylene, then ethylene is used to make polyethylene, and finally plastic products are produced.
Most of the naphtha is used as a raw material to enter the product
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The raw material energy accounts for 60% to 65% of the total energy consumption of ethylene
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Another example is the coal chemical industry.
The boiler coal used to generate power such as electricity and steam is the fuel coal, and the coal fed into the gasifier is the raw material coal
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Li Yongliang said that the implementation of "dual control" of energy consumption is an important institutional arrangement to promote energy conservation and consumption reduction and promote high-quality development
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Since the "13th Five-Year Plan", the work of "dual control" of energy consumption has achieved positive results, but there are also some problems in the implementation process, such as strong rigid constraints related to the total energy consumption, and "one size fits all" in some places
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For the petrochemical and chemical industries that use a large amount of energy for raw materials, the new policy has enhanced management flexibility and increased differentiated management measures, which objectively reflects the industry's development demands and energy utilization
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Li Yongliang reminded that the new policy will play a role in ensuring the energy consumption of raw materials necessary for the industry
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Some companies may misinterpret this as a liberalization of total energy consumption, which is not the case
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Petrochemical projects should still be implemented in a reasonable and orderly manner, meeting the requirements of "three new and one high", as well as the requirements of domestic circulation, industrial layout, and resource and environmental carrying capacity
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"The Industrial Development Department of the Petrochemical Federation is entrusted by relevant ministries and commissions to define and distinguish raw material energy and fuel energy, formulate methods and standards, and provide support for the implementation of specific policies
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" Li Yongliang emphasized
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Zheng Li, Secretary of the Party Committee of Tianji Group Sales Company, said that the purpose of the new energy consumption "dual control" policy is to control carbon emissions on the premise of ensuring development, and to provide precise incentives for the high-quality development of enterprises and the realization of pollution reduction and carbon reduction in a result-oriented manner
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"This new policy not only puts forward higher requirements for the government's management ability and management level, but also puts forward higher expectations for the development ideas and development goals of enterprises, which must be beneficial in the long run
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Chemical enterprises should seize this opportunity and launch new projects.
From the beginning of the design, it is necessary to consider reducing energy consumption
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" Zheng Li said
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Zhu Jianmin, chairman of the board of directors of Aoke Holding Group, told reporters that in the past year, some regions did restrict the application of some green and low-carbon technologies due to one-sided pursuit of energy consumption and carbon reduction targets, such as the construction of carbon dioxide resource utilization projects
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It is believed that the new policy will promote the high-quality development of the green and low-carbon industries of enterprises, and especially will play a positive role in promoting the utilization of carbon dioxide resources
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Some chemical companies said that the essence of the new policy is to separate fuel and raw materials, put an end to the “one size fits all” approach to fossil energy, and avoid companies’ normal demand for energy raw materials from being affected by the “double control” of energy consumption, which is conducive to encouraging all terminals.
The use of renewable energy in the field of energy consumption is another important decision of the Party Central Committee to successfully achieve the "dual carbon" goal
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Another person in charge of the company said that there is no distinction between the fuel coal and the raw coal of coal chemical companies, and the "one-size-fits-all" reduction of the total coal consumption has doubled the pressure on the company, and the introduction of the new policy is very timely
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"It can be expected that the new policy will promote the transformation and upgrading of the coal chemical industry, and at the same time encourage advantageous enterprises to become bigger and stronger
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" said the person in charge
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(Author: Yu Hong, China Chemical Industry News)