The sustainable and resilient growth of the world petrochemical focuses on adhering to the right direction of globalization

On November 17, the plenary meeting of the 2022 China International Petrochemical Conference was held
in Ningbo.
With the theme of "Sustainable and Resilient New Growth", the participating experts exchanged views on hot topics such as "energy security, green and low-carbon, resilient growth, digitalization, and new materials
".

At the meeting, Li Yunpeng, Secretary of the Party Committee of the China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation, delivered a speech
entitled "Sincerity, Inclusiveness, One Heart and Far Approach, and Jointly Promote the Sustainable and Resilient Growth of the World Petrochemical Industry" 。 He said: "This China International Petrochemical Conference is to take the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China as a guide, vigorously promote the common values of peace, development, fairness, justice, democracy and freedom for all mankind, adhere to dialogue and consultation, adhere to joint construction and sharing, adhere to win-win cooperation, adhere to exchanges and mutual learning, adhere to green, low-carbon, sustainable and resilient growth, deepen the benign interaction and interest integration of the world's petrochemical industry, and let the petroleum and chemical industries better benefit the
people of the world.
" ”

Li Yunpeng said that as of the end of September this year, the industrial added value of the whole industry has maintained growth for three consecutive years, the scale of operating income and total profit have reached a record high, and the revenue of enterprises above designated size has exceeded 12 trillion yuan, and it is expected to exceed 15 trillion yuan throughout the year; The total profit is nearly one trillion yuan, and it is expected to reach 1.
1 trillion yuan
for the whole year.
Compared to 2019, operating income and profit increased by approximately 22% and 80%,
respectively.
He put forward five suggestions for the development of China's and the world's petrochemical industry: First, strengthen pragmatic cooperation
in the field of energy and resources.
The second is to strengthen in-depth cooperation
in green transformation.
The third is to strengthen industrial chain coordination
.
The fourth is to strengthen cooperation
in the joint construction of the "Belt and Road".
Fifth, strengthen standardization cooperation
in the world petrochemical market.

Tang Feifan, Deputy Secretary of the Ningbo Municipal Party Committee and Mayor of Ningbo, mentioned in his speech: "Ningbo Juli petrochemical industry is green, digital and high-end development, and the output value of the petrochemical industry in 2021 reached 414.
6 billion yuan, ranking first among the seven major petrochemical industry bases in China
.
In addition, Ningbo has introduced and cultivated a number of high-level innovation platforms, and built two national green parks, and the comprehensive energy consumption of a variety of products has reached the international leading level
.
The steady growth of Ningbo's green petrochemical industry has strongly supported the high-quality development of
Ningbo's economy.
”

Ye Jiansong, deputy director of Zhejiang Provincial Department of Economy and Information Technology, pointed out in his speech that Zhejiang Province regards green petrochemicals and new materials as one of
the four trillion-level world industrial clusters to build.
As of September this year, there were 5,603 petroleum and chemical enterprises in the province, achieving a total industrial output value of 1,241.
7 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 25.
7%.

He revealed that in the field of petrochemicals, Zhejiang Province will build a world-class green petrochemical industry cluster; Promote the green and low-carbon transformation and development of the whole industry; Relay digital reform to empower industrial upgrading; Build a modern intelligent and intelligent demonstration park
.

On the topic of sustainable and resilient development, business representatives put forward their own views
.
Ling Yiqun, member of the party group and deputy general manager of China Petroleum and Chemical Group, said that traditional energy and chemical companies are facing transformation challenges
.
In the face of challenges, Sinopec is accelerating the construction of an industrial pattern
of "one base, two wings and three new".
Ling Yiqun proposed: "Technological innovation breakthroughs are the core driving force for the green and low-carbon transformation of energy; The multi-energy complementarity of traditional energy and new energy is an effective path to achieve energy transformation; Scientifically promote the research and development and application platform of green circular degradable chemical materials; Make full use of digital intelligence to help the industrial chain reshape and upgrade.

”

Yang Jigang, vice president and chief engineer of PetroChina, mentioned that the petrochemical industry is in a critical period
of structural adjustment, transformation and upgrading.
The industry should maintain stable supply, pay attention to emerging industries, attach importance to the diversification and optimization of raw materials, adhere to innovation-driven and digital transformation, and coordinate development and carbon reduction, so as to win the initiative
of carbon peak and carbon neutrality.

Zhou Liwei, member of the party leading group and deputy general manager of CNOOC, suggested that the industry should adhere to stabilizing oil and gas and expanding the scale of the resource market; Adhere to the leadership of science and technology to accelerate the transformation of digital intelligence; Adhere to green production and accelerate industrial upgrading
.

In terms of multinational companies, Brudermüller, Chairman of the Executive Board of BASF SE, said in an online speech that BASF has three strategic deployments
to achieve the goal of "net zero emissions" by 2050.
The company will establish new energy supply paths to systematically shift electricity supply to renewable energy; developing new low-emission technologies, such as carbon capture, utilization and storage; Vigorously promote low-carbon products and provide customers with
zero-carbon production of chemicals.
He believes the petrochemical industry has the ability to
achieve both energy transition and resilient growth.

Zhou Liyang, Chairman of Juhua Group, Chu Jian, Founder of Supcon Group and President of Ningbo Industrial Internet Research Institute, Xin Xuezhe, CEO of LG Chem, Luo Gengxiu, President and CEO of SK Zhixin, Nobuo Fukuda, President of Japan Chemical Industry Association, Angela Wilkinson, Secretary-General and CEO of the World Energy Council, and other guests also delivered speeches
.

The meeting was chaired by Zhao Jungui, Vice President and Secretary-General of the Petrochemical Federation
.
Dai Hegen, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of China Chemical Engineering Group, Lan Jianwen, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of Shaanxi Yanchang Petroleum Group, and other key petrochemical enterprises, foreign-funded enterprises in China, petrochemical parks and industry associations also attended the conference
.