The way of high-quality development of the chemical industry: traditional to green, high-end relying on innovation

On June 28, the sub-forum of chemical transformation and upgrading of the 2022 Petrochemical Industry Development Conference was held online
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The meeting pointed out that to achieve high-quality development of the industry, the product structure of the traditional chemical industry should be adjusted as soon as possible according to market demand, the outdated production capacity should be eliminated, and the development space should be won through green and low-carbon transformation; new chemical materials and high-end specialty chemicals industries should pass key technologies.
Independent research and development and innovation, speed up the process of "repairing weak links, strong and weak points" in China's chemical industry, and ensure the security of the supply chain
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Zheng Baoshan, deputy dean of the Petroleum and Chemical Industry Planning Institute, said that the chemical industry shoulders the important task of ensuring the stable development of the manufacturing industry.
Under the situation of tightening domestic safety and environmental protection policies and frequent fluctuations in international market economic laws, promote the green development and transformation and upgrading of the industry It will be a long-term issue that the industry needs to face
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At the same time, China's chemical industry still has the structural contradiction of "low-end excess and high-end shortage" for a long time.
Most of the traditional chemical products in the domestic market have slowed down the market growth and excess capacity has gradually increased; however, high-end materials and special chemicals have been in short supply for a long time.
state, and some even rely heavily on imports
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The industry should be guided by market demand and realize the advanced level of the industrial chain
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Gu Zongqin, chairman of the China Nitrogen Fertilizer Industry Association, believes that for traditional chemical products such as nitrogen fertilizer (methanol), the first step in industrial transformation and upgrading is to optimize and upgrade stock assets, eliminate outdated production capacity, and transform and upgrade old plants to completely solve process safety and environmental protection issues; The second is to promote the transformation of raw material routes and improve the competitiveness of the industry; the third is to adjust the product structure to realize the diversification of "one head and many tails" products, and at the same time vigorously develop high-value-added products, and gradually form a product structure dominated by high-end products; Improve the level of scientific and technological innovation, research and develop cleaner and more efficient processes; Fifth, strive to reduce carbon emissions, optimize the energy structure, and improve the sustainable development capacity of the industry through the use of renewable energy to win development space
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"During the '14th Five-Year Plan' period, the development of new chemical materials in China must be pursued and run from the original one, and we must lead the way in the next 20 to 30 years
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" Secretary General of the New Chemical Materials Professional Committee of China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation Bu Xinping said that at present, the integration of the industrial chain of China's new chemical materials industry still needs to be improved, and there are still bottlenecks in the production of key raw materials and special equipment
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If the industry wants to achieve high-quality development, it must increase investment in scientific research, focus on breaking through a number of key technologies and key equipment for major new chemical materials that are "stuck", and make up for the shortcomings of the industry
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In the future, the industry will occupy the commanding heights of subdivided fields through independent innovation, get rid of the predicament of the core technology being controlled by others, and provide support for the transformation and upgrading of the traditional chemical industry
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Wang Chuanghua, chief expert of Shengu Group, said that the transformation and upgrading of the petrochemical industry has also put forward new demands from equipment to overall solutions for the core dynamic equipment of petrochemical plants
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On the one hand, the upgrading and transformation of traditional devices will become an important way for the petroleum and chemical industry to achieve the goal of improving quality, efficiency and “dual carbon” in the future; Develop high-parameter equipment with independent intellectual property rights
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At the meeting, Zhang Chunli, deputy director of China National Chemical Economic and Technological Development Center, Chen Ping, deputy general manager of Beijing Century Longbo Technology Co.
, Ltd.
, and Gao Wenqing, deputy chief engineer of Sinopec Tianjin Branch, analyzed the current situation of the industry around intelligent manufacturing and digital transformation, and discussed the current situation of the industry.
Share relevant application cases
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