Unafraid of floating clouds to cover the eyes, courage to embark on a new journey - the development record of Zhong'an United Coal Chemical Co., Ltd

In the Anhui (Huainan) Modern Coal Chemical Industrial Park in the north of Huainan City, Anhui Province, on the coast of the Huaihe River, ten years ago, the large-scale coal-chemical integration enterprise with the largest scale, the highest level of modernization and the most advanced technology in the Huaihe River Basin - Zhong'an United Coal Chemical Co.
, Ltd.
(hereinafter referred to as "Zhong'an United Coal
Chemical Co.
, Ltd.
") was born.
Looking around, the 1.
7 million tons/year methanol and 700,000 tons/year olefin projects constructed by the first phase of the company's project are towering, magnificent and vibrant, adding a beautiful landscape to the century-old coal city of Huainan
.

The project has long been well-known in Anhui Province and even the central and eastern regions, it is a landmark project jointly funded by Sinopec and Anhui Province, and is the largest, most technologically advanced, most influential and powerful coal-chemical integration project
in Anhui so far.
As a large state-owned enterprise, in the whole process from project planning to completion and production, China and Angola United has drawn a tortuous and shining trajectory of struggle, showing the excellent qualities
of adhering to the party's leadership, keeping up with the trend of the times, and practicing scientific development.

For Anhui Province and Huainan City, the significance of the great success of the project is not only reflected in its economic value, but more importantly, in its spiritual value - it has set a model
for Anhui chemical industry to dare to be the first, dare to innovate, strive for excellence, and forge ahead.

"The battle is not ending"
.
At present, China and Angola are scientifically drawing up a new blueprint for development and moving
towards a bigger, higher and stronger one.

1.
Places of scenic spots, opportunities for development

As the dividing line between the north and south of China's climate, the Huai River, stretches for 1,000 kilometers, and the four provinces and cities along the route are like a string of pearls shining, and the economy and society are changing with each passing day, each with its own merits.

The ancients had a cloud: "Good birds choose trees to live"
.
If the Sino-Ancillary Union is compared to a seed, Huainan, which enjoys the reputation of "the throat of Zhongzhou, the barrier of Jiangnan", is a famous place
where this seed takes root, grows vigorously and prosperes for a long time.

From ancient times to the present, Huainan has passed down the beautiful myth of Dayu curing water three times through the door of the house and not entering, witnessing the Qin-Jin Shuishui Battle in which "the wind is loud and the grass and trees are soldiers", the writings of Liu An and the Bagong Alchemy Pill of Huainan, the invention of the four-season tofu that is a famous dish of Huaicai, and the ancient famous story of "Huainanzi"
.
The world-renowned Huainan Bagongshan National Geopark is the most
beautiful mountain in Huainan.
Today's Huainan is full of vitality with government and people, prosperous industries
, and rich people.

Because of its abundant coal resources, Huainan City is also known as "Coal City", and as early as the middle of the Ming Dynasty, residents of the city began to mine coal
by indigenous methods.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Huainan Chemical Industry developed into the largest coal, electricity and coal chemical base in eastern China, so it is also known as "Energy Chemical City"
.

According to the 2014 Anhui Energy Report of Anhui Provincial Energy Bureau and Anhui Provincial Bureau of Statistics, the retained reserves of coal resources in Huainan coalfield were 16.
9 billion tons (accounting for 57% of the province), of which gas coal, 1/3 coking coal, coking coal and long-flame coal accounted for 66.
8%, 26.
3%, 2.
22% and 2.
51% respectively.
Coalbed methane reserves are 361.
4 billion cubic meters (accounting for 70% of the province).

There are 11 pairs of large-scale production mines in the city, with an installed power capacity of 16.
063 million kilowatts (including 14.
343 million kilowatts of thermal power and 1.
72 million kilowatts of new and renewable energy).

In 2021, the city's commercial coal output was 58.
162 million tons and power generation was 71.
43 billion kWh
.

The history of Huainan coal chemical industry is the longest
in Anhui.
In June 1958, Huainan Chemical General Plant (hereinafter referred to as Huaihua) introduced Soviet nitric acid technology and key equipment nitrogen oxide centrifugal compressor, started to build 50,000 tons/year synthetic ammonia, 80,000 tons/year nitric acid (100%), 110,000 tons/year ammonium nitrate projects, and put into operation in September 1965 (during 3 years of difficult periods and stopped for 1 year).

In 1979, Huaihua's 180,000 tons/year synthetic ammonia expansion and 110,000 tons/year urea new production unit were completed and put into operation
.
In 1995, Huaihua took the lead in introducing the first set of 4 megapatho coal water slurry gasification technology in China for the production of synthetic ammonia, the first to use the Asian Development Bank loan of 20 million US dollars, the introduction of Danish Topsoe 200,000 tons/year radial flow ammonia synthesis technology and equipment, the addition of 180,000 tons/year synthetic ammonia, 300,000 tons/year urea production capacity, successfully completed and put into operation in 1999, and relying on this, the coke production and coke gasification technology with high energy consumption, large pollution and low economic benefits were eliminated
。

According to the "Anhui Fertilizer Industry Memorabilia" compiled by the Anhui Chemical Fertilizer Industry Association, by the end of 1987, there were 64 major ammonia synthesis enterprises in Anhui, with an output of 570,000 tons of synthetic ammonia, of which Huainan City has three, namely Huainan Chemical General Plant, Huainan Nan Agricultural Fertilizer Plant and Huainan Dongfeng Fertilizer Plant
.

In the 80s of the 20th century, Anhui University of Science and Technology, located in Huainan City, established a scientific research team for the clean and efficient utilization of coal from its School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
.
Adhering to the concept of coal transformation from "fuel" to "raw material", the team carried out research on the adaptability evaluation of gasified coal, optimization of coal blending, coal ash chemical behavior, development of high-efficiency composite flux, coal water slurry gasification technology and coal-based solid waste grading and quality utilization, etc.
, the research level ranked first in the country, and the research results helped many enterprises solve the neck problem of coal gasification production, and made outstanding contributions
to coal chemical technology based on the characteristics of raw coal to reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions.
His research achievements have won the Anhui Provincial Science and Technology Progress Award
for many times.

The long and heavy cultural heritage, the coal chemical inheritance stretching for more than 60 years, the rich talent reserve, the first coal power production capacity in East China, the abundant water source guarantee, and the benefits of the Huaihe River with access to the river and the sea, make Huainan occupy the right time and place, and become the most popular fertile soil
for the development of coal chemical industry along Huai.
In the century journey of China's coal chemical industry towards modernization, Huainan has become a tide of accumulation
.

The Anhui provincial government has always attached great importance to the development of coal chemical industry, and in the new century, it has actively encouraged and fully supported the high-end and modernization of coal chemical industry; At the same time, Sinopec, as the world's petrochemical giant, has also incorporated modern coal chemical industry into its strategic layout
.
There is a cloud in the Book of Poetry: "Shout its song, ask for its friend"
.
The two sides are highly consistent in their concerns and decision-making on modern coal chemical industry, and they have set their sights on Huainan
.

In 2007, the People's Government of Anhui Province and Sinopec signed a cooperation development strategy agreement, which included a clear intention
to develop modern coal chemical industry.
In 2009, the two sides decided to use the Anhui (Huainan) Modern Coal Chemical Industrial Park on the banks of the Huaihe River as the construction site
.

In December 2010, Sinopec Great Wall Energy and Anhui Wanbei Coal and Power Group invested 50:50 to establish China-An United Coal Chemical Co.
, Ltd.
, with two branches of coal chemical industry and coal mine, decided to build 1.
7 million tons/year methanol, 700,000 tons/year methanol to olefins and 4 million tons/year supporting coal mine projects
in the first phase.
Sinopec and the Anhui Provincial Government have designated Sinopec as the largest coal-chemical integration company in East China, a key construction project of Sinopec, a key project of Anhui Province, and the "No.
1 Project"
of Huainan City.
May 2012 The provincial government's "Minutes of the Symposium on the Construction of Chemical Bases" pointed out: "Centralized layout, agglomeration development, accelerate the construction of large-scale chemical industrial bases such as Anqing, Huainan, Dingyuan, and characteristic parks such as Linluo Coal Coking Power Industrial Park, and promote the concentrated development
of projects into the park.
" ”

The project has made Huainan Coal Chemical Industry stand at a new historical starting point, and also made the development pattern and product structure of the whole industry of Anhui Chemical Industry refreshed
.

Second, hard work, build brand engineering

Replicating a full-fledged chemical project is a breeze
.
But if the technology used in the project is the first industrial application, the scenario is much more complex and you need to be prepared to face possible technical risks
.
The large-scale coal-chemical integration project jointly built by China and Angola with an investment of more than 20 billion yuan has adopted a number of independent innovative technologies, although these technologies have undergone industrial tests, but it is difficult to say whether they can be foolproof when scaled up to such a scale
.
In particular, the project crosses the two industries of coal and chemical industry, and the gap is like a chasm, and in this situation, the Sino-Anxin Union can really be described as a mountain of pressure, as Ouyang Xiu described in "Autumn Sound Fu": "Prozac feels its heart, and everything works hard"
.

Undertaking this heavy task requires not only spiritual faith, but also courage and wisdom
.
The China-Security Joint Party Committee headed by Comrade Shi Huabiao did not forget its original intention, kept its mission in mind, took party building as the core, led the vast number of employees to unite to face difficulties, and successfully passed the acceptance with the project completed and put into operation on schedule, and handed over a satisfactory answer to the party and the people
.
Yu Xuan, a famous general of the Eastern Han Dynasty, said: "If you do not seek easy, you will not evade anything
.
" Why don't you have a sharp weapon if you don't encounter intricacies?" The cohesion and combat effectiveness of the China-Angola Joint Party Committee are a "sharp weapon"
that is invincible and invincible.

(1) Party building leads and strengthens the foundation of success

For a large state-owned enterprise, it is extremely crucial
to build such a systematic project and give play to the core leadership role of the party committee.
Under the leadership of Secretary Shi Huabiao, the China-Angola Joint Party Committee will adhere to the party's leadership throughout and never slacken in its actions, creating a unique party building work method, which provides an important political guarantee
for the successful completion of the construction task.

The first is to hold high the banner of "Zhong'an surnamed party, Zhong'an Xin party, and Zhong'an as the party", strictly implement the "first issue" system of party building, adhere to the guidance of party building, and make party building a business card
of China and security.
We should work hard to learn and understand and implement Xi Jinping's Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, and find directions and answers
for the development of enterprises from the party's theory.

Second, it is necessary to conscientiously carry out the responsibility of administering the party and administering the party, regard doing a good job in party building as the greatest achievement, and regard whether or not we will grasp party building as an important criterion
for judging whether cadres are qualified or not.

The third is to strengthen party building by adhering to the party's leadership and righteousness through a clear banner, leading the company's project construction, trial production, and commercial operation to enter the "fast lane"
.

Fourth, through the central group expanded learning, cadre rotation training, special lectures, theme party days and other methods, in view of the reality of many joint cooperation between China and Angola and complex employee composition, the company insists on starting from "party building", which is the largest commonality and the closest "root culture" of all parties, and promotes various work
in an orderly manner.

Since the establishment of the China-Security United Party Committee in 2018, the company's party building assessment has achieved three steps from "C file to B file to A file", and won the A file
in 2021.

The experience of the Sino-Anhui Joint Party Building has been fully affirmed by Zheng Shanjie, Secretary of the Anhui Provincial Party Committee, "Anhui News", "Huainan Daily" and other provincial and municipal media have set off an upsurge of reporting on the Party building of the Sino-Anhui Alliance, and the Huainan Municipal Party Committee has issued a special document requiring "learning from China-Angola, promoting development, and striving to create five-type state-owned enterprises", and the popularity of China-Angola United Party Building is getting higher and higher, and its leading role in the development of enterprises is increasing
.

(2) Innovative development and climbing the peak of technology

Development is the eternal last word, and innovation is the eternal theme; Industrial competition is, in the final analysis, the competition
of technology.
In China, the coal chemical industry has gone through the transformation stage dominated by coal-to-fuel, coal-to-low-carbon olefins and coal-to-ethylene glycol, and entered a green and low-carbon stage dominated by high-end refinement, each of which can only be achieved
with the help of technological innovation.
In the historical process of accelerating the evolution of the economy from extensive to quality, modern coal chemical industry is undergoing a difficult transformation from high energy consumption and high emissions to low energy consumption and low emissions, and at the same time faces internal competition in the industry, external competition with domestic petrochemical and biochemical industry, and international competition
with developed countries.
Success or failure, rise and fall and ups and downs in the fierce competition depend on the victory or defeat in the innovation competition; For Sino-Angola, it depends on the high-value application of existing innovation achievements and the sustainability of
future innovations.

The original intention of the coal-to-olefin project of Sino-Angola Joint is to build high-quality projects
with first-class technology, first-class quality and first-class competitiveness based on the concept of innovative development, innovative competition and innovation to win.
Based on independent innovation technology, they have created many firsts
in the field of modern coal chemical industry in China.

First, the difficulty of gasification of high-ash melting point coal (1600 °C) in real estate has always been a problem that has plagued the Huainan coal chemical industry, and Japanese and American companies have successively used Huainan coal to carry out airflow bed gasification tests, but have not been successful
.
China and Angola jointly adopted SE-Dongfang furnace gasification technology, and blazed a new path for the development of coal chemical industry using Huainan coal with high ash content and high ash melting point, rewriting the history that
Huainan coal can only be used as fuel coal.
The technology won the special prize of Shanghai Science and Technology Award and the first prize of Sinopec Science and Technology Progress Award, and a single gasifier achieved uninterrupted and stable operation for 381 days, creating a new record
for continuous operation of Sinopec pulverized coal gasifier.

The second is the complete set of technology for zero discharge of high-salt wastewater, the construction of sewage treatment plants, the realization of "zero discharge" treatment and "differentiation" utilization of sewage, "not a drop of sewage is discharged into the Huai River", solved the world problem, and achieved a revolutionary breakthrough
in zero discharge of sewage in the coal chemical industry.
In addition, the boiler unit adopts ammonia desulfurization, SCR denitrification, electric bag dust removal and other flue gas treatment measures to successfully achieve ultra-low emissions
of dust, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, etc.

The third is management innovation, giving full play to the advantages of joint ventures in management, and innovation has formed a new model of integrated and flat management, which greatly improves the efficiency of
project construction and production management 。 In 2020, China Security United launched the construction of an integrated management system, and has established an integrated management system covering quality, occupational health and safety, environment, energy, HSE, etc.
, synchronously constructing management systems such as measurement, integration of industrialization and industrialization, and social responsibility, covering all professional management of standard requirements in an all-round way, and extending to coal mine branches, continuously strengthening the standardization, institutionalization and systematization of management, and gradually realizing the integration
of chemical and coal mine management systems.
The continuous promotion of the integrated management system has laid a solid foundation
for improving management efficiency, effectiveness and effectiveness.

In March 2021, China and Security jointly released the "Coal Chemical Equipment Integrity Management System Document and Major Revision Project Management Manual", which changed the management of coal chemical equipment from experience management to scientific management, which has positive significance
for improving equipment safety, reliability and economic operation.

(3) Keep improving, ensure both quality and quantity

In January 2017, China Security United paid close attention to the six control goals of "safety, quality, progress, investment, contract and integrity", successively overcame difficulties such as project stoppage, tight construction period and heavy tasks, completed the project construction task in only 24 months, and achieved the handover of the main device at the end of 2018, refreshing the construction period record of similar large-scale projects, and successfully achieved the construction goal of "three excellent and one zero", that is, high-quality projects, excellent efficiency, excellent cadres, and zero
cases of violations of law and discipline.
In 2021, the annual plant operation stability rate of the chemical industry is more than 95%, and the planning accuracy rate is more than
97%.

Through the successful implementation of this project, Sino-An United has already possessed industry-leading modern coal chemical technology, achieved key breakthroughs in the construction of coal-chemical integrated industrial chain, accumulated safety management experience in coal chemical production and operation, and cultivated a cadre and staff team
that dares to fight tough battles and can win battles.
At present, Sinopec is launching a new round of strategic cooperation with Anhui Province, and the two sides clearly support the sustainable development of
the new coal chemical base in Huainan.

Pu Songling, author of "Liaozhai Zhi Wei", wrote an inspirational couplet: "Those who have a will, everything is done, the cauldron is broken, and the hundred and twenty Qin Pass is finally Chu
.
" Painstaking people, the sky does not fail, lying down and tasting courage, three thousand Yue A can swallow Wu.

"The original intention of China-Angola United is firm, the mission is in mind, and the party building cohesion strength is used to grasp the project construction; Boldly adopted independent innovation technology, perseverance, and reaped fruitful results
.
In 2018, the project achieved the successful ignition of "8.
30", opened up the whole process in 2019, put into commercial operation in 2020, successfully passed the completion acceptance in 2021, announced the official completion of the project, in 2019, the project won the Sinopec Quality Project Award, and in 2021 won the National Quality Project Gold Award
.

The success of the China-Angola joint project has great economic and social significance, that is, expanding the scale of China's coal-to-olefin industry, filling the gap of Anhui low-carbon olefin products, adjusting the economic significance of Anhui's chemical structure, successfully industrializing independent innovation technology, pushing the level of China's modern coal chemical technology to a new height, and making the prospects of modern coal chemical industry more promising.
and the social significance
of shaping the successful example of complementary advantages and cooperative development between central enterprises and local governments.

Third, the road ahead is long, and we are concentrating on seeking up and down

In the first round of development, China-Angola United handed over a perfect answer sheet and achieved fame, but a sharp question was placed in front of the people of China and Angola - is this the starting point or the end? If it is the former, there is still a long way to go, thickets of thorns, because the general trend of the environment has changed, the past expansion model cannot be copied, we must find another way, how easy it is; If it is the latter, the company will be marginalized
in the new trend of future development of coal chemical industry.

On September 22, 2020, President Xi Jinping announced at the general debate of the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly that China "strives to peak carbon dioxide emissions by 2030 and strive to achieve carbon neutrality before 2060"
.
On December 12 of the same year, President Xi Jinping announced again at the World Climate Ambition Conference that by 2030, China's GDP carbon emissions will fall by more than 65% compared with 2005, and the proportion of non-fossil energy in primary energy consumption will reach about
25%.

After the announcement of the "dual carbon" goal, there were many discussions about the future and fate of modern coal chemical industry
.
Optimists believe that China's modern coal chemical industry leads the world in scale and technology, and its strategic position will not be shaken under the background of lack of oil and gas resources; With the progress of science and technology, a complete and mature industrial system will be formed and will grow into a powerful new force of China's chemical industry
.
Pessimists believe that the contribution of coal chemical industry is not small, there are many problems, with the accelerated evolution of the new energy revolution, petrochemical oil reduction and increase, fossil energy consumption decline, coal chemical "two high" stubborn diseases, development space will be constantly compressed, past glory will not be repeated
.
Both the singer and the singer seem to have irrefutable truths
.

On September 13, 2021, General Secretary Xi Jinping visited Yulin Chemical Co.
, Ltd.
, a national energy group, and made important instructions on the development of coal chemical industry, pointing out the future development of China's coal chemical industry
.
He clearly pointed out that the coal chemical industry has great potential and great prospects, and it is necessary to improve the comprehensive utilization efficiency of coal as a chemical raw material and promote the high-end, diversified and low-carbon development of
the coal chemical industry.
Strengthen scientific and technological innovation as the most urgent task, accelerate the research of key core technologies, and actively develop coal-based special fuels and coal-based biodegradable materials
.

General Secretary Xi Jinping's important instructions have a clear attitude, are far-sighted, and have great significance, showing a broad mind and far-sightedness, and pointing out the direction
for the development of modern coal chemical industry.
China and Angola United were relieved, regained the courage and determination to overcome difficulties, and create new brilliance, and decided to achieve better, bigger and faster development
with new ideas, new requirements and new achievements.

"Those who do not seek the world are not enough to seek a moment, and those who do not seek the overall situation are not enough to seek a domain"
.
Shi Huabiao, Secretary of the CPC China-Angola United Committee, is a calm, rational, truth-seeking and pragmatic entrepreneur
who is good at overseeing the overall situation.
He led the company's leadership team to explore how to achieve a higher level of development and implement the important instructions and earnest
instructions of the general secretary.
They first started by comprehensively analyzing the development status, existing problems and future trends of China's modern coal chemical industry, and decided the development strategy
based on their own conditions.

Through in-depth analysis, they believe that in terms of development status, in 2020, China's annual production capacity of coal (methanol) to liquid, coal to natural gas, coal to olefin, and coal to ethylene glycol will reach 8.
23 million tons, 5.
1 billion cubic meters, 16.
72 million tons and 5.
97 million tons respectively, of which coal (methanol) to olefins account for 31.
8% of the country's total olefin production capacity, and coal-to-ethylene glycol production capacity accounts for 36.
9% of the country's total ethylene glycol production capacity, these achievements fully show that China's modern coal chemical industry has grown.
Ability to keep up with the trend of the times through independent innovation and enter a new realm of development; Regarding the problems of development, the biggest challenges are the shallow coal processing depth, few high-end products, high energy consumption, and large carbon dioxide emissions.
Regarding the future development trend, only energy saving, consumption reduction and carbon reduction can there be a way out and achieve sustainable development; Regarding CCUS, carbon capture and storage is a physical process that cannot produce economic benefits, and only through resource utilization is the final solution
.

China Security Joint noted that on March 26, 2018, the Chinese Academy of Sciences announced that the Dalian Institute of Chemical Sciences of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has achieved the highly selective production of linear α-olefins (LAO) by CO₂ hydrogenation, with a one-way conversion rate of 31% and an olefin selectivity of 72%.

On September 23, 2021, the Chinese Academy of Sciences announced that the Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences realized the artificial synthesis from CO₂ to starch for the first time in the world, shortening the 60-step reaction of natural photosynthesis to the 11-step reaction
of artificial synthesis.
Synthesizing starch from artificial carbon sequestration without relying on plant photosynthesis will be a major disruptive technology
that will impact the world.

The resource utilization of carbon dioxide will give birth to a new field - the birth of
the carbon dioxide-based chemical industry.
Innovation is endless, scientific progress is endless, in the future, there will be more amazing carbon dioxide conversion technology to blossom and bear fruit on the Chinese land, find the ultimate means to completely tame carbon dioxide - large-scale resource utilization - the most ideal, the most economic and social value of the way, the highly inert, powerful carbon dioxide, from a threat to human survival, into a resource treasure for the benefit of mankind, the possibility exists, and has shown some dawn
.

Regarding the next step of development, China Security Union has established the following principles: adjust the product structure, extend the industrial chain, optimize the utilization of resources, and save investment and operating costs; Revitalize existing assets, tap the company's potential, integrate existing resources, and enhance the economic efficiency of enterprises; Achieve the goals of green and low-carbon, saving resources and energy, and reducing polluting waste emissions; maximise the efficiency of existing utilities and infrastructure; Extend to the field of high-end materials, expand to the field of fine chemicals, widen and lengthen the industrial chain, achieve "eating dry and squeezed clean", and develop to high-end, diversified and low-carbon
.

China and Angola are determined to take the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speech as the guide at a time when the modern coal chemical industry is in a trough and in a difficult situation, and to make unremitting efforts, draw a new development blueprint, and formulate higher and stronger development goals
.
As Wang Anshi depicts in the poem "Dengfei Lai Feng", "not afraid of floating clouds to cover their eyes, only because they are at the highest level", it is precisely because they stand tall and see far that they have a high degree of political feelings, a winning development concept and a valuable dedication
spirit.
We firmly believe that China-Angola United will enter a new era of development through its unremitting struggle, and greater victories await them!

Author: Anhui Chemical Industry Association