Shandong has set clear goals for the upgrading of the fertilizer and coal chemical industries; this holds great significance. What benefits will it bring to you?

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Shandong Sets Clear Goals for the Upgrading of Fertilizer and Coal Chemical Industries 372 views Author: Jiang Xiaomao Source: China Chemical Industry News, April 16, 2019 Bookmark According to reports from Sinochem News Network, commissioned by the Shandong Provincial Chemical Industry Special Action Office, the Shandong Fertilizer and Coal Chemical Industries Association has recently prepared a plan titled \"Implementation Plan for the High-Quality Development through Transformation and Upgrading of the Fertilizer and Coal Chemical Industries in Shandong Province.\" In line with the goals set by the province for the high-quality development through transformation and upgrading of the fertilizer and coal chemical industries across the province, the tasks and implementation approaches have been detailed. 　　The goal of the transformation and upgrading of the nitrogen fertilizer industry is to reduce the capacity for synthetic ammonia production by 2 million tons by 2022, keeping the total synthetic ammonia production capacity in the province at around 6.5 million tons, and the urea production capacity at around 8 million tons. The share of clean gasification in the total synthetic ammonia production capacity is to rise from the current 37% to around 90%, while the elimination rate of fixed-bed gasifiers should exceed 90%. All fixed-bed gasifiers used in urea and methanol production facilities will be phased out. The nitrogen fertilizer industry is intended to achieve third-generation clean gasification on a basic level, with processes for producing ammonia and fine chemicals through gasification reaching international advanced standards. The entire industry has seen a reduction of about 2 million tons in standard coal consumption, resulting in a 20% decrease in total energy use. Emissions of waste gases have been reduced by about 2,680 tons, leading to a 50% drop in total emissions. 　　The plan emphasizes the need to use advanced coal gasification technologies to upgrade existing fixed-bed gasification units, to build new clean gasifiers, and to encourage enterprises to extend their industrial chains by making comprehensive use of coal-derived syngas. Optimize the layout of nitrogen fertilizer enterprises; through mergers and reorganizations, encourage those with limited synthetic ammonia production capacity that are unable to undertake gasification upgrades to withdraw from the nitrogen fertilizer industry in an orderly manner, thereby concentrating production capacity among the key, competitive enterprises, and fostering a number of enterprises with an annual urea production capacity of over one million tons. 　　In the industry of phosphorus-based fertilizers and new types of fertilizers, it is necessary to guide existing phosphorus fertilizer and compound fertilizer manufacturers to adjust their product portfolios in line with market demands, without increasing production capacity, and to increase efforts in the development and promotion of new functional fertilizers. The direction of product development includes the thorough utilization of phosphorus resources and the expansion of product and market services; efforts should continue to be made to develop various new types of fertilizers such as functional compound fertilizers, nitrate-based fertilizers, slow- and controlled-release fertilizers, and water-soluble fertilizers. Efforts should be intensified to make comprehensive use of phosphogypsum, actively promote the use of it to produce various new types of building materials (gypsum powder, gypsum boards, gypsum blocks, cement retarders, etc.), and develop new technologies for manufacturing phosphogypsum products with high added value. 　　For the coal chemical industry, the plan calls for maintaining Shandong Province’s leading position in fertilizer production within the national economic and technological landscape, exploring new approaches to the integrated production of coal-based chemicals using syngas as a platform, and establishing research and development bases for coal-based chemicals. The goal for the high-quality development of coal-based chemicals is to achieve two transformations: one is the shift from basic chemical raw materials to high-end chemical products; the other is the shift from primary products to high-value-added refined products. Develop a serialized, diversified, and differentiated coal chemical industry chain, and build a coal-based chemicals industry with significant advantages, exclusive technologies, and a market structure that is difficult to replicate.