Zhongkong Technology’s DCS and Safety Instrumentation System for the 15 million tons per year demonstration project on clean and efficient conversion of coal into various products at Yulin Chemical, Shaanxi Coal Group – including olefins, aromatics, and related deep-processing processes

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Recently, Zhongkong Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Zhongkong Technology”) successfully won the bid for the framework procurement agreement related to the Distributed Control System (DCS) and Safety Instrumented System (SIS) for the olefins, aromatics, and deep processing facilities of the 15 million tons per year coal conversion project aimed at clean and efficient processing, undertaken by Shaanxi Coal Group Yulin Chemical Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Shaanxi Coal Yulin Chemical”). The value of this contract was as high as 131 million yuan. This strong partnership represents another collaboration between the two parties following their joint work on the world’s largest coal-based ethylene glycol production facility (1.8 million tons per year). It is also another breakthrough effort by them in the field of intelligent coal chemical processing, marking a new level of integration between industrial AI technology, automation technologies, and cutting-edge energy demonstration projects. The 15 million tons per year demonstration project for the clean and efficient conversion of coal of Shaanxi Coal Yulin Chemical is a strategic demonstration project for clean coal conversion with a total investment of 176 billion yuan; it can be regarded as a \"super aircraft carrier\" in the energy industry. The project fully adheres to the development principles of \"high-endization, diversification, and low-carbonization.\" It innovatively integrates coal-based olefins with coal-based aromatics, establishing a coordinated industrial chain that encompasses \"separate utilization of coal resources – chemical synthesis – energy recovery.\" This approach creates a model for the coal chemical industry that integrates \"resources, raw materials, materials, and manufacturing,\" holding significant strategic importance. With its core technical strengths, Zhongkong Technology has managed to enter such high-level projects, which demonstrates its dual advantages in terms of access to top-tier clients in the industry and strong technical barriers. Notice of Award for the Plant-wide DCS Control System and SIS Safety Instrumentation System. As a key partner of Shaanxi Coal Yulin Chemical, Zhongkong Technology began to assist with its first-phase project in 2020 – the world’s largest coal-based ethylene glycol production facility (with an annual production capacity of 1.8 million tons of ethylene glycol). In this project, Zhongkong Technology established an intelligent data system covering the entire chain of \"production, equipment, energy, and safety.\" This system not only enables precise management of equipment throughout its lifecycle as well as early risk detection, but it also promotes reduced energy consumption and lower emissions through energy-saving optimization measures, helping the project to be selected as a **-level intelligent manufacturing demonstration factory in 2023. The success of the first-phase project has laid a solid foundation for the in-depth cooperation in the second phase, and it also boosts confidence in the synergies that will arise from this new round of collaboration between the two parties. In the “15 million tons/year demonstration project for clean and efficient conversion of coal based on differentiated treatment” (Phase II), Zhongkong Technology will utilize its independently developed new enterprise intelligent operation architecture driven by the “1+2+N” industrial AI framework to create an intelligent closed loop of “sensing–evaluation–decision-making–execution” that covers the entire value chain from coal pyrolysis to chemical synthesis and energy recovery. By deeply integrating cutting-edge technologies such as distributed control, safety instrumented control and advanced alarm management, as well as intelligent advanced process control, intelligent management across the entire lifecycle—from project design to operation and maintenance—is achieved, helping Shanxi Coal Yulin Chemical to build an excellent smart factory with the capabilities of \"self-sensing, self-diagnosis, and self-decision-making\". This end-to-end, full-cycle intelligent solution not only aligns with the **\"dual carbon\" strategic goals but also delivers significant cost savings and efficiency improvements for enterprises; its technological innovation and commercial sustainability are highly promising. Furthermore, central control technology will also leverage the deep integration of multiple systems to achieve advantages in core technological innovation, effectively reduce project risks, significantly increase overall project returns, and create long-term value for the enterprise: 1. Comprehensive coordination: Breaking down data silos and turning data into strategic assets for the enterprise’s intelligence initiatives ； 2. Safety and reliability: An independent protection layer for the SIS, combined with intelligent interlock logic, creates a safety barrier to ensure intrinsic safety in high-risk scenarios ； 3. High operational efficiency: Advanced alarm management + closed-loop optimization of circuit tuning + intelligent advanced process control, which reduces the need for manual intervention and significantly improves operation and maintenance efficiency ； 4. Accelerated deployment: High-precision operator simulation training enables trial-and-error costs to be reduced, the commissioning cycle to be shortened, and project implementation to be accelerated. According to the plans, once all facilities of the second phase are in operation, the annual sales revenue is expected to reach 134 billion yuan, with annual profits exceeding 30 billion yuan. It will also create more than 7,000 job opportunities, contributing to the transformation of coal from a \"fuel\" source into a high-value-added raw material. This deep cooperation represents not only an important milestone for control technology in the field of intelligent coal chemical processing, but it also provides solid support for Shaanxi Coal Yulin Chemical to achieve its goals of \"technical leadership, mature processes, reasonable investment, diverse products, controllable costs, tangible benefits, reliable operation, and manageable risks\". At the intersection of energy transformation and industrial upgrading, Zhongkong Technology is leveraging technological innovation as a driving force to continuously drive changes in the traditional energy sector, demonstrating the huge potential for industrial AI technologies in the wave of the energy revolution. In the future, Central Control Technology will continue to rely on industrial AI as its core driving force, working to address the challenges associated with the clean and efficient use of coal, thereby helping to lay a solid foundation for energy security. It will also support the modern coal chemical industry in moving toward a smarter and more sustainable future.