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Sanmenxia City releases an implementation plan for the transformation and development of its coal chemical industry. Author/Source: Sinochem News Network. Date: October 8, 2019. Clicks: 5. Recently, the People’s Government of Sanmenxia City issued the \"Implementation Plan for the Transformation and Development of the Coal Chemical Industry in Sanmenxia City\", which aims to establish a modern fine coal chemical industry base in Yima. The plan proposes that by the end of 2020, the competitiveness of the coal chemical industry will have improved significantly, with its main business revenue increasing by more than 20% compared to the end of 2018, with the goal of reaching over 7 billion yuan; meanwhile, a number of high-quality projects that will lay a solid foundation for long-term development will be completed. The existing industrial chain has been further extended; key coal chemical enterprises have generally completed a round of \"three major transformations,\" resulting in a significant improvement in their technological innovation capabilities, a substantial reduction in pollutant emissions, and the achievement of green and intensive development. The plan proposes six key areas of development: first, the construction of a modern and sophisticated coal chemical industry base in Yima. Yima City **will strengthen its cooperation with Henan Energy and Chemical Group, carry out scientific planning and rational layout, implement measures in phases and advance work in an orderly manner, so as to turn the Yima Coal Chemical Industry Cluster into a first-class modern coal chemical base in China, with fine chemical products as its core focus. Focus on developing high-value fine chemical products such as ethanol, 1,4-butanediol, PBT (polybutylene terephthalate), and phenolic resins. It supports enterprises in accelerating their development toward downstream areas such as PBT modification, PBT spinning, polyester resins, succinic acid, polyoxymethylenes, and methanol catalysts through the introduction of advanced technologies and innovation. This helps to extend the industrial chain, expand the range of products available, and pursue a path of high-end development. It is necessary to further intensify efforts to attract investment, proactively engage with regions such as the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei area and the Yangtze River Delta in terms of industrial relocation, and strive to bring in a number of fine chemical projects that meet safety and environmental standards, feature high levels of technological sophistication, and offer high added value. Second, strictly control new production capacity. Strictly adhere to the capacity ceiling; in principle, new coal chemical enterprises are prohibited from launching projects that merely aim to increase production capacity, and it is strictly forbidden to construct coal chemical projects that do not conform to the requirements of the industrial layout plan. The relocation, renovation, and upgrading project for Bisuo has entered the planned industrial park. Strictly enforce safety, fire protection, environmental protection, energy conservation, and water management regulations; implement the \"three simultaneities\" policy for project safety and environmental protection facilities (design, construction, and commissioning simultaneously), and resolutely shut down enterprises that fail to meet standards in terms of energy consumption, environmental protection, safety, quality, and technology. Strictly enforce the requirements for total control over regional energy consumption and pollutant emissions; for all coal-consuming projects that are upgraded, coal use must be reduced through alternative sources. Third is to pursue park-based development. The establishment of new chemical industrial parks is prohibited throughout the city. No new chemical enterprises may be approved outside these parks, and no new, renovated, or expanded chemical projects are permitted for enterprises within these parks that have inadequate environmental infrastructure or are unable to operate stably on a long-term basis. Advance the relocation and transformation of hazardous chemical manufacturing enterprises in densely populated urban areas as well as heavily polluting industrial enterprises within urban zones, and encourage chemical enterprises located outside designated areas to move closer to chemical industrial parks. Chemical industrial parks should, in line with the development concepts of integration, chain formation, and circularity, significantly raise standards related to the collection and treatment of wastewater, waste gas, and hazardous materials, as well as the supply of clean energy and environmental monitoring capabilities within these parks. By setting benchmarks against industry leaders, efforts are made continuously to support the development of those enterprises within the park that have potential for growth, by addressing their shortcomings and upgrading them, thereby improving their safety and environmental performance. Competent enterprises, particularly private and foreign-funded enterprises in downstream industries, are encouraged to participate in the relocation and renovation of coal chemical enterprises as well as in the development of industrial parks in accordance with industry entry requirements. This will help to expand, extend, and lengthen the industrial chains, thereby creating a new framework characterized by complementary strengths, mutual promotion, and shared development. Fourth, improve the level of intrinsic safety. Strictly enforce the primary responsibility of enterprises for work safety, enforce strict safety standards and licensing requirements for enterprise work safety, and deny licenses to those that do not meet the requirements. Strengthen the management of major hazard sources involving hazardous chemicals, carry out comprehensive risk identification and management as well as safety design assessments in enterprises, and upgrade their automation control systems. By doing so, the intrinsic safety level of equipment and processes can be improved at the source, thereby reducing the number of operators on the production site and minimizing safety risks. It is necessary to improve the dual-prevention mechanism of risk classification control and hazard identification and remediation in hazardous chemical manufacturing enterprises. Production units and storage facilities related to the \"two key areas and one major issue\" (key processes, key hazardous chemicals, major pollution sources) must undergo systematic upgrades in accordance with relevant regulations to meet the required standards, and their operators must possess the skill levels necessary for their roles. Urge enterprises to promptly eliminate safety hazards, and take measures such as suspending operations for rectification in accordance with the law for those that do not meet safety requirements. Fifth is to implement the project for upgrading through the “Three Major Transformations”. Promote the intelligentization, greening, and technological transformation of coal chemical enterprises. In terms of intelligent transformation, efforts are focused on guiding enterprises to carry out initiatives such as replacing equipment components, switching production lines, and using machines instead of human labor. Digital technologies and intelligent manufacturing equipment are promoted for wider adoption, in order to comprehensively enhance the intelligence level of enterprises in areas such as research and development, production, management, and services. By the end of 2020, the key enterprises in the Yima Coal Chemical Industry Cluster obtained certification under the **integration of information technology and industrial processes standard system, and made efforts to establish themselves as \"smart factories\" at the provincial level. In terms of green transformation, in accordance with the \"Measures for Clean Production Audits,\" mandatory clean production audits are carried out across all coal chemical enterprises. By the end of 2019, coal chemical enterprises were to fully complete the control of VOCs. Comprehensively address the root causes in chemical enterprises, such as dynamic and static sealing points of equipment, storage systems, loading and unloading processes, wastewater treatment systems, uncontrolled process emissions, and abnormal operating conditions. In line with the standards for establishing green factories, priority is given to supporting key leading enterprises in becoming ** and provincial \"green factories\" in order to build a green manufacturing system. Enterprises in the park need to pursue technological innovation and carry out green upgrades in order to further reduce energy and water consumption in coal chemical enterprises, while keeping emissions of sulfur dioxide and ammonia nitrogen within the **set targets. Actively carry out reforms for the comprehensive recovery and utilization of waste gas, wastewater, and waste residues. In terms of technological transformation, efforts are made to encourage enterprises to widely adopt new technologies, processes, equipment, and materials in order to improve their products, quality, brand reputation, and profitability. This helps to optimize the allocation of existing resources and strengthen the internal driving force for enterprise development. Sixth is to strengthen industrial support. In line with the new requirements for the development of the coal chemical industry in the province, efforts should be made to complete the formulation of a new round of the \"Yima Coal Chemical Industry Development Plan\" as soon as possible, in order to clarify the future development strategies and directions for this industry. Plan in advance and actively address the constraints posed by coal reduction and environmental protection on the further development of the coal chemical industry. Focus on the construction of major infrastructure projects in the park, and promote a shift in the mode of transportation for bulk raw materials and products in the coal chemical industry from road transport as the primary method to rail transport as the main method, with road transport serving as a supplementary option. A \"heat island\" will be established in the industrial park; construction is set to begin in 2019 with completion and operation expected by 2021, thereby enabling centralized steam supply for the coal chemical enterprises within the park. Advance pilot projects for incremental distribution networks steadily, actively integrate the resources of power generation and sales companies, and effectively reduce the electricity costs for these enterprises. Fully leverage the role of Yima Tianyu Industrial Investment Fund, and establish the Keyuan Clean Energy Industry Fund as soon as possible to overcome the funding constraints in the development of the coal chemical industry. Accelerate the construction of infrastructure such as roads, power supply, water supply, steam, and sewage systems within coal chemical industry clusters, including road networks, power grids, and pipeline networks, in order to enhance the overall capacity of these industrial areas.