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Latest Progress on Ningxia Baofeng Energy’s 3 million tons/year coal coking integrated production project: Post-commissioning, the coking capacity will reach 7 million tons. Author/Source: Coal Tar Deep Processing and Hydrogenation Technology Collaboration Group. Date: December 25, 2020. Clicks: 10. On December 21, the construction of the last construction unit in Ningxia Baofeng Energy Group Co., Ltd.’s 3 million tons/year coal coking integrated production project, namely the foundation concrete pouring for the condensing blower room, was completed by Shaanxi Huajian Company. This marked the achievement of the milestone goal set for the gas purification and recovery phase of the coking project (Section 3) within the 100-day campaign. At 9 a.m. on December 22, Ningxia Baofeng Energy Company conducted a joint inspection of the assessment targets for the \"100-Day Campaign.\" The project owner, the supervision unit, and the project manager signed the acceptance form related to the rewards for completing the construction milestones, marking the official end of the \"100-Day Campaign\" that began on September 10 this year. All the foundation work related to the drawings for Section 3 of the coking cogeneration project has been completed, including the foundations for large and medium-sized equipment as well as those for steel structures; other civil engineering foundations have reached the ±0.00 level. It is reported that the duration of this \"100-Day Campaign\" is from September 10, 2020, to December 21, 2020. In total, 24,000 cubic meters of earthwork was excavated and transported, 1,100 concrete pile heads were removed, 900 tons of rebar were installed, and 9,300 cubic meters of concrete was poured. In April 2020, Baofeng Energy’s 3 million tons per year coal coking integrated production project was officially launched as one of the first major projects in the Ningdong base for that year. This project features a high degree of integration, a complete downstream industrial chain, a wide range of applications for raw coal with high utilization efficiency, significant scale advantages, and enhanced profitability. Once the project is completed and put into operation, the company’s coke production capacity will reach 7 million tons per year, making it one of the largest independent coking enterprises in China and contributing to the development of the coke industry in a direction that emphasizes clean and efficient production methods. At the same time, the integrated circular economy industry chain for \"coal, coke, gas, chemicals, oil, and electricity\" has been strengthened, enabling the transformation of coal resources from a fuel source into chemical raw materials as well as their clean and efficient utilization. The 3 million tons per year coking cogeneration project initiated by Baofeng Energy will utilize 6.25-meter ramming coking units, corresponding chemical product recovery systems, as well as auxiliary facilities. The project features a high degree of integration, a complete downstream industrial chain, a wide range of applications for raw coal with high utilization efficiency, significant scale advantages, and enhanced profitability. In addition, launched alongside the 3 million tons per year coking cogeneration project is the first 500,000 tons per year coal-to-olefins facility under Baofeng Energy’s Phase III plan; this facility includes a 1.5 million tons per year coal gasification methanol plant, a 250,000 tons per year ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) plant, and a 300,000 tons per year polypropylene plant. As one of the higher-end products among plastics, EVA is widely used in fields such as wires and cables, foam footwear materials, functional greenhouse films, photovoltaic encapsulation films, hot melt adhesives, and toys. At present, there are few EVA manufacturers in the country, and those that do exist are small in scale; the reliance on imported products is as high as 60%, indicating that the industry is still in its growth phase. The commissioning of the 250,000-ton EVA production capacity in the first phase of Phase 3 will make Baofeng Energy the largest EVA producer in China. High-end and differentiated development will enhance the company’s competitiveness and profitability. Once all three phases of the olefin project are completed, Baofeng Energy will have a complete range of polyethylene and polypropylene product grades. At that time, its annual methanol production capacity will account for about 10% of the country’s total annual methanol production, while its production capacity for polyolefin-related products will account for around 7% of the national total. This will further enhance its competitiveness in the industry and raise its status even further.