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Three **standards for coal used in the chemical industry**, developed with the involvement of Shaanxi Coal Group, have been released. Author/Source: Shaanxi Coal Group; Date: February 13, 2022; Clicks: 30. Recently, the three **standards** – “Technical Guidelines for Coal Used in Coal Chemical Industry”, “Quality Requirements for Commercial Coal Used in Direct Liquefaction”, and “Quality Requirements for Commercial Coal Used in Fluidized Bed Gasification” – which were developed with the participation of Shaanxi Coal Group, were approved for release and will come into effect on July 1, 2022. These three **standards were spearheaded by the China Coal Research Institute**, with participation from 10 relevant entities including Energy Group, Shaanxi Coal and Chemical Industry Group, and Lu’an Group. Upon implementation, they will help enterprises quickly determine their product positioning, promptly optimize their product structure, and appropriately adjust product quality. This will enable precise marketing in the market for coal used as a chemical raw material, thereby promoting the green transformation and clean, low-carbon development of the coal industry. Standard leadership is not only an important indicator for a company to inject vitality into high-quality development and engage in high-quality competition, but it also represents an advanced approach for companies to shift from a focus on quantity and scale to one focused on quality and efficiency. In recent years, Shaanxi Coal and Chemical Industry Group has, leveraging the high-quality coal resources in northern Shaanxi suitable for the chemical industry, closely responded to the demand for raw coal among chemical industry users, and actively explored the path of standardization, achieving fruitful results. Having gone through the “golden decade” and the “four-year winter” in the coal market, Shaanxi Coal and Chemical Industry Group fully realizes that the extensive expansion and development model in the coal industry has become a thing of the past; instead, the clean and efficient utilization of coal has become a **key task in energy development. “Since the 13th Five-Year Plan period, Shaanxi Coal and Chemical Industry Group has actively implemented the requirements of supply-side structural reform. It has fully leveraged the coal’s advantageous characteristics of “two highs and four lows” in the Shenmu-Fuxin region, targeting the modern coal chemical industry—which features a long industrial chain and high resource utilization efficiency—as its key market. This has facilitated the transformation of its coal products from being used solely as fuel to serving both as fuel and raw materials. As a specialized sales company in the Shenfu region under Shaanxi Coal Group, Yulin Sales Company leverages the quality advantages of its three key mines, under the proper guidance of the Transportation and Marketing Group, to focus on the efficient and clean utilization of coal. Strengthen coal quality management to improve the quality of commercial coal; in 2021, the average quality of iron-making, chemical, and other types of coal produced by the three main mines was above 5,800 kcal/kg ； It assisted the mining company in building its brand; the mixed coal brands \"Hongliulin\", \"Ningtiaota\" and \"Zhangjiamao\" were successively certified by the Shaanxi Provincial Quality and Technical Supervision Bureau and awarded the title of \"Famous Brand Products of Shaanxi Province\" ； Efforts are being made to adjust the product and customer structure, increasing the proportion of coal used in chemical applications; by 2018, the proportion of coal used for such purposes at the Ningtiaotai mine had reached 100%. How can coal achieve “assembly-line production” just like other industrial products? To produce standardized products, product standards must first be established. In 2018, under the leadership of Shaanxi Coal Transportation and Marketing Group, Yulin Sales Company took the lead in launching the \"Application and Research of Chemical Industry Coal in Northern Shaanxi by Shaanxi Coal Group\" project, proposing for the first time the establishment of its own standards for coal intended for use in the chemical industry by Shaanxi Coal Group. Based on corporate surveys conducted among mining enterprises, chemical users, and manufacturers of coal chemical furnaces, as well as an understanding of available resources and user needs, Shaanxi Coal Group established three corporate standards, including one for \"coal used in water-coal slurry gasification,\" which laid a solid foundation for the drafting and development of such standards. The successful introduction of these three standards represents a successful effort by Shaanxi Coal Group to implement strategies aimed at enhancing quality and standardization within the company. It is also an example of Shaanxi Coal Group’s efforts in reducing emissions, conserving energy, and pursuing a green transformation. These standards fill a gap in Shaanxi Coal Group’s involvement in the development of standards related to coal, providing strong support for the company in using a common language when discussing matters related to coal.