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Wuyang Coal Mine Rebounds Thanks to Coal Chemicals -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Author: Cui Xinlong; Source: China Chemical Industry News; Views: 48; Article submitted by:] In 2007, as both raw coal and refined coal production increased, the 600,000-ton coking plant at Lu’an Huaneng Wuyang Coal Mine in Shanxi Province was put into full operation. Downstream industries such as sulfur, ammonium sulfate, crude benzene, and gas distribution were also established one after another, thereby giving rise to an initial framework for the coal-coking-electricity-chemicals industry chain. Wuyang Coal Mine is a state-owned mine with 45 years of mining history. After several expansions and renovations, its production capacity has been increased to 1.92 million tons, which represents the limit. In 2006, Wuyang Coal Mine made the decision to build a new industrial park, pursue a circular economy approach, expand the scale of the integrated industry of \"coal-coke-electricity-chemicals,\" and strive to create a new type of coal chemical industry base. Back then, the No. 1 coke oven in the industrial park’s coking plant, with an annual production capacity of 300,000 tons, was put into operation. Last year, it produced 300,000 tons of grade A metallurgical coke and 6,600 tons of tar, generating a profit of 25 million yuan. Phase II of the project commenced construction in March last year; it includes Blast Furnace No. 2 as well as downstream chemical processing facilities such as those for sulfur, ammonium sulfate, crude benzene, and gas distribution. This project set new records for the shortest construction time and fastest rate of reaching full production capacity in the industry.