Shenmu’s two core products have passed the preliminary evaluation for the **Special Prize and First Prize for Scientific and Technological Progress**

These two major projects are: the innovative development and industrialization of a complete set of technologies for coal indirect liquefaction with a capacity of 4 million tons per year, and the research and development of a complete set of technologies for producing ethylene on a scale of millions of tons from complex feedstocks, along with its industrial application

100,000 cubic meter air separation compressor units designed and manufactured by SHENGU

**The 4 million tons per year coal indirect liquefaction demonstration project of Ningxia Coal Industry Co., Ltd., an energy group, is an industrial demonstration project for coal-to-oil production that was approved for construction during the 12th Five-Year Plan period by the National Development and Reform Commission. The core technologies employed include the iron-based high-temperature slurry-bed Fischer-Tropsch synthesis integrated technology developed by China Science Synfuels Technology Co., Ltd., as well as the dry coal powder pressurized gasification technology developed by Ningxia Coal Industry Company. Through technology integration and further innovation, this project has enabled large-scale industrial application and served as a demonstration for such industries; it has also resulted in a set of coal-based synthetic oil technologies with complete independent intellectual property rights. Shenyang Blower Group Co., Ltd. provided the core equipment for this project – 100,000 cubic meter air separation compressors. On July 19, 2016, at a critical moment in the final stages of the project, **** personally visited the site to inspect it, fully recognizing the great importance of the project’s construction, and issued the powerful call that \"socialism is achieved through hard work.\" On December 28, 2016, the project underwent a successful one-time trial run, completing the entire process and producing qualified oil products. To date, it has been in operation for 885 days in total, during which two major maintenance and renovation campaigns were carried out; a total of 6.847 million tons of oil-based products have been produced. The successful operation of this project has laid a solid technical foundation for the industrial development of coal-to-oil production in China. It has enabled a large number of equipment manufacturing enterprises to reach the international first-class level, and it holds great strategic and practical significance for supporting a diversified energy supply and ensuring China’s energy security.

The first set of units for a million-ton ethylene plant in China, designed and manufactured by SHENGU

Research and development, as well as industrial application of million-ton-scale ethylene production technologies for complex raw materials: These technologies have played a significant role in promoting the development of China’s petrochemical industry, equipment manufacturing sector, and related industries, representing a new hallmark of \"Chinese innovation.\" To date, this set of technologies has been applied in 12 units, resulting in a total ethylene production capacity of 9.73 million tons per year; there are 127 cracking furnaces, with a combined capacity of 13.87 million tons per year. Based on the product plans for these projects and the average prices of petrochemical products in 2019, the annual total output value is estimated to be around 200 billion yuan, which will drive an additional output value of over one trillion yuan in related downstream industries each year. The petrochemical industry is a pillar of the national economy, with ethylene production facilities serving as its core. The ethylene, propylene, and butadiene produced, along with the by-products benzene, toluene, and xylene, are among the most important basic organic chemical raw materials. The synthetic resins, synthetic fibers, synthetic rubbers, and other organic chemical products derived from these materials are widely used in various industries, playing a crucial role in economic development, improving people’s livelihoods, and ensuring national defense.

Growing alongside Sinopec’s localization of its million-ton ethylene production process

On August 3, the **Office for Science and Technology Awards announced the preliminary results for the “Three Major Awards”! The preliminary evaluation for the 2020 **Science and Technology Awards has been completed. In accordance with the provisions of the **Implementation Rules for the Regulations on Science and Technology Awards**, the 46 **Natural Science Award** projects that passed the preliminary review, 47 general **Technical Invention Award** projects, 133 general **Science and Technology Progress Award** projects, as well as 1 general **Technical Invention Award** project and 1 general **Science and Technology Progress Award** project that were approved in the preliminary review for 2019 but had their evaluation suspended due to objections – after the relevant issues have been resolved – are now submitted for evaluation in 2020 in accordance with the rules. These projects are listed on the website of the Ministry of Science and Technology (http://www.most.gov.cn) and the website of the **Office for Science and Technology Awards** (http://www.nosta.gov.cn). Specific projects will be announced separately. Within 20 days from the date of announcement of the projects that have passed the preliminary evaluation, any organization or individual who has objections regarding the announced projects, as well as their main contributors and responsible entities, may submit written complaints to our office, providing the necessary supporting documents. To facilitate verification and ensure an objective and fair handling of objections, the entity or individual raising the objection shall disclose their true identity and provide valid contact information. Those who wish to raise objections must indicate their true name, workplace, contact number, and full address, and sign in person ； If an objection is raised on behalf of an organization, the name of the organization, the contact person, contact phone number, and full address must be specified. It must be signed by the legal representative of the organization and stamped with the organization’s official seal.