The coal-to-oil project of Ningxia Coal Industry has achieved full production for two consecutive years

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Ningxia Coal Industry’s coal-to-oil project achieved full capacity for two consecutive years. Author/Source: Sinochem News Network. Date: 2023-01-03. Clicks: 9. As of December 30, 2022, the company’s coal-to-oil facility with an annual production capacity of 4 million tons had produced a total of 4.05 million tons of oil-based products over the previous year. Since its commissioning, this world’s largest coal-to-oil project has achieved its designed capacity for two consecutive years. In 2022, the Coal-to-Oil Branch actively carried out initiatives to excel in its duties, focusing on standardization and planning as key strategies to advance the standardization of safe production. It implemented a 100-day special campaign for improving safety conditions, conducted inspections and supervision related to safety production, and pursued a three-year plan for special rectifications. The branch also improved its safety management system based on a grid structure and ensured that job responsibility systems were properly implemented. By emphasizing standardization and planned management, it developed standardized operating procedures and maintenance guidelines, and paid close attention to ensuring the accuracy of process operation plans and maintenance schedules. The coal-to-oil subsidiary is actively promoting the development of smart chemical manufacturing by implementing MES systems, thereby making production management more intelligent, precise, and efficient. It has carried out TPM activities aimed at overall equipment management, establishing 44 equipment-related interest groups to address issues such as the shutdown of coal mills in gasifiers and the renovation of distributors in Fischer-Tropsch reactors. Adhering to the strategy of producing more chemicals rather than oil, it has strengthened the functions of the dispatch and control center, monitored market trends, and adjusted the product mix based on sales performance. The capacity of the light naphtha and C14 production units was increased to 130% and 120%, respectively. The pilot project for α-olefins was successful from the first attempt, with qualified C6 and C8 products being produced, thus further extending the industrial chain.