【Ten Years of Great Progress in Chemical Technology】The first domestically produced aromatic hydrocarbon production facility with fully independent intellectual property rights, 196–2023

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The chemical industry has seen significant development over the past decade; let’s praise the prosperity and strength of modern China. By contributing our ideas, we can foster more active participation from everyone. HaiChuan becomes even better with your involvement – we welcome everyone to join in the forum discussions. It’s hot in July, so be careful to prevent fires. -------------------------------------------Aromatic hydrocarbons form the backbone of the chemical industry and are widely used in three major types of synthetic materials, as well as in fields such as medicine, national defense, pesticides, and building materials. Xylenes are one of the most commonly used aromatic hydrocarbons. Data show that over the past 15 years, China’s consumption of xylene has experienced an average annual growth rate of 20%, yet its self-sufficiency rate is only 50%. One key reason for this is that the technology used in aromatic hydrocarbon production relies heavily on imports; such technology is expensive, which limits the development of this industry. Through relentless efforts, Sinopec has successfully developed a set of efficient and environmentally friendly aromatic hydrocarbon technologies with complete independent intellectual property rights. In October 2011, the industrial demonstration plant of Yangzi Petrochemical was put into operation, marking the successful development and application of high-efficiency, environmentally friendly aromatic hydrocarbon systems ； In December 2013, the 600,000 tons per year p-xylene project at Hainan Refining and Chemical Industry was successfully put into operation, becoming China’s first aromatic hydrocarbon production facility with fully independent intellectual property rights. On January 8, 2016, the project \"Development and Application of High-Efficiency, Environmentally Friendly Aromatic Hydrocarbon Systems\" was awarded the **Special Prize for Scientific and Technological Progress for 2015**.