The future of the coking industry
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I would appreciate it if my senior colleagues and mentors could offer some guidance to me regarding our coking industry. I am a graduate from a university with a degree in Chemical Engineering and Technology, obtained in 2013; currently, I work in a coking plant affiliated with an iron and steel company, where I am involved in coking operations. Since I started working, the coking and metallurgy industries have been in a period of decline; the profitability of both the company and its factories has been dropping year after year. Especially in 2015, even employees’ salaries were affected. . . I’m currently working in the coking industry, and I really don’t know how much longer I can keep going. I’m confused. After spending so many years in school, I thought that after graduation I would find a stable job that would allow me to earn enough money to support myself and take care of my parents, so that I wouldn’t have to rely on my family’s money anymore. But reality is often different from what we hope for. I would appreciate it if my senior colleagues and experts could offer some guidance. Specifically, I’m looking for ways to learn more about the specialized knowledge related to coking – whether through websites, journals, or forums. It seems that what we learn in school is far too outdated to be sufficient for dealing with today’s challenges. Or if one wants to pursue a career in science and engineering, how should they proceed step by step? I would appreciate it if you could offer some guidance. Thank you very much!
After 30 years in the coking industry, I had to change careers; there was no other choice
Your question is really difficult to answer – the knowledge related to coking is extremely broad. Moreover, it’s unlikely that manufacturers will find much use for learning such things; it’s better to focus on topics that interest one personally, otherwise it will be hard to stay motivated! !
That is, apart from our Haichuan Forum, what other professional websites are there that can provide materials on learning*? ? Because my rank in HaiChuan is too low; even when I manage to see something, I’m not allowed to download it, and in the end I still can’t see anything. . .
I suggest changing careers. Many of my classmates went on to enroll in training courses to work in areas such as software development, investment, and finance or insurance; few of them remain in their original field of work
Steel coking is an industry on the decline; in China, it will only continue to decline. It depends on one’s own interests
Just after graduating from college, facing an industry in decline and a sluggish economy, it’s indeed difficult to make decisions. As a recent college graduate, you actually don’t have many options, because you lack any work experience or professional background, nor do you possess knowledge or skills from other fields, let alone the ability to predict future trends in the economic and technological sectors. As a result, your choices are quite limited. It is recommended to either start working in one’s own field to gain some work experience and insights before considering a change, or to leave that field altogether and seek another path, as there are no other options. Every industry has its own patterns of development. It’s true that coking is an industry in decline, but it also serves as a fundamental industry for societal development. No matter how declining such an industry may be, as long as iron production continues to require it, coking will remain relevant. It’s just that once the production capacity reaches a certain level, it will begin to shrink gradually. The more declining an industry is or the more overcapacity it has, the higher the technological requirements for its future development. If one can find a job in coking related to technology research and innovation, there are great opportunities for growth in the future. The above are just my personal insights, for reference only! !
The problem is that the iron smelting industry will also be in danger in the future
This post was last edited by angryant on 2016-2-15 at 12:09. Indeed, efforts to make breakthroughs in iron smelting processes have been ongoing for decades; a typical example is the direct reduction technology led by Voestalpine, which uses briquetted coal and reducing gases to directly reduce iron, thereby replacing coke. Pohang in South Korea and Shanghai Baosteel introduced this technology in the early years, but production has remained unstable; no major breakthroughs are expected in this technology in the short term. This is the charm of technological progress. Therefore, there are indeed many uncertainties in the coking industry. However, it will not disappear in the short term. Moreover, for newcomers, if they do not enter this industry, they will never be able to understand the future direction of technological development. Thus, it is recommended that if there are no better options, one should pursue a career in their own field and work in a technology research and development department to stay informed about trends in technological advancement. This allows one to gain experience and understand the direction of technological progress, thereby preparing for future development! !