Shanxi: Strive to improve the quality of coking industry in 2 years

Shanxi Provincial Bureau of Industry and Information Technology recently issued the "Three-year Plan of Action for High-quality Green Development of Coking Industry in Shanxi Province". It is proposed that the goal should be chain-oriented, park-oriented and high-end. It should comprehensively strengthen the guidance of high-end production path, comprehensively strengthen the coordinated service of project construction, comprehensively strengthen the ability of eliminating excess production, and strive to improve the quality of coking industry in two years.

The Plan stresses that coking capacity should be reduced or not increased, energy-saving and environmental protection level of coke oven equipment and industry should be improved significantly, chemical production extended processing should be refined and advanced, standardized management of coking enterprises should be promoted in an orderly manner, and more in-depth exchanges and cooperation between production, education and research within and outside the province, within and outside the industry. In 2019, we will strive to build 10 million tons of large machine coke, and 40% of the total capacity will be built. In 2020, we will strive to build 7 million tons of large machine coke and 50% of the total capacity will be built. In 2021, we will strive to build 60% of the total capacity of large machine coke. On October 1, 2019, all coking enterprises in the province met the special emission limits for environmental protection.

Shanxi Province will make every effort to promote the construction of key coking upgrading and transformation projects. In 2019, we will focus on promoting large-scale coking transformation and upgrading projects, such as 2 million tons per year tamping of Neolithic coal, 1.7 million tons per year top loading of Liheng coking, 7 meters per year top loading; 1.8 million tons per year and 6.55 meters per year top loading of Shanxi Jinmao Coal Chemical Co., Ltd. in 2020; 1.59 million tons per year top loading of Shanxi Juyuan Coal Chemical Co., Ltd. in 2011. Large-scale coking transformation and upgrading projects have been basically completed.

We should take coke as the basis and take coke as the main factor, promote and guide the intensive processing of coking products to the high-end development, mainly the comprehensive utilization of coke oven gas and coal tar, focus on the development and utilization of high-end oil wax and hydrogen energy from Fischer-Tropsch synthesis, build industrial chain in the direction of high-end chemical production extension, encourage the production of high-value-added products, and introduce leading chemical enterprises to build industrial clusters. We should build industrial alliances, realize resource sharing and complementary advantages, further embody specialized division of labor and cooperation, and take the line of chain, Park and high-end development.

Eliminate backward and excess coking capacity according to law and regulations. On October 1, 2019, the coking enterprises that have not completed the transformation of the special emission limit standard for air pollution will be closed down. In 2019, efforts will be made to eliminate the excess coking capacity of 10 million tons; in 2020, the original coke ovens with "Shangguan Xiao" will be shut down and eliminated in 2018; and in 2021, the original coke ovens with "Shangguan Xiao" will be shut down and eliminated in 2019.