How does 3.6bn tons of coal ignite the firework of China-Poland cooperation

In the southern industrial city of the town of tuto Wei, the air is fresh. In 2018, the United Nations Climate Conference continued to survive. The European coal capital's enthusiasm for the coal industry has not been reduced: in the center of the UFO International Expo Center, there are more than 30 years of international mining, energy and metallurgy International Exposition (hereinafter referred to as "mine fair").

The coal power plant in the city of oversea is likely to be the last one, which is accelerating construction. It has become the watershed of the two ages. Over the past decades, "black gold" has been shipped out of Poland's underground mines, which is regarded as a guarantee of sovereignty and national security by the ill fated Eastern European countries. Last year, global warming alarm struck in Poland. It promised that by 2040, the proportion of energy from coal to energy in Poland will be reduced to 30%.

This means that the industry that provides 80% electricity and 90% energy for the city and supports more than 90 thousand of the coal workers and their families will soon be faced with "transition".  China's coal industry has undergone a phased shift from capacity to capacity. Coal enterprises trapped by "big but not strong" urgently need to improve quality and efficiency, and ensure the "soft landing" of energy structure adjustment. As an important partner of Europe's traditional coal countries such as Germany, the large number of coal mine machinery and technology owned by the company will find new "applications".

"The output of coal in the year is 50 million tons, and this figure is 36 billion tons in China." This data is often mentioned by practitioners in coal mines. As a big coal producer and a big coal consumer, China and Poland are facing new opportunities for cooperation.

Market: "no one wants to miss China."

Entered the commissioning phase of the coal mining technology system Mikrus, which has been studied, recommended and negotiated for many years, in the Famur workshop of the coal mining equipment manufacturer located in the southern part of the city of South to south. The machine will soon be shipped to China. Early this year, Mikrus will finally be able to "develop itself" in its designed mining environment.

Mikrus is called "black dragon" by Chinese people. Kamil wojtala, project manager of famur, introduced that Heilong system innovatively adopted the design idea of integration of coal digger and coal blaster, aiming to solve the complex situation that may be encountered when mining thin coal seam. And this mining technology is exactly in line with China's demand.

Thin coal seam mining has always been the "heart" of China's coal industry. Thin coal seam with thickness less than 1.3 meters is defined in China, which accounts for more than 20% of the national coal reserves. However, due to the difficulty of installation, maintenance and operation of equipment, low output and high cost, many coal mines adopt the mining method of "mining thick and losing thin". Based on this, the data of 2013 show that only 10.4% of the thin seam is mined.

Years ago, technical research on intelligent mining of thin coal seam began to push forward, and Famur was also one of the participants. According to Wojtala, the technology is not perfectly compatible with the local mining conditions. Therefore, the research started in China, Russia and the market. Ask the reason, as Famur board adviser Zbigniew Fryzowicz said: "no coal company is willing to miss the Chinese market."

Compared with long-term cooperative European countries, China is a less developed market for Famur. 2 years ago, Famur brought the "black dragon" to the exhibition. Although the company expressed concern, it was doubtful about the effect of the product. To this end, Famur took the lead in investing in three working faces near Katowitz and invited China to inspect the operation of the products on the spot.

Mr. Yin Ming Li, deputy general manager of shuangshuangji Machinery Equipment Co., Ltd. admitted that although more and more people began to consult "black dragon", cooperation based on new technology has just started. Whether it has better prospects for development in China is still unknown.

Indeed, for most Chinese coal mining enterprises, Poland coal mine technology has not yet become a landmark "business card". Moreover, the high price of "black dragon" has also made Chinese enterprises somewhat discouraged.

However, some enterprises have been unable to sit still. Fasing group, which provides scraper conveyor chains for "black dragon", has sniffed opportunities for cooperation and can not wait to increase investment in China. Although the specific partners have not been identified, its chairman, Zdzislaw Bik, has made no secret of the amount of planned investment - 20 million to 30 million euros.

Whether Famur or Yin Mingli, this "dangerous move" seems to be turning into a "clever move". In the Chinese enterprises visiting Famur factory, one of the Chinese enterprises is more and more clear: as China's thick seam mining is becoming more and more mature, the thin coal seam mining has become a problem that has to be squarely faced.

According to the coal industry expert Marek Moro Xu, the cooperation between China and the two countries has a long history. As early as the 70s of last century, China began importing coal mining equipment from Poland. At that time, the two countries realized that they had many similarities in geological conditions and coal mine structure. However, decades of fragmented cooperation has not effectively upgraded to a fixed cooperation mechanism. One reason is that the big Western European countries such as the United Kingdom and Germany show outstanding performance in the Chinese market. Data show that in 2009, China has surpassed the United States as the second largest export market for German miners, reaching 233 million euros, after Russia's 274 million euros.