01|Innovation is a key element of sustainable development

Innovation drive has been established as one of the two major development strategies of the petrochemical industry during the 13th Five-Year Plan period, and new chemical materials have also been established as one of the five key areas of the petrochemical industry’s scientific and technological development guidelines. The federation assisted in organizing the national key special research and development projects of polymer materials, formed a special nylon engineering plastics alliance, and identified a number of technological innovation demonstration enterprises in the field of polymer materials. In the future, the innovation in the field of polymer materials should closely follow the new progress in the international science and technology field and the new changes in industrial development, aim at the high-end differentiation and specialization of products, strengthen the construction of an innovation system with enterprises as the main body, and focus on conquering a group of ” “Stuck neck” technology, shortcoming technology, disruptive technology, build a number of high-quality, high-level public innovation platforms and innovation alliances, strengthen the cultivation and growth of innovative talents and innovative teams, and at the same time, face new energy and high-end manufacturing countries Focus on key projects and strategic emerging industries, highlight new chemical materials and specialty chemicals, increase innovation, and achieve sustainable development.

02|Green development is the fundamental policy of sustainable development

In the context of the deep adjustment of the global petrochemical industry structure, green development has become the main direction of the technological revolution and the optimization and upgrading of the industrial structure, and an important means to promote supply-side structural reform and high-quality development. The Petrochemical Federation cooperated with the Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology to study and formulate the “Guiding Opinions on Promoting the Green Development of the Petrochemical Industry”, and issued the “Petrochemical Industry Green Development Action Plan” to the entire industry. , We should also continue to deepen the construction of the green manufacturing system, increase the cultivation of typical green development demonstrations, and actively adopt advanced green technology to implement clean transformation. For example, the earliest traditional material of polyvinyl chloride, in view of my country’s resource endowment and the increasing dependence on foreign oil, it is impossible for developed countries to adopt the ethylene route. The calcium carbide process will continue to play a long-term role, facing the implementation of international conventions and elimination For the problem of mercury pollution, low-mercury catalysts have been adopted, and the research and development of mercury-free processes are also speeding up. The recycling and reuse of calcium carbide slag has also achieved good results. Through technological upgrading and transformation, the source control and process of green development have been realized. Progress is being made.

The United States, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Brazil and other developed countries and regions with rich biological resources attach great importance to and accelerate the development, industrialization and application of biodegradable materials. This is an important future for the sustainable development of polymer materials; Fermentation and synthesis of polyhydroxy fatty acid esters and biodegradable polyamides, polyurethanes, polyesters and other products have achieved good results and have been widely recognized.

03|Being international first-class is an important measure to achieve the goal of becoming a strong country

my country has been a major producer and consumer of polymer materials for many years, but there has always been a big gap with developed countries and multinational companies. As a leading industry, polymer materials are the first choice for sustainable development in the future. In accordance with the goal of cultivating world-class companies with international competitiveness, polymer materials companies should choose global competitive multinational companies such as Dow, DuPont, Mitsubishi, LG, and Covestro. They can also learn from Solvay and Sabic. , DSM, INVISTA and other companies have successfully transformed and upgraded their practices and experience, strengthened benchmarking with world-class companies, highlighted their main businesses and advantages, and made great efforts to strengthen their main businesses and core competitiveness.

04|Grasping new technology and new trends is an important direction for sustainable development

For example, ExxonMobil’s new process for direct production of chemicals from crude oil is the only industrialized plant in the world. It has been in operation for 5 years. A flash tank is added between the convection section and the radiant section of the cracking furnace. The chemical output rate varies from 50% to 70% due to different raw materials. It processes 5.796 million tons of light crude oil and produces 3.115 million tons of chemicals, of which the output of olefins is as high as 2.039 million tons, and then produces metallocene polyethylene and high-impact, homo-polypropylene.

Then there are a number of new technologies under development, such as direct synthesis gas to olefins, methane direct to olefins, and my visit to the Southwest Research Institute in the United States to learn about the hydrocarbons they are developing to produce polymers through membrane reactors, etc. Disruptive technologies are directly related to polymer materials, and we should pay close attention to their progress and grasp it.