Shanxi's coke enterprises are suffering a "tough winter" to overcome difficulties through the market
The harsh winter seems to come overnight and it was difficult to make money at that time. 'The best days in the coke industry have continued from 2003 until the end of 2004, when a veteran of a coking enterprise in Jinzhong described it as hot. He said that people who wanted to buy coke at that time had to wait in line to pay for the money. The coke was still in the coke oven. The customer had piled up the money on his desk, and all the relations and even government officials had mentioned to him. Request for priority delivery. On the “Hurun Energy Rich List†released on October 17, the richest people from Shanxi's coke industry accounted for 8 places. However, it seems that overnight, the coke industry has come to Thailand, the price has fallen and fell again, and the stocks have grown longer. The old market has become a 'cold driver'. This 600,000-ton coke company now loses about 200,000 yuan per day. 'The sun has to pay 200,000. 'The boss used to take some exaggerated demeanor.
In fact, it is more than his loss. By July, the product backlog of Shanxi's coke companies hit a record high. Tianjin Port’s inventory reached 3.5 million tons, Lianyungang’s inventory reached 1 million tons, and Qinhuangdao Port’s coke stock was approximately 1.8 million tons, reaching saturation, while the company’s inventory Also a substantial increase, some companies are operating in the oven. Correspondingly, the coke industry has become the industry with the largest decline in profits in the backbone industry of the province. According to the data released by the Shanxi Provincial Economic Committee, from January to August, the coke industry lost 653 million yuan, 4.19 times more than the same period of last year. At present, the ex-factory price (excluding tax) of the first-class metallurgical coke in Linyi City has fallen below 700 yuan/ton, and the Tianjin Port price has dropped to around US$130/ton. According to the data released by the Department of Commerce of Shanxi Province, from January to October 2005, Shanxi's coke export was 4,949,900 tons, a decrease of 15.79%, and the export value was US$975 million, a decrease of 42.10%. At present, most companies produce 1 ton of coke at a loss of around 150 yuan. The Zhang Xinmin family, whose loss was ranked first in the '2005 Hurun Energy Rich List', was not spared. The gold coking group that it controls is also worth more than 100 yuan per ton of coke. It is understood that many coke enterprises have stopped production and shut down, and as time goes on, more and more companies will be forced to stop production.
When the hardships come to a head, it's not clear. 'There are definitely not so many people meeting next year. 'Speaking of the difficulties faced by Shanxi's coke industry, the chief executive of a coke company in Linyi City is sad. Although the coke market was significantly weakened at this time last year, some experts still predicted that the supply of international coke market will continue until 2006. The veteran is therefore ambitious to expand his production capacity to 1 million tons. However, the coke market has already undergone abrupt changes before its expansion plan is put into effect. In the year that is coming to an end, he cannot even produce 400,000 tons of existing capacity at full capacity. Despite this, the company still has a coke backlog of nearly 40,000 tons. According to reports, due to the extreme shrinkage of the coke market, it has affected the completion of the railway sector's transportation tasks. In August and September of this year, the railway department has repeatedly in-depth coke enterprises to contact the business and organize the supply. Last year, due to the tight rail transportation, 70% of the company's coke sales were completed by road transport.
Some experts believe that the current Shanxi coke industry does not account for weather, geographical location, and people. In terms of weather, there is a serious excess of domestic coke supply, and it is expected that there will be a surplus of nearly 100 million tons by the end of 2005; the demand for coke in China will be reduced in the international market. At present, the capacity for coke production in new and expanded Europe has reached more than 5 million tons. Japan, the United States, and India New coke ovens such as coke importing countries have also started production. Locally, Shanxi Coking Co., Ltd., which is located in a coal-enriched area, is not only unreasonable in structure, but also not as close to steel users as coke enterprises in Hebei and other places. As far as people are concerned, there are more than 1,000 coke enterprises in the province. In order to survive, they have to fight for each other and even compete with each other. The failure of the Mianshan Convention is a clear proof.
The advent of spring depends on structural adjustment Of course, Shanxi Coking and Chemicals companies do not see the spring. However, the coming of spring must achieve structural adjustment.
Mr. Xu Guangcheng, the former Chairman of the China Coking Institute and the current chairman of the Expert Committee of the China Coking Institute, said in an interview with reporters on November 25. Although it is unlikely that the coke export price will reach the $400 'astronomical price', it is unlikely. It is entirely possible to return $200 to $250. The premise is to adjust the industrial structure in accordance with the scientific development concept, eliminate backwardness, support advanced, and take a new type of coking industrialization. In fact, in the recent extremely difficult market situation, some visionary companies have already begun this effort.
The first is to actively extend from coke to coke. Shanxi Coking Group put into production 300,000 tons of tar processing projects, can produce 32 kinds of fine coal chemical products. This is the largest tar processing plant in China so far. It will, to a certain extent, reverse the embarrassing situation of the Shanxi Coking Enterprise's only coke. Taihua Group also started construction of 300,000 tons/year of crude benzene hydrogenation, 300,000 tons/year of tar processing and 800,000 tons of coke oven technical upgrading project this year. In addition, the production capacity of coking deep-processed products such as crude benzene, toluene, and methanol has been greatly increased. It is understood that at present, most coke enterprises are planning and implementing 'chemical production' projects and investing billions of dollars in investment.
The second is to actively use high technology and advanced and applicable technologies to transform coke enterprises. Shanjiao Group invested about 900 million yuan to complete the construction of 10,000-ton coke ovens and its associated gas purification and crude benzene recovery facilities. In Shanxi Province, it successfully built the most advanced large-capacity coke oven with a 6m high carbonization chamber in China. , And the simultaneous construction of coke oven dust, waste water treatment stations and other facilities. The SJ96 clean non-recovery coke oven of Shanxi Sanjia Coal Chemical Co., Ltd. and the environmentally friendly heat recovery coke oven of Shanxi Xingao Coking Co., Ltd. have been considered by coke enterprises as one of the coking technologies with good development prospects and in nearly 100 enterprises. Start promoting the application.
The third is to voluntarily conduct corporate strategic research. For example, the Zhaobao Coking Eco-Industrial Park in Shanxi Province commissioned the Guanghua Research Institute, Xiaoyi Jinhui Coking Company to entrust Tsinghua University, and Qingxu Yaxin Coking Co., Ltd. entrusted the China Coking Industry Association and other institutions to carry out research on enterprise development strategies.