On October 10, the second BDO and Degradable Materials Industry Development Conference was held in Wuhai. At the meeting, Tang Yi, secretary of the Wuhai Municipal Party Committee, said that Wuhai will build the first domestic BDO(1, 4-butanediol) industrial technology innovation center in 2025, and the world's largest BDO integrated production base by 2027. Many experts at the meeting suggested that adhering to the road of scientific and technological innovation is the best path for Wuhai City to achieve high-quality development of the BDO industry.
Li Yongwu, former vice minister of the Ministry of Chemical Industry and former president of the China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation, pointed out that in the first half of the year, the operating rate of BDO enterprises in China was about 65%, lower than the average level of the chemical industry operating rate of 70%, most enterprises are facing no small pressure to survive, and the industry as a whole has entered a critical period of urgent capacity adjustment, technological innovation and market stability. "The development of the BDO industry can no longer follow the old path of many traditional industries. We must hold high the banner of scientific and technological innovation, lose illusions, have the courage to face reality, admit that 'trading the market for technology' is a false proposition, and promote the high-quality development of the industry with scientific and technological innovation." "Only by taking innovation as the primary driving force for the development of the BDO industry can the industry develop faster and truly play its important role in the entire industrial chain," he said.
Yang Shangbao, a second-level inspector of the Environmental Information Department of the National Development and Reform Commission, also believes that the development of the BDO industry in Wuhai City needs to adhere to innovation-driven, master independent intellectual property rights, and improve competitiveness. "Developing the carbon-based degradable materials industry with BDO as a link is a major strategic decision for Wuhai City, and an important measure to strengthen green and environmental protection strategic emerging industries in response to the 14th Five-Year Plan for Industrial Green Development," he said. Yang Shangbao suggested that in the next step, Wuhai City should do a comprehensive job in eight aspects of supporting work: system planning, long-term implementation, policy guidance, standard formulation, encouraging innovation, green leadership, government and enterprise common problems, adhere to market orientation, and help BDO and degradable materials industry achieve high-quality development in Wuhai.
In addition, Li Yongwu also suggested that Wuhai pay attention to the implementation of supporting measures at the management level: First, strengthen the innovation management of the industrial chain, improve the cost performance of downstream products, and expand the scope of market application. The second is to strengthen the self-discipline of the industry, the association side to play a good role in market coordination, the enterprise side needs to invest scientifically and prudently, jointly maintain market order, to avoid large fluctuations in product prices.
According to Tang Yi, secretary of the Wuhai Municipal Party Committee, Wuhai City has made full use of its resource endowment in recent years to promote the coupling development of multiple industries. At present, there are 5 BDO integration projects completed or under construction, with a total investment of 56.6 billion yuan, and 8 downstream supporting projects, which now have a BDO capacity of 1 million tons and GBL capacity of 100,000 tons. Under construction, 600,000 tons of BDO, 360,000 tons of PTMEG, 300,000 tons of PBAT and 30,000 tons of THF will be put into production next year. Wuhai is making every effort to build "BDO - spandex, BDO - lithium battery solvent, BDO - degradable materials/engineering plastics, BDO - pharmaceutical intermediates" four comprehensive industrial chains, is expected to become the world's largest BDO integrated production base by 2027, the output value is expected to exceed 100 billion yuan.
"Wuhai has innovative resource elements. Relying on enterprise independent innovation, we have the largest domestic independent integration of coking plant, the world's most advanced acetylene raw material plant, the world's largest single-line production capacity of BDO device and short process, high efficiency, energy saving and environmental protection, product quality of degradable material device." Tang Yi said, "In the next step, our city will join forces with domestic colleges and universities, design and construction units, experts and scholars, market players and other forces to speed up the construction of BDO industrial technology innovation center, synchronous construction of BDO industrial research and development, testing, certification in one of the multi-functional science and technology innovation platform, focus on BDO industry new technology, new technology, new product research. Promote the formation of BDO product trading center, price formation center, technical standard center, quality testing center. Continue to enhance BDO's industrial competitiveness, regional influence and industry voice."
Zhao Jungui, vice president and secretary-general of China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation, announced on the spot that Wuhai City has become the permanent venue for the BDO and Biodegradable Materials Industry Development Conference.
Cui Jingying, deputy secretary of the CPC Wuhai Municipal Committee and Mayor of Wuhai, presided over the meeting, and Gao Bo, Deputy mayor of Wuhai City, read the approval of the construction of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region BDO industrial technology innovation center. Deng Huichang, the new director of the center, released the list of tasks in the field of BDO, which are respectively "Biodegradable resin PBAT synthesis and its film products (film) R & D demonstration" and "BDO industry chain catalyst recovery, preparation and regeneration technology research and development and industrial application".
