Chaoyang Industry Shows Serious Oversupply In the first half of the year, when CCIN reporters interviewed hydrogenation benzene companies, they heard that what people said most was that “raw crude benzene could not get goods and the prices rose too fastâ€. The excessive installation of new hydrogenation benzene plant equipment resulted in the crude benzene market becoming “less gluttonousâ€, and soon after hydrogenation of the benzene industry, the sunrise industry, it fell into the embarrassing situation of low operating rate and loss of the entire industry. Industry insiders called on hydrogenating benzene companies to control production capacity, and not to launch new projects anymore. There is no need to think twice before investing in the hydrogenation of benzene from upstream crude benzene resources.
According to statistics of Zhongyu Information Company, which specializes in the market for coking products, as of the beginning of March, the number of hydrogenation benzene companies under construction and in operation in China has grown to nearly 30, with a total installed capacity of 2.815 million tons per year. However, the current capacity for start-up is only 1.685 million tons/year, and the operating rate is less than 60%.
The main methods for the purification of pure benzene from coking crude benzene are sulfuric acid refining and catalytic hydrofining. The yield of pure benzene produced by the latter is higher than that of the former by about 10%, and the rate of desulfurization, denitrification, and deoxidation is high, and no regeneration acid is produced. Acid tar solves environmental pollution problems. As the technology matures, the product quality index of hydrogenation benzene reaches the level of petroleum benzene, and the price per ton is several hundred dollars less than that of petroleum benzene, making it become the development direction of coking crude benzene to refine pure benzene.
It is precisely because of the prospect of the hydrogenation of benzene industry, in recent years, there has been a "horse wind". Even if the financial crisis has the greatest impact on the real economy, there are still 100,000 tons/year of Tangshan Zhongrun Company, 100,000 tons/year of Wuhan Iron and Steel Company, and 200,000 tons/year of hydrogenation benzene plant in Henan Zhengzhou Mingyang Chemical Company. And put into production.
"Because new installations have been launched, leading to a shortage of crude benzene, our installations are now 'fated' or even 'unavailable'." Zhang Zhirong, chairman of Shandong Heze Detai Chemical Co., Ltd., told reporters CCIN with a face of grief. According to reports, the installation needs 200 tons of crude benzene a day, but since the end of last year, the daily supply was only 140 to 150 tons. After the Spring Festival this year, the basic supply will not be guaranteed. They can only reduce the load on the equipment. Moreover, the price of crude benzene is also changing rapidly, sometimes it is a price in the morning and a price in the afternoon. In order to ensure the supply of raw materials, they organized a crude benzene procurement team of 18 people who went to Shanxi, Inner Mongolia and Hebei to purchase.
Also suffering from raw material constraints is Tengzhou Shengyuan Hongda Chemical Co., Ltd. Zhao Xuangang, general manager of the company, introduced that in recent years, the domestic hydrogenation of benzene devices has been springing up, and provinces have approved the provinces, and they have no plans at all. At present, the processing capacity of hydrogenated benzene alone in Shandong Province has reached 1 million tons/year, but the supply of crude benzene is only 300,000 tons/year. Before the Spring Festival, the price of crude benzene was still more than 3,000 yuan/ton, and it has now risen to over 6,000 yuan/ton, and it is still rising. “The installation was built, but the production was losing money. At present, the hydrogenation benzene companies are losing money and can only stop part of the production line.â€
Many companies, including Jiangsu Liandong Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., complained that crude benzene could not get the goods and the equipment could not be opened.
Zhang Zhixin said that companies had considered launching downstream products of pure benzene to extend the industrial chain. However, the problem is that the crude benzene in the upstream is not enough to eat, and then the downstream products of pure benzene, raw materials, greater constraints, which makes him difficult.
“Now not only is the raw material not enough, in the downstream market sales have been suppressed, hydrogenation of benzene companies are actually two squeezed.†Sichuan Long Heng Industrial Development Co., Ltd. General Manager Wang Jian reluctantly told CCIN reporters. It is understood that the source of pure benzene in China is coking benzene and petroleum benzene, and petroleum benzene is mostly produced by Sinopec. Last year, China's oil benzene production capacity reached 7,402,300 tons. Hydrogenation benzene production capacity is only 30% of petroleum benzene, it is difficult to form a scale in the market, there is no right to speak.
Jiangsu Sanyi Chemical Co., Ltd. general manager Cao Xueyang also said that due to large production of petroleum benzene, hydrogenation of benzene in the sale has been greatly suppressed, pricing depends on Sinopec face, if the oil is benzene 7800 yuan / ton, hydrogenation of benzene Pricing can only be 7,600 yuan / ton.
Zhang Xuemin, general manager of Dalian Yuxinlong Trading Co., Ltd., said that although hydrogenation of benzene is a sunrise industry, it is difficult to be optimistic because of the limited procurement of raw materials and the sluggish sales. Therefore, he suggested that all localities should implement limited approval for the hydrogenation of benzene projects to avoid wasting resources.
According to statistics of Zhongyu Information Company, which specializes in the market for coking products, as of the beginning of March, the number of hydrogenation benzene companies under construction and in operation in China has grown to nearly 30, with a total installed capacity of 2.815 million tons per year. However, the current capacity for start-up is only 1.685 million tons/year, and the operating rate is less than 60%.
The main methods for the purification of pure benzene from coking crude benzene are sulfuric acid refining and catalytic hydrofining. The yield of pure benzene produced by the latter is higher than that of the former by about 10%, and the rate of desulfurization, denitrification, and deoxidation is high, and no regeneration acid is produced. Acid tar solves environmental pollution problems. As the technology matures, the product quality index of hydrogenation benzene reaches the level of petroleum benzene, and the price per ton is several hundred dollars less than that of petroleum benzene, making it become the development direction of coking crude benzene to refine pure benzene.
It is precisely because of the prospect of the hydrogenation of benzene industry, in recent years, there has been a "horse wind". Even if the financial crisis has the greatest impact on the real economy, there are still 100,000 tons/year of Tangshan Zhongrun Company, 100,000 tons/year of Wuhan Iron and Steel Company, and 200,000 tons/year of hydrogenation benzene plant in Henan Zhengzhou Mingyang Chemical Company. And put into production.
"Because new installations have been launched, leading to a shortage of crude benzene, our installations are now 'fated' or even 'unavailable'." Zhang Zhirong, chairman of Shandong Heze Detai Chemical Co., Ltd., told reporters CCIN with a face of grief. According to reports, the installation needs 200 tons of crude benzene a day, but since the end of last year, the daily supply was only 140 to 150 tons. After the Spring Festival this year, the basic supply will not be guaranteed. They can only reduce the load on the equipment. Moreover, the price of crude benzene is also changing rapidly, sometimes it is a price in the morning and a price in the afternoon. In order to ensure the supply of raw materials, they organized a crude benzene procurement team of 18 people who went to Shanxi, Inner Mongolia and Hebei to purchase.
Also suffering from raw material constraints is Tengzhou Shengyuan Hongda Chemical Co., Ltd. Zhao Xuangang, general manager of the company, introduced that in recent years, the domestic hydrogenation of benzene devices has been springing up, and provinces have approved the provinces, and they have no plans at all. At present, the processing capacity of hydrogenated benzene alone in Shandong Province has reached 1 million tons/year, but the supply of crude benzene is only 300,000 tons/year. Before the Spring Festival, the price of crude benzene was still more than 3,000 yuan/ton, and it has now risen to over 6,000 yuan/ton, and it is still rising. “The installation was built, but the production was losing money. At present, the hydrogenation benzene companies are losing money and can only stop part of the production line.â€
Many companies, including Jiangsu Liandong Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., complained that crude benzene could not get the goods and the equipment could not be opened.
Zhang Zhixin said that companies had considered launching downstream products of pure benzene to extend the industrial chain. However, the problem is that the crude benzene in the upstream is not enough to eat, and then the downstream products of pure benzene, raw materials, greater constraints, which makes him difficult.
“Now not only is the raw material not enough, in the downstream market sales have been suppressed, hydrogenation of benzene companies are actually two squeezed.†Sichuan Long Heng Industrial Development Co., Ltd. General Manager Wang Jian reluctantly told CCIN reporters. It is understood that the source of pure benzene in China is coking benzene and petroleum benzene, and petroleum benzene is mostly produced by Sinopec. Last year, China's oil benzene production capacity reached 7,402,300 tons. Hydrogenation benzene production capacity is only 30% of petroleum benzene, it is difficult to form a scale in the market, there is no right to speak.
Jiangsu Sanyi Chemical Co., Ltd. general manager Cao Xueyang also said that due to large production of petroleum benzene, hydrogenation of benzene in the sale has been greatly suppressed, pricing depends on Sinopec face, if the oil is benzene 7800 yuan / ton, hydrogenation of benzene Pricing can only be 7,600 yuan / ton.
Zhang Xuemin, general manager of Dalian Yuxinlong Trading Co., Ltd., said that although hydrogenation of benzene is a sunrise industry, it is difficult to be optimistic because of the limited procurement of raw materials and the sluggish sales. Therefore, he suggested that all localities should implement limited approval for the hydrogenation of benzene projects to avoid wasting resources.
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