Coking upgrade project to start operating in 2022

The coking upgrade project of Pingyao Coal Chemical Group based in Pingyao county [Photo/Pingyao Rong Mei]

The coking upgrade project of Pingyao Coal Chemical Group based in Pingyao county, North China's Shanxi province, will be put into operation by the end of the year.

Costing a total of 3.8 billion yuan ($549.71 million), the project consists of the first coke oven closure device in China to be equipped with an integrated tamping, charging, and coke-pushing machine. For the first time, artificial intelligence is used to automatically distribute flue gas flow.

Over the years, Pingyao Coal Chemical Group has achieved corporate transformation and green development, providing strong support for the county's economic development.

In terms of pollution control and energy conservation and consumption reduction, the coking upgrade project consumes 105 kilograms of standard coal per metric ton of coke and 0.16 kg of standard coal per cubic meter of natural gas.

After the first phase of the project is put into operation, it will be able to produce 1.34 million tons of coke, 82,000 tons of tar, 20,000 tons of crude benzene, 19,000 tons of sulfuric acid, 15,000 tons of ammonium sulfate, 125,700 tons of liquefied natural gas, and 172 million kWh of electricity.

The annual output value is expected to increase by 4 billion yuan, profits and taxes are expected to exceed 1 billion yuan, and more than 1,000 new jobs are expected to be created.

It will be able to provide central heating over an area of 5 million square meters in winter for more than 50,000 households, and the annual emissions of smoke and dust are expected to be reduced by 2,500 tons, sulfur dioxide by 2,400 tons, and nitrogen oxide by 735 tons.