Building a world-class production base of magnesium and magnesium alloy materials Fugu County sets the goal of building "China magnesium Valley and World magnesium Capital"

Published: Apr 12, 2022 10:05

Recently, the people's Government of Fugu County, Yulin City, Shaanxi Province issued the 14th five-year Plan for National Economic and Social Development of Fugu County (hereinafter referred to as "Gangyao"). The "outline" mainly clarifies the strategic objectives, main tasks, and work priorities of the economic and social development of Fugu County, which is the action program for the people of Fugu County to struggle together. it is not only an important basis for the government to perform functions such as economic regulation, market supervision, social management, public services, and ecological environment protection, but also an important basis for promoting high-quality economic and social development and striving to write Fugu new era to catch up with and surpass new chapters.

The outline points out that opportunities and challenges coexist, and challenges are even more prominent. Fugu County is in the development stage of a growing resource city, which is deeply integrated into major strategies such as the joint construction of "Belt and Road Initiative", the promotion of the new pattern of western development in the new era, the construction of digital China, the ecological protection and high-quality development of the Yellow River basin and the revitalization of rural areas. it provides a great historical opportunity for the county to promote high-quality development. The new development pattern with the domestic big cycle as the main body and the domestic and international double cycles promoting each other provides a huge market opportunity for Fugu to speed up the layout of the whole industrial chain of low-carbon emerging industries and expand a higher level of opening to the outside world; the national energy security strategy will further highlight the important role and status of Fugu as an important hub for the transportation of coal from west to east, power transmission from west to east and natural gas from west to east. However, we must be soberly aware that the development of Fugu still faces challenges and shortcomings. the main manifestations are as follows: insufficient support for high-quality economic development, imperfect supply chain of industrial chain, inadequate release of innovation-driven potential, unbalanced and inadequate development, and there is still a gap between the guarantee of people's livelihood and the expectations of the masses. in particular, the county's industrial structure and energy structure do not meet the requirements of carbon neutralization. Facing the most severe challenges of the transformation and upgrading of resource-based cities and low-carbon development.

The period of the 14th five-year Plan and even longer is an important period of strategic opportunity for Fugu's transformation, upgrading and high-quality development. According to the outline, the main objectives of the economic and social development of Fugu County during the 14th five-year Plan are: by 2025, the gross domestic product of Fugu County will reach 80 billion yuan, with an average annual growth rate of more than 6.5%; the accumulated investment in fixed assets will reach 120 billion yuan; the local general budget income will reach 5 billion yuan, with an average annual growth rate of 10.7%; and the total retail sales of consumer goods will reach 8 billion yuan, with an average annual growth rate of 8%. The income of urban and rural residents reached 48000 yuan and 22000 yuan respectively, with an average annual growth rate of 5% and 6%. Energy consumption per unit GDP has been reduced by 15 per cent, carbon dioxide emissions per unit GDP have been reduced by 15 per cent, renewable energy accounts for 5 per cent of energy consumption, water consumption per unit GDP has been reduced by 10 per cent, and forest coverage has reached 30 per cent.

The outline puts forward a long-term prospect, looking forward to 2035, the successful transformation of the development of resource-based cities, the comprehensive completion of the modern industrial system with Fugu characteristics, the basic realization of the low-carbon development of high-carbon cities, and the construction of a world-class high-end energy and chemical industry base. comprehensive strength has leapt to a new level, and major indicators such as per capita GDP and household income have doubled compared with 2020.

The outline proposes to promote the high-end development of energy conversion industries. Focus on building a modern resource-based leading city in Yulin, fully implement the goal of carbon peak carbon neutralization, adhere to the layout of the whole industry chain, cluster development, digital empowerment, optimize and upgrade leading industries such as coal, coal power, magnesium and magnesium alloy intensive processing, transform and upgrade Lanchan traditional industries, promote the high-end and low-carbon development of energy industries, and create 100 billion-level energy industrial clusters.

Promote the intensive processing of magnesium and magnesium alloys. Centering on the construction goal of "magnesium Valley of China and magnesium Capital of the World", adhere to the development of the whole industry chain, support and guide the magnesium industry to carry out comprehensive upgrading and transformation from the main links such as gas supply and proportioning, reduction and refining, alloy die-casting, solid waste comprehensive utilization, etc., and to construct the original magnesium-magnesium powder / magnesium particles-high-performance magnesium alloys-magnesium-based new materials-magnesium alloy terminal products manufacturing industry chain. Actively develop magnesium alloy extrusion and die-casting products, magnesium alloy plates, magnesium alloy precision devices and other deep processing products, cultivate magnesium benchmarking enterprises, and achieve high quality and efficiency in magnesium intensive processing.

We will increase the research and development of magnesium alloy technology, focusing on the extrusion and forging technology of high-end magnesium alloy profiles, silicothermic magnesium solidification reduction slag technology, comprehensive utilization of magnesium slag and other new technologies, encourage the research and development of green magnesium smelting technology and high-purity magnesium products and magnesium-based multi-alloy products, promote the development of R & D and design, testing, warehousing trade and other industries, and create a national well-known trademark of "Fugu magnesium".

By 2025, the production capacity of magnesium and magnesium alloys will reach 1 million tons, building a world-class production base of magnesium and magnesium alloy materials.

In the action of industrial transformation and upgrading, it is necessary to plan and build green recycling projects such as 100000 tons of magnesium and its downstream industries circular economy demonstration, deep processing of magnesium and magnesium alloys, comprehensive utilization of magnesium aluminum alloy profiles and magnesium slag, and expand the scale of magnesium, magnesium alloys, magnesium powder, bars, profiles, plates, die castings and other products.

Upgrade and transform the orchid charcoal industry. Adhere to the principle of equal reduction and replacement, guide the integration and reorganization of orchid carbon enterprises, and promote the high-quality development of the upgrading and transformation of orchid carbon industry. We will implement industrial inventory management, resolutely eliminate backward production capacity, classify and dispose of "zombie enterprises", strictly prohibit low-level reconstruction, and promote technological innovations such as energy conservation and emission reduction and intelligent production. Promote the industrial Internet construction of the orchid carbon industry, extend the development of high value-added products such as functional carbon materials, build a million-ton orchid carbon industry chain, create a "business card" of the Fugu orchid charcoal industry, and realize the high-value development of the orchid charcoal industry.

Stabilize and optimize the coal industry. We will implement the national energy security strategy, adhere to the ecological scale, focus on the development of large mines such as Guojiawan Coal Mine and Xiwangzhai Coal Mine, and strive for the construction of large mines such as Duan Zhai and Gucheng, so as to ensure a stable supply of coal. Promote the construction of intelligent coal mines, promote the standardization of coal mine safety production, promote mechatronics coal mine comprehensive mechanized mining technology and equipment, intelligent gangue sorting system, and build digital automatic mines and unattended coal mining faces to realize intelligent, digital and automatic coal mining. Increase the proportion of raw coal washing and separation, improve the quality of commercial coal, withdraw, invigorate and integrate, orderly withdraw from backward production capacity, and improve the ability of intelligent coal washing. By 2025, the central provincial mines and local mines with a production capacity of 900000 tons / year or more will achieve intelligent production, and the county's coal output will be stable at about 80 million tons.

We will vigorously develop clean coal-fired power. Centering on the construction goal of the coal power industry bearing area of the world-class high-end energy and chemical industry base, we should reasonably control the coal power construction scale and speed up the construction progress of the third phase of Shaanxi Qingshuichuan Power Plant and Datang Xiwangzhai Power Plant. Seize the opportunity of the national implementation of the energy security strategy, and strive for Shaliangchuan and Huaneng Duanzhai power plant projects to be included in the guarantee plan. We will promote the transformation of small thermal power units with comprehensive ultra-low emissions and comprehensive removal of pollutants, and support large thermal power enterprises in developing a green circular economy featuring coal-electricity-thermal symbiosis. State-owned thermal power enterprises are encouraged to carry out intelligent and intelligent transformation and build carbon dioxide capture, storage and utilization projects to improve the level of clean and low-carbon coal power generation. We will promote the integrated development of thermal power, new energy and energy storage, and create a power system with integrated storage and use of coal and wind, and a balance of load and storage in the source network. By 2025, the installed capacity of coal power in Fugu County will reach more than 11 million kilowatts, and a 10 million kilowatt coal power industry base will be built.

The outline proposes that it is necessary to cultivate and develop strategic emerging industries. Among them, the new materials industry takes advanced basic materials as a breakthrough to cultivate a number of backbone enterprises and landmark projects of new materials. In particular, it is necessary to develop the magnesium alloy new material industry, extend the magnesium industry chain, actively develop magnesium alloy materials, magnesium-based hydrogen storage materials and other new material products, extend the development of high-end wide-width plates, automotive non-bearing parts, aerospace magnesium alloy parts, electronic product shells and other terminal products, expand and develop new rare metal materials such as titanium, and create advantageous industrial clusters of magnesium-based new materials.

During the 14th five-year Plan period, around the deployment of the innovation chain of the industrial chain, Fugu County will do a good job in tackling key technologies, increase the construction of innovation subjects and innovation platforms, create a good innovation ecology, release the vitality of innovation, and promote the deep integration of the innovation chain of the industrial chain. to create a highland for regional innovation and development in Shanxi, Shaanxi and Inner Mongolia. In the planned six major projects in the field of scientific and technological innovation, there are work related to the magnesium industry.

(1) tackling key technical problems. We will increase the research and development of new technologies, such as clean and efficient development and utilization of coal resources and coupling substitution, high-value utilization of blue carbon, intensive processing of magnesium, complementary and large-scale application of renewable energy, key technologies of energy Internet, and comprehensive utilization of magnesium slag, and promote the construction of intelligent robots for slag removal in magnesium smelting furnaces and R & D of intelligent industrial robots for coal power.

(2) the construction of innovation center. Around magnesium and magnesium alloys, calcium carbide, modern agriculture and other industrial fields, build clean coal conversion, magnesium alloy new materials, Yangzi agriculture and other enterprise research centers, provincial magnesium engineering and technology research and development centers, shale gas enrichment mechanism and effective development engineering research centers, achievement transformation centers, etc.

(3) key laboratory construction. Centering on the fields of high-value utilization of energy and comprehensive utilization of solid waste resources, platforms such as provincial key laboratories for magnesium alloy research and development, provincial key laboratories for comprehensive utilization of bulk solid wastes, comprehensive mining laboratories for coal (coalbed methane and associated minerals), and "enclave" laboratories will be built.

(4) the construction of science and technology business incubator. Implement projects such as off-site incubator, mass creation space incubator, star creation, innovation and cultivation center, etc.

(5) the construction of innovation platform. Build the county science and technology resources co-ordination center, establish comprehensive management wisdom application platform, science and technology demonstration park (base), innovation and entrepreneurship public platform, industry-university-research innovation platform, pilot demonstration base, scientific and technological achievements transformation base, public pilot workshop and other platforms.

(6) the cultivation of innovative subjects. We will carry out industry-university-research cooperation, innovate the efficient and clean smelting technology of magnesium and magnesium alloys, carry out research and development on the comprehensive utilization of waste water, waste gas and solid waste, and build a demonstration base for the comprehensive utilization of bulk solid waste. cultivate high-tech enterprises, science and technology-based small and medium-sized enterprises, "single champion" enterprises, "star" enterprises, gazelle enterprises, and build 100 science and technology enterprises.

The outline proposes to promote the transformation of industrial digitization. Encourage enterprises in coal power, blue carbon, magnesium and other industries to implement intelligent upgrading, integrate the application of industrial robots, digital control systems and other intelligent terminal facilities, and promote the whole process data management.

The outline proposes to make every effort to promote the construction of ecological civilization and build green Fugu with high quality. We will continue to promote the prevention and control of air pollution, establish and improve working mechanisms such as the analysis and list of urban air pollution sources, promote the upgrading and transformation of key industries such as blue carbon and magnesium, eliminate backward production capacity, and strictly implement capacity reduction and replacement in new projects.

It is necessary to strengthen the control of coal dust, waste dust, rising dust and steam dust pollution, improve the quality of the atmospheric environment, and realize the synergistic effect of pollution reduction and carbon reduction.

Focusing on the protection of water sources, urban black and smelly water bodies and industrial sewage treatment, we will focus on the special renovation of "scattered pollution" enterprises, the assessment of the water quality of state-controlled sections, the regulation of straight outlets into the river, the renovation and expansion of sewage treatment plants, the renovation of centralized drinking water sources, and the comprehensive utilization of mine dewatering water.

Strengthen the control of the source of soil pollution. Comprehensively carry out soil pollution investigation, prevention, control and control, establish soil environmental management system, and classify and implement soil remediation projects.

We will promote the green mode of production, promote the green transformation and clean production of parks and enterprises, and build a number of green parks, green enterprises and green factories. Relying on coal-electricity-carrying energy, coal-gas-magnesium (calcium)-alloy products, coal-blue charcoal (tar)-chemical products and other industrial chains, derivative development of circular economy, to achieve the cascade or recycling of resources and energy, and strive to save and efficient. We will build bases for comprehensive utilization of large quantities of industrial solid waste, and promote the construction of resource utilization facilities and projects for construction waste disposal sites, storage and transportation sites.

Actively deal with climate change. Anchor the national, provincial and municipal policies on climate change and carbon neutralization, actively implement the requirements of "double control" of energy consumption per unit output value, carbon dioxide emissions and energy consumption, and total emissions, and speed up the low-carbon adjustment of energy structure and industrial structure. we will actively promote low-carbon development in key areas such as industry, construction, transportation and agriculture. We will attach equal importance to mitigation and adaptation, implement coordinated control of greenhouse gas emissions and pollution prevention, and continuously reduce the intensity of carbon emissions.

The outline also issued a list of key projects in the 14th five-year Plan of Fugu County. Among them, there are seven industrial projects involving magnesium industry chain: magnesium energy saving and co-production circular economy industrialization project, Qingshuichuan Industrial Park comprehensive project, small coal pyrolysis, quality classification, clean and efficient co-production project, magnesium and magnesium alloy industry project, Fugu County magnesium slag and fly ash comprehensive utilization project, Fugu County magnesium and its downstream industry circular economy benchmarking project, magnesium artificial intelligence project. These projects are the development model of park, intensive and industrial chain integration, which will be completed or started during the 14th five-year Plan period.

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