Henan Province is a large agricultural province, but it is also a big province. Zhongyuan Dahua Group is the only large-scale chemical fertilizer company in the province. At the initial stage of its establishment, it introduced natural gas-based devices with the world’s advanced level at the time. Through continuous independent innovation, the current process technology still ranks at the domestic advanced level. The Group's Zhongyuan Chemical Fertilizer was awarded the title of the first batch of quality-exempt products in the country and is a famous brand product in Henan. However, the difficulties in supplying natural gas in recent years have plagued Central Plains University, especially since the end of 2003 to the present, the situation is worse than a year. According to a deputy general manager of the company, Zhongyuan Dahua guarantees 1.2 million cubic meters of natural gas per day for normal production, while the current daily gas supply is less than 600,000 cubic meters and 300,000 tons per year of compound fertilizer plant. Once this winter, it has been fully parked, and now only the urea system is in operation, and it can only open 50% of the load, and it is basically in thermal condition. Even so, Henan Provincial Development and Reform Commission only survived the coordination with Zhongyuan Oilfield. The deputy general said that in 2005 the company had not been able to reach full-load production, and the average daily gas supply from January to March was 600,000 to 700,000 cubic meters. From April to July, the amount of gas supplied was higher with the increase in temperature. Some, an average of about 1 million cubic meters, from August to October fell to 700,000 to 800,000 cubic meters, November is still more than 600,000 cubic meters in December fell to 600,000 cubic meters below. The management and product quality of Zhonghua Dahua are very good. Due to insufficient supply of gas, this year it will produce 60,000 tons of synthetic ammonia, 100,000 tons of urea, 150,000 tons of compound fertilizer, and 10,000 tons of melamine, affecting economic efficiency of about 100 million yuan. .
In addition to the Zhongyuan Oilfield, Hebei Qizhou Dahua Co., Ltd., which is on the same scale as Zhongyuan Dahua, has Shaanxi Gas and Dagang Gas. In an interview with reporters, the company’s production planning department official said that the Zhongyuan Oilfield had completely broken the gas in mid-November. At present, the company's production load is only 50% to 60%, and the gas source mainly relies on Shaanxi gas. The iron lion urea produced by Chuzhou Dahua is also a national inspection-free product, and its production and supply are also greatly reduced this year.
This year, the planned annual gas supply volume of Guizhou Chitianhua Co., Ltd. is 430 million cubic meters, which is still more than 100 million cubic meters, compared to 580 million cubic meters required for full-load production.
According to the reporter's understanding, in order to solve and alleviate the serious restrictions on the production of gas and fertiliser, gas-head chemical fertilizer companies are actively exploring other raw material channels. Zhongyuan Dahua is striving to pass through the construction of coal chemical projects, so that 30% of the gas used in fertilizer production can be self-sufficient, so as to make up for the shortage of natural gas. However, according to the factory, the coal chemical project will not be able to see actual results until 2007, and it will not be able to hydrolyze any thirst.
Gasification and fertilizer companies generally reflect that the more natural gas in the plan is provided, the more expensive gas is, and the production cost is gradually increased. However, it is difficult to adjust the price of urea next year.
Even so, relative to the price, the company is more able to supply enough gas and can drive normally. When asked about the gas supply prospects in the coming period, Suihua’s responsible person told reporters: 'There may be no children. December 28 last year, raw materials are still available, this year on January 1 will not supply gas! 'Zhongyuan Dahua management complained to reporters: 'This year we wrote more than 20 reports to the national, provincial, oil, and petrochemical and other relevant departments calling for vitality reports, and the province has also opened a coordination meeting, but it is still facing Stopping production, it's hard to be angry! '
The reporters found that because natural gas prices have had a certain impact on the cost of chemical fertilizers, the long-term lack of gas supply has caused a serious waste of large-scale fertilizer equipment in China, resulting in a significant decline in the output of high-quality chemical fertilizers and directly affecting the spring plowing and other seasons of agriculture next year. With fertilizer, this loss has greatly exceeded the damage of gas prices to fertilizer companies.
No gas, no matter how good the product does not come out! Insufficient supply of natural gas has seriously hurt chemical fertilizer companies
When some coal-head fertilizer companies are not allowed to limit their production to production due to poor winter storage and increased inventories this year, some large-scale chemical fertilizer companies that use natural gas as raw materials face a serious shortage of raw materials and face parking. The products of these enterprises are mostly fertilizers that farmers love in the market, but there is no natural gas, and even the best products cannot be produced. The lack of long-term supply of raw materials has become an important factor affecting the normal operation of gas-head fertilizer companies in China.