Chemical industrial park is no longer a “protective umbrella”
On April 18, CCTV exposed Lianyungang irrigation Environmental pollution problems in the three chemical industrial parks (Yanwei Port, Duigou Port and Chenjiagang) in Hekou, Yunxian County. After the report, all chemical companies in the three major chemical industry parks of Lianyungang Guannan, Guanyun and Yancheng Xiangshui suspended production for rectification. After the shutdown, many chemical raw material intermediates were stopped in large areas and out of stock, and the products were not quoted for the time being.
If last year was the year of national environmental protection inspection , then this year is the provincial environmental inspection year. In addition to Lianyungang, many provinces and cities such as Shandong, Hubei, and Guangdong have launched environmental inspections. Looking at a series of environmental inspection measures, the core measure is nothing more than resolute shutdown.
During the nationwide large-scale environmental protection inspection last year, Many companies have been shut down one after another. In order to seek new development, they have joined together to join the chemical industry park. Chemical industry parks have become the most popular term in environmental protection inspections. However, when companies try their best to join chemical industry parks, they find that they still cannot escape the fate of being shut down. The closure of Lianyungang Chemical Industry Park is the best example.
In addition, in March this year, 50% of Shandong Chemical Industry The park was dismantled and 1,500 companies were shut down; chemical park improvements and environmental inspections in Gansu, Hebei, Sichuan, Anhui, Henan and other places are also being followed up. In view of this, many people have questioned the existence of chemical industrial parks. Are chemical industrial parks an “invalid protective umbrella”?
As of the end of 2015, the country’s key chemical industry parks There are 502 industrial parks with petroleum and chemicals as the leading industries, including 47 national-level chemical parks (including economic and technological development zones and high-tech zones), 262 provincial-level chemical parks, and 193 prefecture-level chemical parks.
Number of domestic chemical industrial parks in 2017
Enter��Chemical industrial parks have many benefits for enterprises, such as improving the level of safe development and accelerating the conversion of old and new kinetic energy. In today’s era of strict environmental protection supervision, it is also very helpful in improving the response capabilities of enterprises. At the same time, the chemical park has high output value, high tax revenue and strong industrial driving effect. At present, there are many chemical companies that have settled in major chemical industry parks, including BASF, Bayer, Dow, DuPont and other large companies. The new policies for the planning and management of chemical industry parks have a significant impact on industrial development.
Dr. Morrison, Senior Vice President, BASF He said, “The general direction of concentrating chemical production into chemical industry parks is correct, and it is also in line with the strategies of many large chemical companies. There are about 500 chemical industry parks in China, with different quality and standards. Ensure that these parks truly provide high quality It is very important to provide services and adopt the best EHS (environmental health and safety) standards.”
Due to the early construction time of chemical industry parks in my country, safety Insufficient planning and overcrowding of the park. Most of the internal enterprises are small in scale and fail to achieve certain economies of scale. Moreover, there are many types of chemical products, complex processes, and are flammable and explosive. Once a fire, explosion or chemical product leakage occurs, it can easily lead to major accidents and pose safety risks.
With the increasing intensity of environmental inspections , more and more companies have begun to move to chemical industry parks to continue operations and production. The development of chemical industry parks is very prosperous. So how to improve the safety level of chemical industry parks and let the “protective umbrella” of chemical industry parks play its effective value?
The country should strengthen government supervision and implement safety Access system. For new chemical enterprises and chemical projects, government departments must strictly implement the safety licensing system for new chemical projects and strive to do a good job in safety review of chemical projects and acceptance after project completion. The second step is to vigorously improve the level of safety standardization and improve the joint meeting system for chemical project supervision. As well as strengthening the management of chemical park emergency plans and strengthening scientific planning for chemical park construction.
In addition to the establishment of relevant systems, various enterprises also To effectively do their jobs well, high-energy-consuming enterprises must either increase investment, improve environmental protection measures, and strive to meet emission standards; or they must gradually move from areas with low pollution tolerance to areas with undertaking functions and higher tolerance. area. The best “protective umbrella” is the survival of the fittest, adjustment and upgrading of the enterprise itself.
