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ChemChina holds an experience sharing meeting for young managers

ChemChina has outstanding teams and individualsOil & Gas Corp begins marketing programCNCIC begins NSTDP-related projcet

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Conveying positive energy and motivating people

Elderly man spends 10 years making a Chengdu-Kunming Railway mapShanna Rubber retirees set out on bicycling journey

4 Aeolus Tyre sets up HR think tankSichuan Danchi continues to be Wuling Motors’ best supplierHaohua Honghe rewards pacesettersDezhou Shihua signs contract with Shandong Normal University

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Dezhou Shihua applies for national patentsBluestar Machinery breakthrough in new gasifier developmentLanzhou Bluestar gets national patent on inhibitor productHuaihe Chemical nitrotoluene production study using thermal insulating nitration

Huaihe Chemical eliminates safety hazards with a “golden recipe”Shenyang Paraffin Chemical’s SHE management begins with safety

Key marine coating lab gets acceptedHangzhou Water Treatment’s membrane-based seawater desalination underwayTianhua Institute scientific payoff commercialization projectBluestar antifreezing agent gets national quality approval

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There were 136 young managers from 77 ChemChina companies taking part in a ChemChina

Experience Sharing Meeting on May 25 whose theme was “Adversity - Responsibility”. It was held in the conference room of the Beijing Guoyi Hotel. ChemChina’s vice-president, Ren Jianming, delivered the opening speech, where he noted that the main purpose of the meeting was to let ChemChina’s young managers get some professional experience in career success while getting themselves prepared for a challenging

ChemChina holds an experience sharing meeting for young

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management career. Afterwards, seven young representat ives o f ChemChina domestic companies -- Lian Wentao, Tu Shijian, Bai Fan, Zheng Hang, Luo Xiongxiong, Jiang Yongfu, and Guo Yanfei -- and three young representatives from ChemChina’s overseas companies Elkem, BSI and Makhteshim Agan -- Lionel Arras from France, Magnus Lindén from Norway, and Roni Allon from Israel -- described their track record and experiences in production, R&D, marketing and management.

ChemChina had representatives of

an HR consulting company present at the meeting, who held discussions with fi ve groups of people in various jobs, then gave performance ratings for each of these people. At the end of the meeting, Ren commented on how ChemChina has been working to train young managers and on how the meeting was a part of its young manager appointment program.

Ren then named four areas where he expects young managers to develop professionally in training and responsibility by: ·spending some time working on the shop fl oor.

·acquiring more knowledge in a meaningful way.

·developing a phi losophica l approach to thinking.

·improving emotionally. Ren concluded by saying that

the entire chemical industry faces daunting challenges in overcapacity and that it is a very competitive industry and ChemChina lacks resources and appears particularly vulnerable to these challenges. So as the future of ChemChina, young managers are expected to be fully aware of the situation and rise to the challenge of overcapacity by increasing market demand, making optimal use of the business portfolio and shifting the industrial setup while appreciating the fact that restructuring is a permanent part of business development. ■

ChemChina young managers experience sharing meeting was held in Beijing on May 25. the photo shows the scene of the meeting.

By Shi Yonggang

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ChemChina has outstanding teams and individuals

On May 4, the eve of Youth Day, , ChemChina’s CYL s ing led

out some outstanding teams and individuals as examples for all of ChemChina. S ix teams, one of which was B luestar S i l i con Materials Co’s Elkem cooperation improvement team, received the “Role Model” title, five, one of which was the Hunan Xiangwei Co’s CYL committee, were recognized as “Pacesetting CYL committees”;

another f ive represented by the Aeolus Tyre Co.s warehousing and logist ics department CYL branch were recognized as ”Pacesetting CYL branches”; and additional five, one of which was the Haohua Honghe Chemica l Co ’s CYL commi t tee , were recognized as ”Pacesetting CYL committee bui lders”; seven employees, including the Bluestar Silicon Materials Co’s Lian Wentao, received the “Youth Medal”; five

Oil & Gas Corp begins marketing programBy Wang Yongmin

The Oil & Gas Corp held a meeting at the Zhenghe Petrochemical Co,

on April 8, to kick off its marketing o p e r a t i o n s a n d m a n a g e m e n t improvement program, which turns a new page in the company’s marketing efforts. The company decided to carry out a management improvement program just this year, while reviewing the outcome of its procurement transformation program, and chose Zhenghe Petrochemical as the first site for the effort for a strategy formulation. It formed a 10-member project team with Accenture, with the program scheduled for completion i n t w o p h a s e s o v e r a 2 8 – w e e k period: 13 weeks for the first phase -- marketing survey and strategy formulation -- and the other 15 weeks

for implementation of marketing practices, coaching, and project deliverables. A temporary marketing team was fo rmed by Accenture consultants and Zhenghe’s sales force, to work on customer identification, analysis, planning, customer visits, and follow-ups, as well as gathering feedback on-site and coaching in the work process, with a view to improving the company’s marketing ability. The purpose of the program is to make sure that the marketing strategy is scientific, the marketing system improved, marketing methods applied through practice, and the marketing team empowered. The marke t i ng s u r vey and s t r a tegy formulation are currently underway at Zhenghe Petrochemical. ■

CNCIC begins NSTDP-related projcet

By Dong Shuping, Jin Chao

The M in i s t r y o f S c i ence and Technology recently

approved a project to show research and applications of innovative patent information processing and services, which has eight components, with two of them handled by the China National Chemical Information Center (CNCIC) -- a study of patent information service building and a study of patent information service innovation applications. After these two projects are completed, a technical-innovation patent-information processing and service site will be developed based on patent information resources, whi le a serv ice system that is already in place, thanks to a large capital input from the Chinese government and the corporate sector, will demonstrate hotspot monitoring a n d e v a l u a t i o n , p a t e n t development, and scientific research project management t o k e e p t h e g o v e r n m e n t informed for decision-making and business innovations. This is expected to significantly improve the center’s ability to serve companies through patent information. ■

employees, including the Cangzhou Dahua (Group) Co’s. Ren Xidong, were made ”Young master hands”; another five employees, including Daqing China Bluestar Petroleum Chemical Co’s Yang Chen, were c i t e d a s “ O u t s t a n d i n g C Y L members”, and five individuals, including China Bluestar Lehigh Engineering Corp’s Zhang Binbin, were recognized as “Outstanding CYL cadres. ■

Oil & Gas Corp held a conference on April 20-21 to discuss performance goals for 2013 and asked all departments and subsidiaries to specify their annual performance goals and implementation plans and ensure that the annual performance goals are reached. Photo by Shang Guosheng. ■

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Key marine coating lab gets acceptedBy Cui Lijuan

A key national marine coating l a b o r a t o r y a t t h e M a r i n e

Chemical Research Institute recently received the Ministry of Science and Technology’s certification. After a check was done at the end of 2010, the lab formed a three-tier R&D model for basic research i n app l i ca t i on s , common and

key technology development, and product technology development using resources in all fi elds. The three research directions were chosen in light of the lab’s strengths and distinct capabilities, and it had a number of internationally influential research findings in contamination-proofing, corrosion-proofing, and functional

coating techniques, which gave it a leading position in China. And it completed 18 research projects, with three of them getting accreditation. One of them, a ship deck anti-slip coating, was in a leading position internationally, while a temperature-resistant electrostatic coating was a domestic leader. ■

Bl u e s t a r a n t i f r e e z i n g a g e n t produced at two of the Beijing

Bluestar Co’s fine chemistry plants in Beijing and Lanzhou underwent a spot-check and proved in compliance

with the NB/SH/T0521-2010 standards for boiling point, freezing point, pH value, foam tendency, and glassware corrosion, with the data on six types of metal well above standards. ■

Bluestar antifreezing agent gets national quality approval

By Zhang Li

Zhejiang province’s Science and Technology Department held a

meeting in the city of Hangzhou recently to study the progress on a 100,000-t/d membrane seawater desalination technology demonstration project handled by the Hangzhou Water Treatment Technology Development Center, as part of a national science and technology program. Hangzhou Water Treatment consulted the Science and Technology Ministry and cooperated with eight major companies and research institutes in the province’s

seawater desalination business to develop a 12500/t/a reverse osmosis seawater desalination plant, various membrane products, a high-pressure pump and energy recovery system (critical components of a membrane desalination plant), a large seawater desa l inat ion p lant opt imizat ion and management system, and large seawater extraction and pretreatment techno logy and th i ck seawate r treatment technology. The project started in 2009, and is expected to be completed by the end of 2013. ■

Hangzhou Water Treatment’s membrane-based seawater desalination underway

By Yu Tao

A team of commercialization project inspectors from the

Ministry of Finance reviewed the re su l t s o f a Ti anhua Institute project involving the industrialization of a new type of steam pipe revolving-cy l inder dry-process coal wetting technology from April 11-15. It was part of a key national commercialization project undertaken in 2012. T h e t e a m o f i n s p e c t o r s decided that the Institute had completed its report on the project and performance, after studying the investment, technology development, commercialization, project object i ves and economic and social benefits, as well a s t h e e n g i n e e r i n g a n d financial documentation. This technology has been applied at fi ve large coal wetting plants in China and has had remarkable economic and social benefi ts. ■

Tianhua Institute scientific payoff

commercialization project

By Wu Zhenyun

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Aeolus Tyre sets up HR think tankBy Xu Li

Aeolus Tyre established an HR think tank under the control

of department managers recently and, at its first meeting, the Aeolus Tyre president, Wang Fengming, explained that its purpose was to take stock of human resources on a project-by-project basis and help improve HR management practices.

Members of the think tank meet every week to discuss various subjects in the field of human resources and to keep track of those who fall behind schedule, whi le improving labor management, identifying the basic needs of employees, making full use of management’s role as a motivator, taking care of new employees and

helping build a talent pool. As of now, the think tank has identifi ed 12 areas in need of improvement in employee management and performance, team building, training and benchmarking, with several persons identified for pursuing improvements in the HR initiative. ■

The Haohua Honghe Co convened a meeting, on April 28, to recognize

its pacemakers for 2012, with each of the fi ve people recognized receiving a certifi cate of honor and a 10,000 yuan reward from the CEO, Xie Xuerui. The five are Chen Quanwu, Li Xuezheng,

Luo Huaiyun, Chen Jun, and Liu Rui -- managers, technicians and production team leaders who have brought remarkable managerial and economic benefi ts to the company through world-class manufacturing and continued improvement methods. ■

Haohua Honghe rewards pacesetters

By Wu Ling, Wen Dijia

Sichuan Danchi’s rear axle active and passive arc and cone-shaped

gears for motor vehicles are now the sole products used by several top models manufactured by Wuling Motors, including the CN10 and N300,

thanks to Danchi’s strong new product development, consistent, reliable quality, and high success rate with one-time installations. This year, the company remains Wuling Motors’ best supplier. It got the same title

in 2012 as a strategic partner. This year, Sichuan Danchi has received more than 72 million yuan-worth of purchase orders for 450,000 sets of gears, a year-on-year increase of 30 percent. ■

Sichuan Danchi continues to be Wuling Motors’ best supplierBy Wan Yinghe

The Dezhou Sh ihua Co s igned an agreement with Shandong

Normal University, recently, involving its role as a training center for Shandong Normal graduates. At the signing ceremony, a Dezhou Shihua representative spoke about its R&D activities, business planning, talent

development and job openings, and a Shandong Normal University r e p r e s e n t a t i v e d e s c r i b e d t h e school’s strengths and achievements in chemical technology and R&D. The two parties also discussed the possibility of further cooperation in new product development. ■

Dezhou Shihua signs contract with Shandong Normal University

By Li Dongying

The Yiyang Rubber Machinery Co sold another GK-400N Banbury mixer to Viet Nam, on May 8, following the export of its first Banbury to Europe, this year, which paves the way for further tapping into the international market. The photo shows assembly personnel commissioning the GK-400N Banbury mixer headed for Viet Nam.

Photo by Li Zhonghong ■

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Dezhou Shihua applies for national patentsBy Li Dongying, Wei Xiaoyun

The Dezhou Shihua Co filed two patent applications recently

with the State Intellectual Property Office for two new processes it invented – a tr ichloroethylene and chloroethylene production p r o c e s s u s i n g t e t r a c h l o r i d e ethane catalysis and reforming, and a te t rach lo r i de e thy lene and chloroethylene production process using pentachloride ethane

catalysis and reforming . The two new processes eliminate the need of a h igh-temperature crack ing unit for pentachloride ethane and tetrachloride ethane, in a thermally conduct ive oi l furnace, and cut energy consumption and equipment costs significantly. The new process of joint production with VCM also eliminates hazardous, waste side p r o d u c t s s u c h a s h y d r o c h l o r i c

acid. Pilot tests of the two new processes have gone successfully and the patent applications have been filed. The industrialization of these two processes will help in energy saving and emissions reductions and in making the city of Dezhou the world’s capital of central air conditioning, driving the local economy and the company’s growth. ■

Lanzhou Bluestar gets national patent on inhibitor product

By Chou Lanlian

O n April 26, a scientific research t e a m c om p r i s i n g L a n zh ou

B l ue s t a r a nd o t he r membe r s received a nat ional patent of invention for an inhibitor in the acid washing process and its preparation method. This patent is mainly used in the field of metal surface corrosion and protection technology. Specifically, this invention involves a high-performance carbon steel inhibitor for use in sulfuric acid m e d i u m a n d t h e m e t h o d f o r preparation of this inhibitor. Such inhibitor is characterized by high

inhibition efficiency, over 99% for carbon steel, and by a corrosion rate that meets the requirements set forth in DL/T523-2007, as well as by small dosage that can meet the acidification inhibition requirements for carbon steel under the su l fu r i c ac id wash solution of less than 60% (mass concentration). With an operating temperature of up to 70℃ and such advantages as little corrosion impact on steel, high density and low cost, this inhibitor can be widely used in industrial cleaning operations. ■

Huaihe Chemical nitrotoluene

production study using thermal

insulating nitration

By Xia Shanshan

The CFO of Canada’s NORAM, Kevin Doze, and one of its

senior engineer, Steven Buchie, paid a recent visit to ChemChina to discuss nitrotoluene production technology that uses a thermal insulating nitration process. This technology is consistent with ChemChina’s s t rateg ic goa l s in energy saving and reduced consumption. After the technology i s pu t i n to u se , the Hua ihe Chemical Co will own the world’s first industrial-scale plant for the mass production of nitrotoluene us ing a thermal ly insu lat ing nitration process, significantly increasing cost effectiveness and n it rat ion process safety and providing technical support for the company in reaching its goal of being a global leader in nitrotoluene manufacturing. ■

Bluestar Machinery breakthrough in new gasifier development

Bluestar Machinery Co won a bid from a chemical technology

company, in Xinjiang, on April 23, to manufacture a new coal dust pressurized, two-phase chi l led gasifier. This gasification equipment is crucial for the Xinjiang company’s 100,000-t/a melamine production plant, and 600,000-t/a of nitrite fe r t i l i ze r. Th i s new coa l -dus t pressurized two-phase chilled gasifi er has a daily intake capacity of 2,300 tons of coal. Previously, all models were foreign-made because of design and manufacturing difficulties. So, Bluestar Machinery is the fi rst Chinese

company to manufacture this type of top equipment for the coal chemical industry. This particular gasifier, co-developed by Huaneng Group’s Clean Energy Research Institute, features energy-efficiency and high-performance. The Institute was responsible for the internal parts, while Bluestar Machinery handled des ign work on the enc lo su re and manufacture of internal and enclosure parts . The company established a project division, with specialists in marketing, design, production and quality, to secure the order. ■

By Tang Anshu

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Huaihe Chemical eliminates safety hazards with a

“golden recipe”

By Pang Yuning, Wang Yongyong

Huaihe Chemical recently went searching, across the company,

for a “golden recipe” that can eliminate all safety hazards and cut costs in the shortest possible time. As the contributions came in, they were put on the table and examined for their feasibility before corrective steps were taken. This has been the company’s approach to continued improvement for a long time at several production plants and is now applied across the company. By getting input from all employees, the company has managed to increase their awareness of the need for safety and prevent industrial accidents. At the same time, it rewards those whose suggestions are used with an appropriate monetary incentive, something that helps motivate all employees in contributing and improving safety and the environment of the company. ■

Shenyang Paraffin Chemical’s SHE management begins with safety

The Shenyang Paraffi n Chemical Co’s SHE management efforts are going

way beyond the written documents to concentrate on practical actions and further details. And, there is a safety reminder in a clearly visible position on each ladder that says “Slippery surface, hold onto the barrister”. Safety offi cers have also rebuilt a group of fi re hydrant boxes and painted them with several

coats of anti-corrosion red paint to make them clearly visible.

Previously there were some low-point steam pressure-relief valves placed at such a level that people passing by could bump their heads accidentally. An obsolete iron frame was put beneath the valve so that the operation will not be interrupted and the patrol inspectors can not pass

under the valve. Each manhole cover on the CPP plant overhaul site is now covered with a white cloth because there are many places where there is an open flame during repairs and the fireproof cloths can help prevent sparks from entering the manhole and causing spontaneous combustion or an explosion.

Photo by Song Lianqin. ■

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The Xinghuo Silicone Plant explained the “Fifty Prohibitions in Chemical Company Operations” to all employees to raise employees’ safety awareness and to ensure full compliance with the rules. The photo shows employees reading the rules and regulations at pre-work and post-work meetings.

Photo by Lu Yuanlin. ■

Cangzhou Dahua’s production plants revised the contingency plans for extreme weather occurrences, as summertime operations began. They examined the lightning rods across the plant area to ensure safe, continued operation throughout the summer. The photo shows employees testing lightning rods for electrical equipment at the plant. Photo by Liu Zhanming. ■

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Conveying positive energy and

motivating people

Cangzhou Dahua has often commended some of its people for being

role models, and recently, it seems that al l of its employees have been motivated and are pursuing professional excellence.

The photo shows some of these ro l e mode l s s i gn ing a p ledge where they dedicate themselves to professional excellence.

Photo by Liu Zhanming ■

The night of April 27, Hechi Chemical held a skills contest to celebrate the upcoming Labor Day, where fire safety officers, fitters, welders, electricians, and instrument operators were able to measure themselves by facing a greater number of challenges than they’d ever faced before.

Photo by Jiang Chunhua. ■The Qingdao Anbang Co got its young employees to take part in a mountain

climbing event to help increase communications and exchanges among themselves and to foster team spirit and increase coherence. The photo shows employees climbing the mountain. Photo by Ma Yue. ■

Yux ing Chemica l he ld a variety of recreational activities for young employees recently to help them keep mentally and phy s i ca l l y f i t , and to build the corporate image and communicate the corporate culture. The photo shows a basketball match organized by the company trade union.

Photo by Ren Chun. ■

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Elderly man spends 10 years making a Chengdu-Kunming Railway map

Wan Fengwu, a 70-year -o ld former driver at the Zhonghao

Chengguang Institute’s Factory No.1, had been a plate-layer with the China Railway Construction Bureau

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The photo shows the passionate performance of members of a drum team and yangko dance team. ■

The photo shows some members of the retiree bicycle team at the entrance to their factory. ■

Shanna Rubber retirees set out on bicycling journey

Some retirees at the Shanna Rubber Co embarked on a

new journey, on May 12, by bicycle. Their itinerary covers three provinces in China’s Northeast and nearly 4,000 kilometers and will take an estimated three months. The retiree bicyclers consist of many members, who hope to cover thousands of kilometers e a c h y e a r b y b i c y c l e , depending upon their physical cond i t ion. Over the past several years, they’ve traveled throughout Shanxi province and plan to build up their physical health by traveling further.

Photo by Shi Shaojun. ■

No.2, who helped build the Chengdu-Kunming Railway. This line was seen as something of a miracle in the history of the railway because of its formidable difficulties and Wan was a mere 20 years old at the time. Later on, after he retired, he had the aspiration of drawing a panoramic view of that railway line by piecing together the bits of paper he had used to capture the landscape along the railway, in his spare time, in the construction of the railway His collection of rough sketches and first-hand information he got by digging into his fragmented memory fi lled a trunk. So, after he retired, Wan set to work on the drawing project, and, after 10 years of continuous effort, he had a 140-meter long panoramic view of a part of his precious Chengdu-Kunming Railway, with the

title “A human miracle -- love of the mountains”. This drawing was done with common pens to feature a landscape and a railway passing between lofty, precipitous peaks. The rugged mountains, individual trees, and even the small platforms on bridges are all clearly visible. Wan has worked seven volumes of his drawings, covering three-fi fths of the total railway and the entire Sichuan province section. Wan fears he’ll not have enough time to complete the remaining work and capture the true look of the railway with his pens. He also has another wish -- applying for a Guinness World Record.

“I think I could be the fi rst person to draw the railway’s picture,” he concludes.

By Lin Yang. ■