In 2023, the petrochemical industry will generally show a trend of stabilization and recovery; In the future, the industry should take the initiative to achieve a new leap forward in the stability of the whole industry.
In 2023, the petrochemical industry will generally show a trend of stabilization and recovery, although the industry is still facing great difficulties and challenges due to the increasing complexity, severity and uncertainty of the external environment, but the overall stability and progress are showing strong resilience, providing a solid guarantee for national energy security and economic and social development. At the press conference on the economic operation of the petroleum and chemical industry in 2023 held on February 1, Fan Min, deputy director of the Information and Marketing Department of the China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation, introduced the overall operation of the petrochemical industry in 2023.
Fu Xiangsheng, vice president of the China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation, predicts: "In 2024, the situation and challenges faced by the petrochemical industry will become more complex, but it will still be a year of 'consolidation at the bottom, bottoming and stabilizing'. In the future, the industry should take the initiative to achieve a new leap forward in the stability of the whole industry. ”
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According to the data of the National Bureau of Statistics, by the end of 2023, there were 30,507 enterprises above designated size in the petrochemical industry, with a cumulative operating income of 1595 trillion yuan, down 11%, achieving a total profit of 8733600 million yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 207%。In 2023, industry revenue and profit will account for 12% and 11% of the national industry, respectively4% and an on-revenue margin of 547%, down 135 percentage points.
Fu Xiangsheng said that in 2023, the operating income and profits of the two major sectors of oil and gas and chemical industry will both decline, and the main reason is that **, natural gas and the vast majority of chemical products will decline significantly, resulting in "increasing production and sales without increasing profits".
In addition, since the "13th Five-Year Plan", with the continuous innovation and rapid development of the petrochemical industry, the contradiction between the shortage of high-end products and high-performance materials has been alleviated, but the surplus of basic products and general materials is still relatively serious. "Judging from the relevant operating data, there is still a lot of room for the industry to reduce costs, increase efficiency and improve efficiency. Fu Xiangsheng said.
The numbers speak for themselves
Fu Xiangsheng said that in 2023, the petrochemical industry will make new contributions to ensuring national energy security and ensuring supply and price stability while actively responding to the operational challenges of the industry.
On the one hand, PetroChina, Sinopec, CNOOC and Yanchang Petroleum continue to increase the intensity of the "Seven-Year Action Plan for Increasing Reserves and Production", highlighting the exploration and development of oil and gas resources, while continuing to stabilize the old oil fields, paying equal attention to land and sea, conventional and unconventional, increasing the exploration and development of deep-sea, western and shale oil and gas resources, and constantly making new breakthroughs in the new proven geological reserves, laying a solid foundation for ensuring national energy security.
A set of data at the press conference showed that in 2023, the domestic ** output will be 20.9 billion tons, a year-on-year increase of 2%, which is a new leap after returning to 200 million tons in 2022. Natural gas production 2297100 million cubic meters, a new high, and achieved an increase of more than 10 billion cubic meters for 7 consecutive years.
On the other hand, in 2023, the petrochemical industry has made new breakthroughs and progress in scientific and technological innovation, green and low-carbon transformation and digital upgrading, deepening international cooperation, cultivating world-class enterprises and modern industrial clusters, and researching industrial policies and major issues. While promoting its own high-quality development, the petrochemical industry provides important supporting materials for various fields of the national economy such as textiles, construction, and automobiles, and provides important guarantees for high-end manufacturing industries such as electronic information and rail transit, strategic emerging industries such as new energy and new generation information technology, as well as national defense and military industry, and aerospace fields.
Innovation drives transformation
Fu Xiangsheng emphasized that in the future, the industry should seek progress in stability and promote stability with progress. On the one hand, the petrochemical industry should be ahead of other areas of the national economy and achieve new industrialization through scientific and technological innovation and digital transformation. On the other hand, in the process of resolving overcapacity, the petrochemical industry should also have new measures.
It is necessary to change the concept of development and take innovation-driven, talent-driven and stronger and better as the goal. Fu Xiangsheng said.
In addition,The petrochemical industry should also focus on self-reliance and self-improvement in science and technology, enhance the ability of independent innovation, promote key core technology research, and promote the safety and stability of the industrial chain.
Fu Xiangsheng said that the petrochemical industry is in a critical period of changing the development concept, accelerating structural optimization and improving the quality of development.
Original title: The petrochemical industry promotes stability and resilience.
Text丨 Reporter Qu Peiran.