In recent years, the demand of cement industry has declined, the market competition is fierce, and the cost side is under pressure, so the benefit of enterprises has declined sharply or even lost money.
Faced with the more severe market situation in the future, what decisions should cement enterprises make to deal with it? Zou Weibin, senior consultant of
China Cement Network and practical expert of cement grinding, believes that improving energy efficiency and reducing cost pressure are powerful means for cement enterprises to meet market demand and enhance their comprehensive strength and competitiveness. For example, enterprises can reduce coal consumption and clinker cost, reduce fossil fuel dependence and achieve reasonable cost control by using alternative fuels and producing high-performance and low-energy (belite as the main mineral) Portland cement clinker .
Zou Weibin mentioned that the new national standard GB 175-2023 "General Portland Cement" will be implemented on June 1 this year. Specific and strict requirements are put forward for cement strength, fineness requirements, chemical indicators, component regulations, types and proportions of admixtures, and all clauses are enforced to ensure the physical quality of finished cement products. This puts forward some new challenges to the production technology and grinding system of cement enterprises.
At present, China's cement grinding system is a "big power consumer" in the cement production chain, which accounts for more than 60% of the total power consumption in the whole cement production process. Its high energy consumption and low efficiency have always been the pain points of the cement grinding system.
Zou Weibin said that cement enterprises need to actively carry out technical transformation of the grinding system, and said frankly that "the key is to have determination", through scientific demonstration, clear transformation direction and objectives, using system engineering methods , to diagnose and analyze the problems existing in the existing grinding system. Through necessary technical transformation, good "sectional grinding" is realized, and finally the purpose of reducing energy consumption and manufacturing cost of grinding system and improving product quality is achieved. Such equipment renewal is not only a positive response to the new national standard, but also a new direction for cement enterprises to achieve sustainable development.
Looking forward to the future, Zou Weibin said that the future development of cement is still "quality as the guide, cost as the root of enterprise efficiency" . We firmly believe that only cement enterprises with high quality, low energy consumption, low cost and high efficiency will stand out in the competition, while a small number of grinding stations will face elimination in the process of implementing the new national standard for cement.
Therefore, cement enterprises should seize the opportunity of the implementation of the new national standard of cement, not only to meet the new national standard of cement, but also to take this opportunity to adjust grinding equipment, comprehensively enhance their competitiveness and meet the challenges of the industry downturn.
Actively promoting the upgrading of large-scale production equipment and actively promoting the energy-saving technological innovation and environmental protection upgrading and transformation of the cement industry have immeasurable strategic significance and practical effectiveness for enhancing the core competitiveness of cement enterprises and realizing the grand blueprint of sustainable development of the cement industry.
To this end, China Cement Network will hold the 11th China Cement Energy Conservation and Environmental Protection Technology Exchange Conference-Equipment Renewal Forum in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province on June 13-14 . This forum will gather government leaders, industry technical specialist, scientific research institutions, universities, cement enterprises and equipment suppliers to discuss and analyze the practical path of equipment renewal and green upgrading in the cement industry, so as to promote the industry to move towards a more energy-efficient, greener and environmentally friendly future. At the meeting, Zou Weibin, senior consultant of China Cement Network and practical expert of cement grinding, will give a speech on the implementation of new cement standards and the adjustment of grinding system. Please pay attention!
