Asia Cement Corporation (China) 、 Oriental Union Chemical Corporation Petrochemical (Yangzhou) Accelerated Technology Transfer Innovation Bureau

        The development of industries is unpredictable, especially under the influence of geopolitics, where existing technologies and advantages of enterprises may be eliminated at any time. Asia Cement Corporation (China) regards transformation and upgrading as the top priority for the company's sustainable operation. It has partnered with its subsidiary, Hubei Yadong Cement, and its affiliated enterprise, Far Eastern Union Chemical Corporation Petrochemical (Yangzhou), to improve the "cement grinding aid" and actively layout a new business plan to enhance competitiveness. This issue's "Cover Story" reports on how affiliated enterprises combine their expertise to successfully create high efficiency.

 

Reorganize resources to overcome changes        

        In the process of cement industry, cement grinding aids play an important role, which can enhance and assist in the grinding process of cement, achieve the effects of improving cement strength, reducing clinker ratio in cement, increasing cement grinding table time output, reducing unit power consumption, reducing cement carbon emission intensity, etc.

        Eight cement companies under Asia Cement Corporation (China) produce various types of cement for the Yangfang brand, requiring the use of a large amount of cement grinding aids to optimize cement quality. For this reason, The Quality Control and R&D Department of Asia Cement Corporation (China) has set up a cement and concrete R&D laboratory to develop various new formulations and production technologies of cement grinding aids, Under his guidance, Hubei Yadong Cement has also produced and supplied various villa brand cement grinding aids suitable for their cement characteristics to various cement plants. For over 10 years, the quality has been excellent and stable, and profits have been maintained in the long run.

        However, in recent years, China's cement industry has been undergoing structural changes due to global supply chain restructuring, housing market prosperity, and other factors, Asia Cement Corporation (China) strives for transformation and upgrading, adjusting its pace before market changes, and plans to replace the cement clinker capacity of Hubei Yadong Cement with that of Huang Yadong Cement in 2025, and orderly transfer its cement grinding aid products to the production of affiliated enterprise.

        Cement grinding aids belong to special chemical products. Considering that Oriental Union Chemical Corporation Petrochemical (Yangzhou) is located in Yizheng Chemical Industrial Park, Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, with advanced production equipment and R&D team, it not only meets the national standards for the production of cement grinding aids in chemical industrial parks, but also has a large amount of chemical waste in the park's chemical plants, which can be used as a partial substitute raw material for the development of cement grinding aids and reduce production costs. Therefore, it has become the best choice to undertake the technology transfer of Asia Cement Corporation (China) and Hubei Yadong Cement grinding aids.

 

Gathering wisdom and improving technology       

        Under the mediation of Far Eastern Group Chairman's office, Asia Cement Corporation (China) and Far Eastern Union Chemical Corporation Petrochemical (Yangzhou) have launched a "joint development project for cement grinding aids" to jointly develop a new type of cement grinding aid, aiming to expand the overall efficiency of the group.

        Both parties first conducted research work. In addition to understanding the feasibility of equipment production of a new type of cement grinding aid by Far Eastern Union Chemical Corporation Petrochemical (Yangzhou), the project team also went to Hubei Yadong Cement to observe its production and testing technology, research and development laboratory instruments and equipment. Far Eastern Union Chemical Corporation Petrochemical (Yangzhou) specially established a research and development center, recruited personnel, and set up laboratories to make sufficient preparations for the cooperation project.

        The formula of cement grinding aids is mainly adjusted according to the needs of cement plants for clinker, cement mixing materials, cement grinding processes, etc. It is necessary to strictly control the quality of raw materials and compound formulas to ensure stable and excellent quality. Asia Cement Corporation (China) and Far Eastern Union Chemical Corporation Petrochemical (Yangzhou) had close discussions on production processes, raw materials, product specifications, and analysis methods. They developed, improved, and tested various formulations of cement grinding aids. After six months of technical evaluation, they began trial production and made immediate adjustments to continuously improve processes and products.

        In addition to basic cement grinding aid formula products, Oriental Union Chemical Corporation Petrochemical (Yangzhou) has considered the needs of various cement plants under Asia Cement Corporation (China) for cement performance and cost savings. Therefore, using some low-priced raw materials, they have attempted to develop cement grinding aid small sample composites and tested the compressive strength of small grinding cement in Yangzhou Yadong Cement laboratory, successfully increasing the compressive strength by about 5%. Currently, Asia Cement Corporation (China) is continuously improving it.

 

Double strong combination showcases comprehensive effects       

        In the early stages of development, Far Eastern Union Chemical Corporation Petrochemical (Yangzhou) mainly produced cement grinding aids based on the formula provided by Asia Cement Corporation (China) for compound production, supplying Jiangxi Yadong Cement, and further researching the addition of different grinding aid varieties to provide Yangzhou Yadong Cement Huanggang Yadong Cement usage; In the future, we plan to further expand our equipment and factories to supply companies such as Sichuan Yadong Cement and Sichuan Lanfeng Cement, with the aim of increasing our annual production capacity to nearly 10000 tons and generating over CNY 40 million in revenue for the group.

        During this collaboration, Asia Cement Corporation (China) 、 Far Eastern Union Chemical Corporation Petrochemical (Yangzhou) combines the advantages of cement building materials with its expertise in chemical engineering. Through full communication and integration, it overcomes production technology barriers such as raw material control and compound formulation, and creates a golden ratio cement grinding aid. It provides stable supply to multiple cement companies and has also increased the total sales of Far Eastern Union Chemical Corporation Petrochemical (Yangzhou)'s specialized products by about 20%. In addition, some of the raw materials come from chemical waste in the Yizheng Chemical Industrial Park factory, effectively saving raw material costs and management costs, increasing product profits, and relatively reducing the cost of purchasing cement grinding aids for various companies in Asia Cement Corporation (China). Based on the benefits of new cement grinding aids, The processes of various cement companies under Asia Cement Corporation (China) have also been improved, producing higher quality and lower carbon emissions cement products, playing a butterfly effect among affiliated enterprises, and promoting the sustainable operation of the group. Looking ahead to the second half of 2025, Asia Cement Corporation (China) 、 The strong cooperation between Far Eastern Union Chemical Corporation Petrochemical (Yangzhou) will bring more exciting achievements!

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