First-line observation of the green code behind the world’s first cathode material ＂zero carbon＂ factory
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Chuanguan Journalist Zhang Meng Video/Ren Xianping Han Pengfei
Into the production workshop of Chengdu Ba Maw Science and Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Chengdu Ba Maw), the production equipment is arranged neatly, and the black powder material is automatically packed in the refractory sagger. After reaching the preset weight, it enters the track kiln for high-temperature roasting through the conveyor belt. After a series of automatic procedures, the cathode material of lithium battery is continuously produced from the production line. Only a few inspectors in the huge workshop are checking the operation of the equipment, and automatic and intelligent operation has been realized here.
As the world’s leading production base of cathode materials for lithium batteries, the output value of Chengdu Ba Maw in 2023 exceeded 20 billion yuan. It is worth noting that the company is also the world’s first "zero carbon" factory for cathode materials.
In recent years, China has implemented the concept of ecological priority and green development, and promoted the whole society to form a green and low-carbon production and lifestyle. How to achieve "both" and "both" between economic benefits and ecological environmental protection? Recently, the all-media research group of Sichuan Daily came to Ba Maw, Chengdu, located in Cheng ‘a Industrial Park, Jintang County, to explore the green code of high-quality development behind enterprises.
Automatic production equipment of Chengdu Ba Maw Science and Technology Co., Ltd.
Why is it "zero carbon"?
"Open source"+"throttling", new technology helps to save energy and reduce carbon.
"The black powder you see is’ cathode material for lithium batteries’, and its application scenarios are very wide, including power batteries and lithium-ion battery cathode materials for high-end 3C electronic products." The workshop staff told the reporter that the cathode materials currently produced are mainly supplied to leading battery enterprises at home and abroad. Now the factory includes 15 intelligent production workshops and more than 100 production lines, and the daily production capacity can reach more than 200 tons.
How can such a huge production line achieve "zero carbon"? "From the production of electricity to the emission of automobile exhaust, the company has made a big survey of carbon emissions." Wang Pengxiang, director of the comprehensive management department of Chengdu Ba Maw, said that after doing a good job in carbon emissions statistics and finding the source, concrete measures for energy conservation and emission reduction will be implemented.
"’open source’ and’ throttling’ are the key points." Wang Pengxiang introduced that the company conducted a comprehensive investigation on the company’s greenhouse gases according to the requirements of ISO14064. According to the results of the investigation, the path to achieve the goal of "zero carbon" was divided into four aspects: improving energy efficiency, saving energy and reducing emissions, partially replacing environmentally-friendly raw materials, using clean energy and offsetting the purchase of green certificates.
"Technology and process innovation are the biggest challenges we face." Li Longqing, general manager of Chengdu Ba Maw, said that only by adopting advanced production technology and efficient energy-saving equipment, the production line has been redesigned and planned, can the output and quality be improved and the energy consumption and raw material loss be reduced.
In addition to production equipment, the enterprise has independently developed an intelligent manufacturing system, which can control the running status of the production line in real time in the monitoring center and monitor the energy consumption in a "one-stop" way to ensure that the energy consumption of production activities can be grasped in real time.
During the interview, the reporter noticed a detail. The air conditioner in the office was marked as "not lower than 26℃ in summer and not higher than 22℃ in winter".
"Air conditioning is only one aspect of energy saving. The factory is equipped with an energy recovery system to reuse the waste heat generated in the production process. We put energy saving and carbon reduction in many details." Li Longqing said frankly that compared with production, the energy consumption of daily office is relatively small, but he also hopes to gradually cultivate the awareness of energy saving and emission reduction for all employees from the details. For this reason, the company has established 81 relevant system guidelines.
Production line of Chengdu Ba Maw Science and Technology Co., Ltd.
Behind the "Zero Carbon" Factory
What do enterprises look for with high standards, large investment and long construction?
In the interview, the reporter learned that in the process of "zero carbon" transformation, enterprises need to improve their energy system construction, production process transformation and personnel training, and the corresponding overall capital investment and construction cycle will also increase. How to calculate the business account of enterprises?
In Li Longqing’s view, under the background of the current "double carbon" goal, building a "zero carbon" factory is the development trend. He introduced that thanks to the effectiveness of the previous company’s series of measures, Chengdu Ba Maw won the PAS2060 certification statement issued by SGS to achieve carbon neutrality, becoming the world’s first zero-carbon factory for cathode materials. The "zero-carbon" factory can not only enhance the image of the company, but also meet the low-carbon requirements of customers and investors and enhance its comprehensive competitiveness. "The previous investment is for the better development of the company in the future."
Workshop of Chengdu Ba Maw Science and Technology Co., Ltd.
At present, lithium battery cathode materials are showing a "shuffle" situation, and "carbon" competitiveness is being valued by more and more downstream enterprises.
According to the relevant person in charge of Jintang County Economic and Information Bureau, by building a "zero-carbon" factory, enterprises can not only fulfill their corporate social responsibilities, show their low-carbon commitments, deal with international carbon barriers, enhance the international competitiveness and value of brands, but also form differentiated competitive advantages in emission reduction in the same industry, providing a basis for low-carbon choices of downstream manufacturers or end consumers.
"The reason why many customers choose us as suppliers is that’ zero carbon’ is another important factor they value besides excellent product quality." Li Longqing said that through close cooperation with upstream suppliers, the company gives priority to selecting environmentally-friendly raw materials, reduces environmental pollution in the production process, is committed to establishing a green supply chain, and promotes the formation of a green chain from raw material procurement to product sales.
Chengdu Ba Maw is just a microcosm. At present, Jintang strongly supports the development of green and low-carbon industries, gathers strength to strengthen green and low-carbon industries such as crystalline silicon photovoltaics and new lithium batteries, vigorously implements the action of building circles and strengthening chains, and accelerates the cultivation of 100 billion-level green and low-carbon industrial clusters.
Looking at Sichuan, the concept of green development has gradually taken root in people’s hearts. In 2023, Sichuan Province vigorously developed green and low-carbon advantageous industries, and accumulated 596 green factories and 67 green industrial parks. According to the Implementation Plan of peak carbon dioxide emissions, it is planned that by 2025, the energy consumption per unit area GDP will be reduced by more than 14%.
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