"In 2013, in the face of difficulties, China petroleum and chemical industry still achieved the expected growth target. But at the same time, problems of the industry overcapacity, safety and environmental protection situation is still prominent, industry situation is still grim, the situation of fertilizer industry typical." This is the situation conference economy January 17th reporters from China petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation held on information.

According to the National Bureau of statistics, 1~11 month, petroleum and chemical industries above scale enterprises realized main business income of about 12 yuan, a year-on-year increase of 9%; total profit of 776140000000, up 9%. The total output of about 5.8% increase of main chemicals. And fertilizer production reached 69262000 tons, up 5.5%. The fertilizer industry main business income accounted for the chemical industry the proportion dropped 0.8 percentage points.

According to introduction, although last year the output of chemical fertilizer has increased, but the main business income accounted for the proportion of industry decline, the industry situation is not optimistic, some fertilizer prices have dropped to the lowest point in recent years. Cause such a dilemma arch-criminal fertilizer industry is overcapacity.

According to China petroleum and Chemical Industry Association vice director of the information and market department Zhu Fang introduced, in 2013 the average utilization rate of urea plant in about 80%, but still very intense competition in the market, prices continue to fall. Monitoring shows that urea market year average price of 1920 yuan / ton, the lowest in three years; affected by this, the nitrogen fertilizer industry profits decline, profit year-on-year drop of 65%. According to the introduction of nitrogen fertilizer industry excess capacity very prominent. Last year Chinese urea production capacity of more than 80000000 tons, while the national total demand is only 60000000 tons.

It is understood, Chinese Petrochemical Industry Federation in 2013 formed a special working group, completed the preparation of Project Research Report "" to resolve the contradictions of excess production capacity, the fertilizer industry eight countermeasures suggested that excess capacity, issued a report, highly paid attention to the instructions of the State Council and the relevant departments.

It is understood, petroleum and chemical industry in 2014 will be in the specific guidance of the relevant departments of the state, make great efforts in the control of new construction, technological progress and the elimination of backward three steps on the solid work, and strive to have a significant improvement in the total supply and demand imbalances, and train a number of dissolve excess capacity, typical model the transformation and upgrading of enterprises.