On January 29, 2022, the large-scale VPSA oxygen generating unit project (5000Nm3/h, 90%) supplied by PKU Pioneer for South Korea’s largest cement manufacturer completed the acceptance work and was put into operation smoothly. With all the indicators meeting the design requirements, the oxygen plant provides high-quality enriched oxygen for the oxygen-enriched combustion in multiple cement kilns. This VPSA oxygen generating plant is the first oxygen equipment exported by PKU Pioneer to the cement industry. It is of iconic significance for PKU Pioneer to expand overseas business in the cement industry and promote the application of VPSA oxygen generation technology in the cement manufacturing area.

The two parties signed the agreement at the end of May 2021. According to the client’s personalized demands, PKU Pioneer is responsible for technical services including overall equipment design & supply, installation guidance and debugging, etc. The limited space of the workshop placed higher requirements on the plane design of the VPSA oxygen system. After several rounds of exchanges and in-depth research, the technical team of PKU Pioneer made full use of the available space inside the workshop and developed efficient & high-quality solutions for the client based on the actual conditions, successfully saving enormous land-use and construction costs for the user as a result.

It is worth mentioning that through oxygen-enriched combustion, the user has successfully replaced part of coal with plastic waste as the fuel in cement kilns. Currently, using waste plastics helps effectively reduce 20% of coal consumption for the client. In the future, the customer hopes to achieve the long-term goal of 50% by using VPSA oxygen production technology to support the combustion of plastic waste fuel, which will help to promote related enterprises to actively respond to the current coal shortage situation in South Korea on one hand, and to reduce carbon emissions, open up space for the development of renewable energy, and provide strong support for global sustainable economic development and environmental protection on the other hand.

VPSA Oxygen System (5000Nm3/h, 90%) Erected by PKU Pioneer for Cement Manufacturer

The effective containment by China in 2021 contributed to the recovery of domestic demand and China took the lead on the road to economic recovery. Under the stable and orderly operation, PKU Pioneer’s domestic and overseas business has grown significantly and hit a record high in revenue growth in 2021.

The freshly released performance report suggests pleasurable results. According to the data, PKU Pioneer’s annual revenue in 2021 has exceeded the critical threshold of nearly $231 million, more than twice the total revenue of last year. Driven by the strong export growth trend of China, triumphant news on PKU Pioneer’s overseas oxygen generation business keeps pouring in: several sets of VPSA oxygen units, with a total oxygen capacity of 116,000Nm3/h, have been exported to leading iron & steel mills in India, further consolidating the excellent cooperation with our regular customers; the oxygen generation project contract signed with Brazil’s leading refractory material manufacturer marks a major breakthrough in the oxygen plant business in South America and PKU Pioneer’s performance in overseas markets has been further expanded.

In 2021, PKU Pioneer’s overseas business shows a trend of “all-round flourishing”. PKU Pioneer will ride on the momentum and go all out to open up new battlefields and new dimension in VPSA & PSA oxygen generation technology.