Abstract
The relevance of this study is determined by the fact that the issues of resource-saving technology implementation in the petrochemical complex have not been fully addressed yet and require further study and systematization of the determining factors, which is especially important on the back of the emergence and development of green industries and the digital economy in Russia. The purpose of the article is to identify the factors of the resource saving system and the extent, to which digital technologies are used by petrochemical enterprises. The main research methods underlying the article include the method of description used to identify trends in the waste production and consumption in petrochemical facilities; component analysis method, which helped to identify three groups of criteria factors affecting the resource saving system of the petrochemical industry, depending on the level of its digitalization; factor analysis method used to compile the indicators of digital technologies application in the petrochemical complex into three groups; and production function modeling for the petrochemical industry, taking into account the digital physical and digital human capital. The paper analyzes the resource saving system in the Russian petrochemical complex; the resource saving system of the petrochemical industry has been modeled, depending on the level of its digitalization; also the study provides a production function model for the petrochemical industry, which may be used to model the parameters and the resulting indicators of the resource saving system in the petrochemical industry. The information contained in the article can be used to develop strategies and programs aimed at the improvement of the resource-saving system efficiency in petrochemical enterprises, taking into account the requirements for production digitalization and the ratio of digital physical to digital human capital.
Highlights
Today, the problem of resource saving and energy efficiency in the industrial sector of the world economy is one of the most urgent
We propose to use the following methods to build an analytical model of the resource saving system: 1. Component and factor analysis that are used to identify the most significant factors affecting the resource saving system of petrochemical enterprises in the context of its digitalization; 2
Systematization of Digitalization Indicators in the Production System of Petrochemical Enterprises and their Grouping Depending on their Degree of Contribution to the Resource Saving System The main efficiency increase tools of the production system organization in the current conditions is deemed to be adherence to the ‘just in time’ system and 5S system of workplace
Summary
The problem of resource saving and energy efficiency in the industrial sector of the world economy is one of the most urgent. According to OPEC data published in World Oil Outlook (OPEC https://www.opec.org/opec_web/en/), demand for petrochemical products in the medium term will only grow. To this end, the increasing production volumes require an in-depth solution of the resource and energy saving issues arising at petrochemical enterprises. The comparison of international data in the field of resource saving and energy efficiency shows that the Russian industry to a large extent falls behind that of other countries holding similar positions in terms of the share of petrochemical products output. One of the important objectives set out in the 2030 Energy Strategy of Russia is “to achieve sustainable results in the field of fuel and energy complex on the back of growing global competition for resources and For the purposes of comparative analysis, the industry data of the following states was used: USA (the petrochemical output accounts for 18.6% of the global production), China (14.9%), Japan (8.1%), Germany (7.1%), France (4.3%), and Russia (2.1%) (World Bank, from: http://data.worldbank.org/indicator).
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