The total investment is approximately 2.2 billion yuan! Latest progress on Yunnan’s 1 million-ton coking project: striving for operation by October

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Recently, at the site of the 1 million tons per year coking production project affiliated with Yunnan Yuxi Xianfu Iron and Steel (Group) Co., Ltd., located in the Green Steel City area of the Xinping Industrial Park in Yunnan, cranes were everywhere and machinery was operating at full capacity; all construction phases were progressing in an orderly manner, with efforts focused on achieving commissioning of the facility by October 2026. As a key project under Yunnan Province’s “Four Hundreds” initiative as well as a major private investment project, this project involves an total investment of around 2.2 billion yuan and covers an area of 1,350 mu. Once completed, it will serve as a crucial driver for completing the steel industry chain, promoting green and low-carbon transformation, and fostering high-quality development of the industrial sector at the county level. Since the project commenced in October 2024, the construction pace has continued to accelerate. To date, the project is approximately 60% complete. The main structure of the dry quenching unit has been finished and is now in the installation phase. The construction of Furnace No. 2 has been successfully completed, and equipment installation is underway simultaneously in the coal preparation, coking, and chemical production areas. The civil works for the coal storage yard are also progressing as scheduled, with a total investment of over 1.3 billion yuan already made. “The project is guided by the principles of integrating steel production with coking, optimizing resource utilization, and achieving green manufacturing; its equipment standards and process efficiency rank among the highest in the province. ”Li Fasheng, deputy general manager of Yunnan Yuxi Xianfu Iron and Steel (Group) Co., Ltd., said: “Once completed, the project will have an annual production capacity of 1 million tons of dry quench coke, which can meet nearly 70% of Xianfu Iron and Steel’s coke needs. This will ensure a stable supply of raw materials, reduce overall costs, and end the reliance on purchased coke.” Simultaneously advancing the production of by-products such as coke oven gas, tar, crude benzene, and ammonium sulfate, a circular model is established in which the main products ensure production while the by-products contribute to increased profits. Once operational, it is expected to generate an annual output value of around 3 billion yuan and annual tax revenues of over 100 million yuan, while creating more than 630 job opportunities, thus providing sustained momentum for local employment stability, increased fiscal revenue, and the development of the industry. ” “Green and low-carbon principles are applied throughout the entire project lifecycle, with environmental protection investments accounting for nearly one-fifth of the total investment. ”Li Fasheng stated that this project adheres strictly to ultra-low emission standards: it features advanced wastewater treatment and a system that ensures zero discharge of waste water, hierarchical recovery and utilization of waste heat, resourceful disposal of solid waste, and efficient reuse of purified gas, all of which help to significantly reduce energy consumption and pollutant emissions. The dry quenching technology replaces traditional wet quenching, significantly reducing water and vapor emissions as well as water consumption; it helps enterprises save energy, reduce carbon emissions, improve quality, and enhance efficiency, thus meeting the requirements of the steel industry’s green transformation and the \"dual carbon\" goals. “The annual production capacity of 2 million tons of metal-based composite materials at Yunnan Shenlong New Materials Technology Co., Ltd. is also located in the Green Steel City area, enabling close upstream and downstream industrial integration with Xianfu Iron and Steel. ”Li Jianhua, deputy general manager of Yunnan Shenlong New Materials Technology Co., Ltd., said: “The project started construction last August and is currently in the equipment commissioning phase. It is expected to be completed and put into operation in May this year. Located next to Xianfu, it will share the park’s infrastructure, logistics facilities, and industrial policies, enabling the mutual sharing of human resources, technology, and capital.” ” “Xianfu Steel’s 1-million-ton coking project is a landmark initiative for strengthening and complementing the steel industry chain in Xinping County. By leveraging its role as a key player in this industry chain, the company ensures a stable supply of raw materials at the upstream level, while simultaneously fostering the development of related industries such as coal chemistry and new materials at the downstream level. ”Li Haiyan, secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission of the Yunnan Xinping Industrial Park Management Committee, said that thanks to the leading magnetic attraction effect of Xianfu, key enterprises such as Zhengda Steel Pipe and Shenlong New Materials have settled in the vicinity, thus creating an industrial ecosystem characterized by leadership by key enterprises, aggregation of supporting businesses, and coordinated development. The park will continue to provide dedicated team support, handle all procedures on behalf of developers, and advance various tasks in parallel to ensure the necessary resources are available, thereby supporting project construction and facilitating the upgrade of the park’s steel industry from a single-smelting model to a full-chain, clustered development model.