【HaiChuan Chemical Project Updates】Shaneng to Use European Fourth-Generation High-Pressure Technology to Build a 60,000-Ton Annual Capacity Melamine Production Facility for Coal Chemicals in Xinjiang

Melamine is an important downstream product of urea; it is an ideal chemical product with great market potential and good economic benefits. It is primarily used in various laminates, coatings, adhesives, paper treatment agents, as well as in industries such as construction and the automotive sector, offering broad application prospects. The raw materials required for this project, namely urea and liquid ammonia, are supplied by the company itself. It is possible to make balanced use of electricity, steam, circulating water, deionized water, as well as other supporting utility systems and auxiliary facilities, in conjunction with the existing ones. These favorable conditions will provide a solid foundation for the construction of this melamine production facility. It is understood that this project makes full use of the existing urea products from Xinjiang’s coal chemical industry to develop downstream products and achieve product diversification, with the goal of gradually turning Yankuang Xinjiang Coal Chemical Industry into a coal chemical base focused on the circular economy in the fields of fertilizers and chemicals. At present, the melamine project has been included in the \"Yankuang Xinjiang Coal Chemical Industry Medium- and Long-Term Development Plan\" and is designated as a key construction project in Urumqi.

On June 12, 2019, Jinfeng Company held a kick-off meeting for the project to produce 60,000 tons of melamine per year. More than 40 representatives attended the meeting, including project leaders, design managers, technical directors, chief engineers, and specialists from Jinfeng Company, Outech Company, and Huisheng Company. Fan Jian, General Manager of Jinfeng Company, extended a warm welcome to the representatives from Outech Company and Huisheng Company. He expressed his gratitude for the efforts and contributions made by all parties in terms of process technology, exchanges and discussions, as well as engineering design. He hoped that all parties would strictly adhere to the scheduled timeline to complete all tasks and successfully finish the project construction.

On June 29, Hualu Company and Yankuang Xinjiang Coal Chemical Co., Ltd. successfully signed an EPC general contract for a project to produce 60,000 tons of melamine per year. The project is located in the Ganquanbao Economic and Technological Development Zone in Urumqi, where Hualu Company is responsible for the EPC general contracting to build a plant with an annual production capacity of 60,000 tons of melamine, along with associated auxiliary facilities. Once the project is completed and put into operation, it will help further enhance the owner’s overall competitiveness. It will also play a positive role in promoting the transformation of the local product structure toward higher-value-added products, thereby facilitating product diversification.

Yankuang Xinjiang Coal Chemical Co., Ltd. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Yankuang Xinjiang Energy and Chemical Co., Ltd. Located in the Ganquanbao Industrial Park, it covers an area of approximately 1,050 mu. Leveraging the region’s abundant coal resources, the company invested 5.2 billion yuan to build Xinjiang’s first multi-product, integrated, circular coal chemical plant, with an annual production capacity of 300,000 tons of synthetic ammonia, 520,000 tons of urea, and 300,000 tons of methanol. Additionally, the plant produces 26,000 tons of sulfuric acid, 50,000 tons of liquid oxygen and liquid nitrogen, and 25,000 tons of liquid argon as by-products. As a supporting project for urea production at Yankuang Xinjiang Coal Chemical Co., Ltd., this project utilizes urea produced by the existing alcohol-ammonia co-production facility as raw material to build a production plant capable of manufacturing 60,000 tons of melamine per year; upon completion, it will further extend the urea product chain.