【Haichuan Project Updates】Hubei Sanning’s total investment of 4.7 billion yuan in the relocation of the Yichang nitrogen fertilizer plant and a 300,000-ton DMF production project
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On December 23, the Yichang Ecology and Environment Bureau released a public notice regarding the approval pending for the relocation of the nitrogen fertilizer plant of Hubei Sanning Chemical Co., Ltd. as well as the 300,000-ton DMF production project. Project Name: Relocation of the Nitrogen Fertilizer Plant and Construction of a 300,000-ton DMF Production Facility at Hubei Sanning Chemical Co., Ltd.Construction Content and Scale: Renovation of the ammonia synthesis unit, construction of air separation, coal gasification, purification, ammonia synthesis, methanol, DMF/methylamine, sodium methoxide, DMC production units sowie auxiliary facilities; production of 200,000 tons per year of liquid ammonia, 40,000 Nm3/h of hydrogen, 0.900,000 Nm3/h of fuel gas, 300,000 tons per year of DMF/mixed methylamine/sodium methoxide, and 150,000 tons per year of DMC, with sulfuric acid as a by-product. Construction location: Zhijiang City, Yichang City, Hubei Province. Nature of construction: Renovation. Industry category: Chemical industry. Category for environmental impact assessment: 23 – Manufacturing of chemical raw materials and chemicals. Total investment (in ten thousand yuan): 472,426. Name of the construction entity: Hubei Sanning Chemical Co., Ltd. Address: Yaojiagang Chemical Industrial Park, Zhijiang City. Name of the environmental impact assessment agency: Hubei Zhengjiang Environmental Protection Technology Co., Ltd. Was the application accepted? Yes. Date of acceptance: December 23, 2022. Date of start of public announcement: December 23, 2022. Date of end of public announcement: January 6, 2023. In August 2022, the Yichang Ecology and Environment Bureau published a public announcement regarding the relocation of Sanning Chemical’s nitrogen fertilizer plant and the environmental impact assessment related to the production of 300,000 tons of DMF.
In August 2022, the Yichang Ecology and Environment Bureau published a public notice regarding the relocation of the Sanning Chemical Fertilizer Plant and the environmental impact assessment for the production of 300,000 tons of DMF. According to the public information, the relocation of Sanning Chemical’s nitrogen fertilizer plant and the 300,000-ton DMF project are planned to be constructed on the site reserved for Shibaoshan New Materials Company’s project to adjust the raw material structure for ammonia production and to produce 600,000 tons per year of ethylene glycol. It is planned to relocate and upgrade the nitrogen fertilizer plant of Sanning Company in its entirety, while also constructing a new DMF (N,N-dimethylformamide) production facility with an annual capacity of 300,000 tons and a DMC (dimethyl carbonate) production facility with an annual capacity of 150,000 tons. The project involves the construction of key facilities such as air separation units, multi-nozzle water-coal slurry gasification units, purification systems (CO conversion, acid gas removal, liquid nitrogen washing, deep cryogenic CO separation, PSA hydrogen production), ammonia synthesis units, sulfur recovery systems, methanol synthesis units, sodium methoxide production units, as well as DMF/methamine and DMC production plants, along with the corresponding auxiliary and supporting systems.
Hubei Sanning Chemical Co., Ltd. was formerly known as Zhijiang County Fertilizer Factory, and was established in 1969. In 1993, it was restructured as a state-controlled joint stock company on a pilot basis, and in 2001 its ownership was privatized through the \"two swaps\" reform. In 2007, it was under relative control by the state-owned mega-corporation Shanxi Jinmei Group. “The characters for “Sanning” are taken from the phrases “think thrice before acting” and “calmness leads to success”. ““Think before you act” comes from Confucius’ “The Analects of Confucius·Gongye Chang” from the Pre-Qin period, meaning to act after thorough consideration. “\"Quietness leads to far-reaching goals\" comes from Liu An’s \"Huainanzi: On the Art of Governance\" from the early Western Han Dynasty; it is also cited in Zhuge Liang’s \"Admonitions to His Son.\" It refers to a calm and serene mindset, free from distractions, allowing for quiet reflection and introspection, so as to establish and achieve lofty goals. The people of Sanning hope that enterprises will make cautious decisions and pursue steady development. With over 40 years in the construction industry, Sanning Company has adhered to the principle of \"acting after careful consideration, and achieving success through peace and stability,\" thus staying on the right path of development. The scale of enterprises continues to expand. The company currently has assets of nearly 10 billion yuan. It has an annual production capacity of nearly 1 million tons of total ammonia, as well as 3.5 million tons of nitrogen fertilizers, phosphate fertilizers, potash fertilizers, and compound fertilizers; 2.3 million tons of sulfuric acid, phosphoric acid, nitric acid, and hydrochloric acid; 130,000 tons of caprolactam; 300,000 tons of hydrogen peroxide; and **. It is a large-scale enterprise that integrates coal chemical industry, phosphate chemical industry, petrochemical industry, fine chemical industry, and industrial service services. The company’s technology center is a provincial-level technology center, and it possesses its own core technologies in areas such as low-pressure methanol, coal briquette gas production, refined phosphoric acid, and caprolactam. The company’s reputation is improving day by day. The company is a **high-tech enterprise, one of the top 200 chemical companies in China, among the top 50 fertilizer companies in China, as well as one of the top 50 enterprises in Hubei Province; it is also considered a major taxpayer at Grade A. The company has obtained certifications for the three management systems of \"quality, environment, and occupational health and safety.\" It has been awarded the National May 1st Labor Medal, as well as the China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Outstanding Private Enterprise and Responsibility Care Award. It is among the first companies in the country, and the only one in Hubei Province, to have been recognized as a company that adheres to contracts and values credibility for ten consecutive terms. The \"Sanning\" trademark is a well-known trademark in China.