Xinjiang Metmag Co., Ltd.: a project for the comprehensive utilization of green electricity in the processing of 1.2 million tons of low-grade coal per year to improve its quality, as well as in the production of 150,000 tons of magnesium alloys and 156,000 tons of ferroalloys

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On November 17, the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Ecology and Environment Protection Industry Association issued a public notice regarding the plan to submit for approval an environmental impact assessment for a project carried out by Xinjiang Metamagnesium Industry Co., Ltd., which involves the comprehensive utilization of green electricity in the processing of 1.2 million tons of low-grade coal per year, as well as the production of 150,000 tons of magnesium alloys and 156,000 tons of ferroalloys. Xinjiang Metamg Co., Ltd. filed a registration with the former Hami Regional Development and Reform Commission in August 2008 for the project \"with an annual production capacity of 60,000 tons of metallic magnesium, 1.2 million tons of alloy coke as well as comprehensive utilization of coke oven gas, and 100,000 tons of ferroalloys\" (Hami Regional Development and Reform Commission Document No. 2008-17). The former Hami Regional Environmental Protection Bureau issued, in 2008, an approval document regarding the Environmental Impact Assessment Report for Xinjiang Met magnesium Industry Co., Ltd.’s project to produce 1.2 million tons of alloy coke per year as well as to make comprehensive use of the coke oven gas generated. The actual scale of operation for this project was 1.2 million tons of alloy coke per year. Due to issues such as environmental protection rectifications related to production and operations, the enterprise has been in an abnormal production state since it began operating in 2009, and has been shut down since the end of 2012. In line with the \"14th Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development of Hami City and the Long-Term Goals for 2035\", there is a push to expand and strengthen the key industries, with emphasis placed on developing the three major sectors of coal and coal chemical industry, electricity generation, and new materials. Xinjiang Met magnesium Industry Co., Ltd. is actively responding to the industrial development needs of Hami City, and plans to demolish the existing facility – which has an annual production capacity of 60,000 tons of metallic magnesium, 1.2 million tons of alloy coke along with comprehensive utilization of coke oven gas, and 100,000 tons of ferroalloys – and to rebuild it at a new location. After the upgrade, a project will be established for the comprehensive utilization of green electricity in the processing of 1.2 million tons of low-grade coal per year to improve its quality, as well as for the production of 150,000 tons of magnesium alloys and 156,000 tons of ferroalloys. All waste heat will be utilized for power generation, thereby creating a integrated industrial chain that combines coal processing, gas production, metallurgy, and electricity generation. Advanced equipment will be used for the improved processing of low-grade coal, while China’s leading large-diameter vertical shaft reduction process will be employed for magnesium smelting. In October 2024, Xinjiang Metamagnesium Industry Co., Ltd. entrusted Xinjiang Xiangdayi Yuan Environmental Protection Technology Co., Ltd. with carrying out the environmental impact assessment for the project titled \"Comprehensive Utilization of Green Electricity for the Production of 1.2 million tons of low-grade coal that has been upgraded in quality per year, as well as 150,000 tons of magnesium alloys and 156,000 tons of ferroalloys by Xinjiang Metamagnesium Industry Co., Ltd.\" On October 24, 2024, the first public information release regarding the environmental impact assessment for this project was posted on the website of the Ecology and Environment Protection Industry Association of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, in order to inform the public about the progress of this project’s construction. On August 19, 2025, the second public information release regarding the environmental impact assessment of this project was made on the website of the Ecology and Environment Protection Industry Association of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, where the environmental impact report (draft for comments) and the online public opinion survey form were published to keep the public informed about the progress of this project. During the same period, two announcements were made in the Xinjiang Legal System Newspaper regarding the environmental impact assessment information in the project’s environmental impact report. Project Name: Xinjiang Meti Magnesium Industry Co., Ltd.’s project for the comprehensive utilization of green electricity in the processing of 1.2 million tons of low-grade coal per year to improve its quality, as well as in the production of 150,000 tons of magnesium alloys and 156,000 tons of ferroalloys.