Shenghe New Materials Chencang 1,000-ton Lithium Fluoride and Rare Earth Fluorides Renovation Project

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On January 25, the People’s Government of Huichang County, the capital city of Jiangxi Province, released information regarding the environmental impact assessment for the renovation project of Shenghe New Materials’ lithium fluoride and rare earth fluorides production facilities in Huichang. The relevant information about the project is as follows: Project name: Shenghe New Materials Huichang Lithium Fluoride and Rare Earth Fluorides Renovation Project ； Construction unit: Ganzhou Shenghe New Materials Co., Ltd ； Construction location: Jiuer Fluoride Chemical Industry Base, Huichang Industrial Park, Huichang County, Ganzhou City, Jiangxi Province ； Project nature: Renovation ； Construction content: Design for an annual production capacity of 600 tons of lithium fluoride and 400 tons of rare earth fluorides (including 200 tons of dysprosium fluoride, 100 tons of terbium fluoride, and 100 tons of gadolinium fluoride). For further reading: Lithium fluoride is an inorganic compound formed from lithium (Li) and fluorine (F), with the chemical formula LiF. It is the simplest alkali metal fluoride. It occurs naturally in minerals such as lepidolite and spodumene, and industrially it is usually synthesized by reacting lithium salts (such as lithium carbonate) with hydrofluoric acid. Rare earth fluorides: A class of inorganic compounds formed by lanthanide elements (La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Dy, etc.) and other rare earth elements such as scandium (Sc) and yttrium (Y) together with fluorine; their general chemical formula is REF₃ (where RE represents the rare earth element). Industrially, they are typically produced by reacting rare earth oxides (such as praseodymium-neodymium oxide and dysprosium oxide) with hydrofluoric acid. Common individual products include praseodymium-neodymium fluoride (PrNdF₃), dysprosium fluoride (DyF₃), and terbium fluoride (TbF₃); mixed rare earth fluorides can also be manufactured as needed. Ganzhou Shenghe New Materials Co., Ltd. was established on December 16, 2021. It is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ganzhou Chenguang Rare Earth New Materials Co., Ltd., which in turn is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the listed company Shenghe Resources Holding Co., Ltd. This company is also one of the key entities within Chenguang Rare Earth’s Fluoride New Materials division. It is located in the 92 Fluoride Chemical Industry Base of Huichang Industrial Park, Huichang County, Ganzhou City, Jiangxi Province. The company operates in the manufacturing sector of chemical raw materials and chemical products; its business scope includes the production of basic chemical raw materials, import and export of goods, as well as the sale of rare earth functional materials.