Anyang Chemical Industry Group Co., Ltd. initiates the preliminary review for a project to upgrade its raw material processing facilities, with an investment of 3.666 billion yuan

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Recently, Henan Energy, Chemicals and New Materials Company carried out the preliminary review for the raw material route upgrade project of Anyang Chemical Industry Group Co., Ltd. The meeting reviewed and approved the project evaluation opinions, requiring Anhua Group Company to revise and improve the project proposal in light of these opinions, and to submit it to the Chemical New Materials Company in accordance with the established procedures for project decision-making. The raw material route upgrade project is a key initiative that Anhua Group Company has been planning for many years. This project involves upgrading existing facilities; by using coal powder as raw material and employing advanced slurry coal gasification and gas purification technologies, a synthetic ammonia plant with an annual production capacity of 300,000 tons will be built. The liquid ammonia produced is primarily supplied to the company’s existing urea plant and the methylamine plant owned by Jiutian Chemical Group. The group is currently carrying out strategic restructuring in order to reverse its operational challenges and achieve both a turnaround from losses and improvements in quality and efficiency; as a result, it has mandated an acceleration of the project construction process. Xu Aijun, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of Anhua Group Company, said that the upgrade project for the raw material supply chain has significant advantages: it not only boasts scarce energy quotas for ammonia synthesis but also has all the necessary permits in place. It is essential to carry out thorough, meticulous, and high-quality preparatory work for this project, and to take practical actions to ensure its successful implementation. The raw material production line upgrade project of Anhua Group is located in the Shuiye-Zhangwu area of Anyang New Chemical Industry Park. The land used for the construction of this project was made available by demolishing the company’s first set of ammonia/sulfuric acid urea production facilities, and the design work was carried out by China Fifth Ring Company. The project involves an investment of 3.666 billion yuan. It entails upgrading and renovating the existing ammonia/sulfuric acid, methanol, and other production facilities in Anhua; the current sets of such facilities will be phased out and demolished to make way for this new project. Two water-coal slurry gas generators, facilities for producing 300,000 tons per year of ammonia and 40,000 tons per year of formamide/N-methylformamide will be built, along with auxiliary facilities such as air separation units, circulating water systems, accident storage tanks, and fire protection stations. The existing coal storage areas will also be upgraded and renovated. For gasification, the Jinhua furnace water-coal slurry gasification technology is employed, while for ammonia synthesis, a low-pressure ammonia synthesis process at 15 Mpa(g) is used. Upon completion of the project, it will be able to supply raw gas to existing ethylene glycol plants as well as newly built ammonia synthesis facilities, enabling the production of 300,000 tons per year of ammonia and 40,000 tons per year of formamide/N-methylformamide.