| Brief Profiles Of Investment Projects
For China's Agenda 21 |
| Title | Brick Production from Coal Fly Ashes | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Type | New production of coal ash bricks | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| A plant will be constructed to produce 80 million bricks per year using powdered coal ash as the main raw material, obtained from the Wuhan Iron and Steel Company's own power plant. The bricks will be fabricated of a mixture of coal ash (50%), clay binder (45%) and coal powder as an internal fuel (5%). Products will include load-bearing, porous and decorative bricks. The main facility is the forming frame, obtained from Shuangyashan in North China. Construction of factory buildings, introduction of advanced single pass baking technology and purchase and installation of equipment will be included in the project. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rationale | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| The high quality and favourable physical properties should find wide acceptance in the building industry and will be highly competitive. The project will make use of 86.7 thousand tons of powder coal ash every year. The usable life of the coal ash storage yard will be extended, which is equivalent to saving US$ 1 million of investment. About 2 ha. per year will be saved for agricultural production that would have been used for coal ash storage. This will also eliminate the polluting effect of runoff from the ash pile. The project will save 88 thousand m*m*m of clay and 3,200 tons of standard coal every year in comparison with production of normal bricks. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Products | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Load-bearing brick, Size: 240 x 115 x 53 (mm); Strength grade: MU 15-20; Compressive strength: 12-20 Mpa; Capacity: 40 million pieces per year. Porous brick, Size: 240 x 115 x 90 (mm); Strength grade: MU 15-20; Compressive strength: 12-20 Mpa; Capacity: 25 million pieces per year. Non-load brick, Size: 240 x 240 x 115(mm); Strength grade: over MU 3; Compressive strength: 3 Mpa; Capacity: 15 million pieces per year. |
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| Location | Qingshan district, Wuhan city, Hubei province | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Available Information | Pre-feasibility Study | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Investment (US$) |
4.55 million |
Foreign Currency (US$) |
0 |
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Financing |
Co-operation Sought |
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| Total Equity (US$) |
1.36 million |
Co-operative Venture |
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| Of which Equity Foreign Partner (US$) |
0.61 million |
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| Loan (US$) |
3.19 million |
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| Others(specify) (US$) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indicators of Viability | Pay-back Period: 7.7 years; Annual Gross Sales: US$ 4.5 million. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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INFORMATION ON SPONSOR |
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| Name | Wuhan Iron and Steel Group Co. | Tel | +86-27-6893368 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Address | Qingshan district, Wuhan city, Hubei province | Fax | +86-27-6891330 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Annual Turnover (US$) | 1993 | 1.4 billion | 1994 | 1.6 billion | 1995 | 2.2 billion | |||||||||||||||||
| Year of Establishment | 1955 | No. of Employees | 120,935 | Ownership | State | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fixed Assets (US$) | 2910.45 million | Registered Capital (US$) | 571 million | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Land (ha.) | 1497 | Building (m*m) | 1,680,000 | Equipment (US$) | 1785.53 million | ||||||||||||||||||
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