Brief Profiles Of Investment Projects
For China's Agenda 21

 

Title Production of Titanium Dioxide Using Titanomagnetite Slag
Type Expansion of production of titanium dioxide
Description   
A plant will be constructed at the company's facilities in Panzhihua city, Sichuan province to produce titanium dioxide from titanomagnetite slag, which is a by-product of the company's steel manufacturing. Capacity will be 40,000 tons per year. The process is as follows: Slag with high titanium content is acidized with concentrated sulphric acid. The slag is then hydrolysed followed by salt treatment, roasting, grinding, surfacing, water flushing, drying and then powdering the resulting titanium dioxide.
Rationale   
The advantages of this process are: reduction in the consumption of sulphuric acid, low waste discharge (gas, water and solid waste), improved grade of TiO2 powder (rutile) and a larger variety of products. The production can satisfy the domestic shortage of this material and substitute for imports. It can partially meet the domestic demand for high level rutile-type TiO2 powder used for pigment. The project will improve the comprehensive usage level of titanium resources, control environment pollution and have significant economic benefits for the enterprise.
Products     

Type

TiO2 >=,%

Max. oil absorption

Max. white purity %

  

RG-14

92.5

23

97.0

  

RG-15

92.5

23

97.1

  

RD-54

94

22

96.3

  

RD-55

92.5

23

96.7

  

R-100

98

21

95

  

R-200

98

21

95.5

  
Location Panzhihua city, Sichuan province
Available Information Pre-feasibility Study, Detailed Project Description, Technical Study, Market Study
Total Investment (US$)

84.9 million

Foreign Currency (US$)

25.3 million

Financing

Co-operation Sought

Total Equity (US$)

43.9 million

Cooperative Venture

Of which Equity Foreign Partner (US$)

25.3 million

Equipment Purchase

Loan (US$)

41.0 million

Expertise

Others(specify) (US$)      
Indicators of Viability

Return on Investment: 19%; Pay-back Period: 7.8 years

INFORMATION ON SPONSOR

Name Panzhihua Iron and Steel (Group) Company Tel +86-812-3399079
Address Panzhihua city, Sichuan province Fax +86-812-2224103
Annual Turnover (US$) 1993 640 million 1994 630 million 1995 850 million
Year of Establishment 1965 No. of Employees 104782 Ownership State
Fixed Assets (US$) 1265 million Registered Capital (US$) 306.44 million
Land (ha.) 5,399 Building(m*m) 1,256,036 Equipment (US$) 675.4 million


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