A solid waste resource utilization demonstration project of Inner Mongolia Huineng Silicon Aluminum New Materials Technology Co in the Juungar Economic Development Zone, Ordos, is scheduled to achieve full production by the end of September.

In just a few months, the project has begun to take shape. [Photo by Wang Liman/WeChat account of Nuan News]

With a total investment of 1.04 billion yuan ($144.64 million) and an area of 320 mu (21 hectares), the project plans to construct a production line capable of producing 70,000 metric tons of casting aluminum-silicon and silicon-aluminum-titanium multi-alloys annually. After the project commences production, it will rely on rich coal gangue, high-aluminum fly ash, and other coal-based solid waste resources in the Juungar coalfield, utilizing its self-developed short-flow process to extract aluminum and silicon elements and produce new materials.

"Building work is nearly finished, and the installation of the steel structure for the plant and equipment is proceeding in an orderly manner," said Yang Baoyu, deputy director of the company's safety and environmental protection department. "All workers are working hard to ensure that the project can smoothly enter trial production by the end of September."

More than 500 workers strive to ensure the project is put into production by the end of September. [Photo by Wang Liman/WeChat account of Nuan News]

Once the project reaches full production, it is expected to consume 200,000 tons of coal gangue and fly ash solid waste annually, producing 38,500 tons of aluminum-silicon alloys and 31,500 tons of silicon-aluminum-titanium multi-alloys. This is anticipated to result in an annual operating revenue of 972 million yuan and create over 500 jobs. 

"The first-phase demonstration project is a key starting point. Once the trial is successful, we will quickly initiate the second-phase project, aiming to build a coal-based solid waste comprehensive utilization industrial park with an annual output of 2 million tons of aluminum alloys," said Yang. "This silicon-aluminum industrial park will not only serve as a platform for production capacity upgrading but also become a new beacon for regional green transformation and high-quality development."