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[SMM Analysis: Breaking the Hormuz Strait Curse for Sulphur Source Self-Rescue, Hubei Yihua Million-Ton Phosphogypsum-to-Sulphuric Acid Project Signed] On June 22, 2026, China Wuhuan, Tianjin Cement Institute, and Hubei Yihua signed a contract for a million-ton-level phosphogypsum-to-sulphuric acid project, which will process 1 million mt of phosphogypsum annually, produce 400,000 mt of sulphuric acid, and byproduct admixture material, using the third-generation green and low-carbon calcination technology.

On 22 June 2026, China Wuhuan Engineering, Tianjin Cement Industry Design & Research Institute, and Hubei Yihua Chuxing Ecology signed a contract for a 1 Mt/a phosphogypsum-to-sulfuric acid project. The facility will produce 400,000 t/a of industrial sulfuric acid and cementitious admixtures using third-generation low-carbon calcination technology.

At the 2026 Annual Forum of the China Automotive Battery Industry Innovation Alliance held on June 30, Ma Chunsheng, Director of the Automobile Development Division of the Equipment Industry Department I of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), stated: “The global new energy vehicle industry has now entered a new stage of accelerated development, which places higher demands on power batteries in terms of safety, greenness, durability, and other performance aspects, and requires us to further strengthen innovation-driven development.” He added: “In the next step, we will strengthen coordination, improve support policies, and continue to promote the high-quality development of the power battery industry. We will intensify R&D efforts on key technologies, support upstream and downstream enterprises in joint innovation, with a focus on breaking through all-solid-state batteries, high-specific-energy lithium-ion batteries, and other critical technologies. We will increase efforts on material breakthroughs for lithium-rich manganese-based cathodes, silicon-based anodes, solid-state electrolytes, and other materials, so as to consolidate our technological capabilities. We will also enhance large-scale intelligent flexible manufacturing and testing/verification capabilities, and continuously improve product performance and quality.”