SMM July 23rd: in 2021, the lithium industry will take off at the right time! Driven by policies and global electric trends, the new energy industry, such as Japan, has driven the whole industry chain into a stage of vigorous development. Lithium resources, as one of the most important basic raw materials for new energy vehicles, experienced a rise in prices in short supply at the end of 2020 and stabilized in the second quarter of 2021. The supply of lithium resources has become an important consideration for the development of new energy in the future. How will the customer base in the industrial chain, such as precursors, materials, batteries, automobiles and other downstream enterprises and upstream nickel-cobalt-lithium raw material production enterprises balance the expansion increment and raw material supply? Therefore, we have integrated the upstream and downstream enterprises located in the lithium power industry chain to carry out SMM to ride the wind and waves of "lithium power ten thousand miles".
In the just-concluded Hunan delegation, SMM and lithium downstream navigation companies have gained a lot! Next, we will continue to visit Sky Mirror Qinghai, the fourth stop of the "SMM Lithium Power Walk through the Wind and waves" delegation, to conduct an on-the-spot investigation with industry leaders on the production of raw materials enterprises in China's lithium power industry, in order to seek more accurate and in-depth cooperation and create more effective and sustainable exchanges.
From July 19 to 23, Wang Tian, director of SMM New Energy Division, and Yu Lei, marketing consultant, led SMM staff and members of the delegation to visit the production of raw materials enterprises in the lithium power industry in Qinghai to seek more accurate and in-depth cooperation opportunities. The delegation is strongly sponsored by Jiangxi Longnte Environmental Protection equipment Co., Ltd., Bintel Control equipment Co., Ltd., Hangzhou Shangtuo Environmental Technology Co., Ltd., Xiangtan Huibo centrifuge Co., Ltd., and Zhejiang Dongou filter Manufacturing Co., Ltd. On the morning of July 22nd, SMM and the delegation came to the sixth stop, Qinghai CITIC Guoan Lithium Industry Co., Ltd.
Enterprise voice
Today, SMM and members of the delegation came to Qinghai CITIC Guoan Lithium Co., Ltd., Li Yong, Deputy General Manager of Qinghai CITIC Guoan Lithium Industry Co., Ltd., Ke Chao, Director of sales, and Wu Xiaowang, Deputy Director of production and Director of Lithium Carbonate, gave a warm reception to SMM and his party. First of all, Qinghai CITIC Guoan Lithium Industry Co., Ltd. introduced the business development of the company in detail.
Qinghai CITIC Guoan Lithium Industry Development Co., Ltd. was established in May 2017 with a registered capital of 400 million yuan. Xitai Jinel Salt Lake developed by the company is rich in potassium, lithium, boron and magnesium brine resources, which is a large lithium mine, accompanied by potassium, magnesium, sulfur, boron and other resources. The endowment of mineral resources is in the forefront of the country. Potassium sulfate, lithium carbonate and other products are related to national food and energy security, and the market demand has remained stable for a long time. According to statistics, the comprehensive development project of ZXitaijinel Salt Lake can support the annual production capacity of 500000 tons of potash fertilizer, 30, 000 tons of lithium carbonate and 10, 000 tons of refined boric acid.
Up to now, the company has built 122square kilometers of salt fields and related auxiliary facilities, staff living areas, self-provided power plants, 110KV substations and so on. The salt lake development project has also changed from 2007 potassium magnesium sulfate fertilizer (about 110000 tons / year) to a single product with an annual output of 400000 tons of KCl/ 300000 tons of potassium sulfate, more than 5000 tons of battery-grade lithium carbonate, more than 5000 tons of boric acid and magnesium oxide, realizing the comprehensive development and utilization of salt lake resources.
In addition, "Guoan" brand battery-grade lithium carbonate has the best quality in the world's salt lake brine system, and its main customers are domestic leading enterprises in the lithium industry, which has been recognized by the world's major new energy battery manufacturers; the output of potassium sulfate in salt lake system is the second in China, and the main customers are the leading enterprises in domestic agricultural materials industry.
Visit the factory
Subsequently, SMM and members of the delegation visited the factory of Qinghai CITIC Guoan Lithium Industry Co., Ltd. to gain an in-depth understanding of the production process and product quality of the company's lithium carbonate and other products.
exchange of technical know-how
Representatives of SMM and lithium downstream enterprises had in-depth exchanges on the core competitiveness and future development planning of Qinghai CITIC Guoan Lithium Industry Co., Ltd.
Communication link, in view of "the previous several boron removal is more difficult, CITIC Guoan turns boron into a product, then how to separate lithium and boron to form a product?" Qinghai CITIC Guoan Lithium Industry Co., Ltd. said that because boron is between organic and inorganic, it is difficult to remove boron from salt lakes. The reason why CITIC Guoan can turn boron into a product is related to its unique process. The company's boron removal is the use of acidizing boron removal workshop, can be removed to 60ppm. In the process of calcination, the step of removing boron is also involved, which reacts with magnesium oxide to form magnesium borate.
Secondly, for "your company is an one-step method to make electric carbon directly, but other enterprises are at most quasi-electric carbon, does this have anything to do with the company's process?" Will the change of process affect the quality of the product? " Qinghai CITIC Guoan Lithium Industry Co., Ltd. said that after more than ten years of exploration, the company's battery-grade lithium carbonate process has a unique advantage in the back-end lithium deposition, and the company's back-end impurity removal technology is more outstanding.
Finally, for "the company has two different processes-membrane process and calcination process, has your company compared these two kinds of investment?" Citic Guoan Lithium Industry Co., Ltd. said that the membrane process accounted for about 500 million of the company's annual production of 10,000 tons of lithium carbonate. There is no doubt that the calcination method is cheaper than the membrane method.
Take a group photo as a souvenir
After visiting the factory, representatives of SMM and lithium downstream enterprises took a group photo with Qinghai CITIC Guoan Lithium Industry Co., Ltd. to increase their deeper cooperation and friendship. I believe there will be deeper exchanges and cooperation in the future!
After this visit and research, SMM and representatives of downstream lithium enterprises have a deeper understanding of the products, technology and company development of Qinghai CITIC Guoan Lithium Industry Co., Ltd. at the same time, they have a deeper understanding of the market situation, development trend and existing problems of the lithium industry, and will continue to deepen cooperation with major enterprises to achieve complementary advantages and jointly promote the development of China's lithium industry.
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