The Institute of Chemical Engineering Ushers in the 15th Five-Year Plan with a New Chapter of “Specialized, Refined, Distinctive, and Innovative” Development

        As the 15th Five-Year Plan gets underway, the Institute of Chemical Engineering has set its strategic goal: “Start with a sprint and fight a decisive battle from the outset.” Leveraging its expertise in specialized, refined, distinctive, and innovative chemical process technologies, the institute adheres to the principles of prioritizing safety‑oriented design, embracing green design as its core philosophy, making innovative design its key competitive edge, and pursuing intelligent design as its development direction. By strengthening technological innovation, deepening its focus on core areas, and seizing emerging opportunities, the institute secured a series of major contracts in the first quarter of 2026, leading the way in large‑scale phosphate‑chemical projects and winning bids for numerous “specialized, refined, distinctive, and innovative” initiatives spanning fine chemicals, new‑energy battery materials, biosynthesis, pharmaceuticals, and chemical‑industrial parks.

1. The Guizhou Kaiyang “Phosphorus-Titanium-Lithium Iron” Coupled Cycle Integrated Project has taken the lead in preparing the preliminary design for the General Institute and Phase I of the utility engineering.

        This project is a multi-billion-yuan initiative in Guiyang, located in the Kaiyang Economic Development Zone (Shuangliu Town), Guizhou, and covers an area of approximately 3,179.60 mu. This project is a demonstration initiative for an integrated, resource‑circulating industrial system centered on phosphorus. It will achieve self‑sufficiency in lithium, iron, and titanium resources, while surplus lithium carbonate and ferrous sulfate heptahydrate can be supplied to other new‑energy enterprises within the province. The coupled, circular‑integrated platform encompasses new‑energy materials, sulfur–titanium, metal smelting, and utility systems, fully leveraging phosphorus, titanium, lithium, fluorine, and other resources to enable advanced processing and value‑added production. By integrating upstream and downstream links in the industrial chain, the project promotes synergistic development that is both resource‑efficient and environmentally sustainable, thereby enhancing the overall value of resource utilization. Upon commissioning, the Kaiyang project will address Guizhou Province’s critical gaps in lithium, iron, copper, and other key inputs for the new‑energy sector, significantly bolstering the province’s competitiveness in the new‑energy battery‑materials industry. It will also facilitate the entry of leading titanium‑dioxide producers into Guizhou, opening up new opportunities for the development of the titanium‑dioxide and related industries and helping to strengthen and extend the province’s industrial value chain. The Institute of Chemical Engineering is responsible for leading the overall design and the preliminary design of Phase I of the public utilities for the “Phosphorus–Titanium–Lithium Iron” Coupled Circular Integration Project in Kaiyang, Guizhou.

2. Design of the PI Film Project (Phase III) for Zhuzhou Huaxin New Materials Co., Ltd.

Polyimide (PI) film is a core strategic material for high-end manufacturing, long dominated by companies in the United States, Japan, and South Korea. Key processes, raw materials, and equipment, as well as high‑end product categories, have all been subject to technological bottlenecks, with domestic production accounting for an extremely low share of the high‑end market. Through sustained efforts, China has achieved breakthroughs in core technologies and across the entire industrial chain, completed domestic substitution in key application scenarios, and ensured the autonomy and controllability of its industrial supply chain. Located in the Nanzhou Industrial Park of the Nanzhou New Area within the Zhuzhou Luku Economic Development Zone, this project—whose Phase I and Phase II were both designed by the Chemical Research Institute—now encompasses the design of the main production facilities and supporting infrastructure for the newly constructed Phase III. The scope includes the procurement of one polyimide resin polymerization system, one polyimide film‑manufacturing unit, along with the necessary auxiliary equipment, with an annual production capacity of 10.7 million square meters of polyimide film.

3. Design for Bangpu Recycling’s project to expand production capacity to 90,000 metric tons per year of lithium iron phosphate and 22,500 metric tons per year of lithium carbonate.

The project is located within the Bangpu Recycling Zones 1‑1 and 1‑2, Tianjiahe Area, Baiyang Industrial Park, Yichang High‑Tech Zone, with a construction period spanning 2026 to 2027. The scope of the project encompasses wet‑process leaching, impurity removal, lithium‑salt synthesis, ferrophosphate synthesis, as well as supporting systems for water treatment, warehousing, and logistics. By combining new production lines with upgrades to existing facilities, the project will achieve an expanded capacity—from black powder to recovered products—through a “wet‑process plus synthesis” approach, adding 22,500 tonnes per year of lithium carbonate and 90,000 tonnes per year of ferrophosphate, while simultaneously producing NMP and various by‑products, thereby establishing a circular‑economy industrial ecosystem.

        4. Design of the Tongguan Phase I Project of Hunan Meiya Rui New Materials Biotechnology Co., Ltd.

The project’s product portfolio comprises eight chemical APIs and 20 pharmaceutical excipients. Upon reaching full production capacity, annual output is expected to total 38.2 tons of chemical APIs and 9,977 tons of pharmaceutical excipients, with an estimated annual industrial gross output value of approximately RMB 1.5 billion. The project is planned for a total land area of about 100 mu. Key construction components include 21 individual facilities: an API workshop, an auxiliary workshop, a power workshop, a mechanical maintenance workshop, a general warehouse, a hazardous materials warehouse, an RTO unit, a hazardous waste storage facility, a quality‑control building, an office building, a wastewater treatment station, an explosion‑proof control room, an acid–alkali tank farm, a Class A tank farm, perimeter fencing, a primary stormwater emergency pond, site access roads, a stormwater drainage network, utility tunnels, and a gatehouse. The total investment for this project is approximately RMB 250 million.

5. In the areas of chemical engineering, pharmaceuticals, and biosynthetic specialty projects, The company has undertaken the design of multiple projects, including Hunan Hengyao’s nano-silicon materials, Fubang’s 10,000‑ton‑per‑year lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide facility, the pilot-scale R&D on liquid‑sunlight biomass gasification and pyrolysis in Hunan, the research on a multi‑stage mass transfer and selective oxidation process for arsenic removal from yellow phosphorus at Guizhou Wengfu Chemical, the oxygen supply system for the Third People’s Hospital of Chenzhou, and the renovation of the Yushen (Jiangxi) new‑drug R&D building, as well as the feasibility study for bio‑synthesis in Changde HeCarbon.

6. In terms of planning, consulting, and design support for chemical industrial parks, We have undertaken the design of the accident emergency pool and initial rainwater collection pool for the Linxiang Chemical Industrial Park in Yueyang, the parking facility for hazardous‑material transport vehicles in the Hengdong Chemical Industrial Park, and the preliminary design of Phase I of the wastewater treatment plant in the Songmu Chemical Industrial Park in Hengyang. We also provide consulting services for the “15th Five-Year Plan” of the Songmu Chemical Industrial Park, comprehensive utility tunnel construction, competitiveness enhancement, and smart‑technology solutions. Additionally, we conduct holistic safety risk assessments, related risk evaluations, and competitiveness and smart‑technology advisory services for the Hengdong Chemical Industrial Park, along with technical consulting services for multiple other chemical industrial parks.

A large number of “specialized, refined, distinctive, and innovative” projects have been steadily signed, reflecting the Chemical Research Institute’s ongoing efforts to deepen market penetration, drive growth, establish a leading technical reputation, and proactively deliver value through robust technical services. Upholding the principle of putting customer service first, the Institute has for many years been guided by excellence in technology, quality, schedule, and comprehensive support, meticulously mapping out detailed roadmaps, timelines, specialized collaboration protocols, and key milestones for addressing critical technical challenges. With each project completed, the Institute builds a lasting legacy and sets an industry benchmark. Moving forward with unwavering determination and a pragmatic, results‑oriented approach, the Chemical Research Institute is fully committed to achieving all targets and tasks outlined in the 15th Five-Year Plan, striving to write a new chapter of high‑quality enterprise development.