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Construction Begins on the World’s Largest Demonstration Project for Green Conversion of Carbon Dioxide
Release Date:
2026-04-16
On March 30, 2026, the Ningxia 100,000-ton-per-year carbon dioxide chemical-looping mineralization industrial demonstration project—under EPC general contracting by Sinopec Nanjing Engineering—officially broke ground.
On March 30, 2026, the Ningxia 100,000-ton-per-year carbon dioxide chemical-looping mineralization industrial demonstration project—under EPC general contracting by Sinopec Nanjing Engineering—officially broke ground. The project was publicly announced on April 2 and has been included in the National Development and Reform Commission’s first batch of demonstration projects for cutting-edge green and low-carbon technologies. The project will construct a new 100,000-ton-per-year CO₂ chemical-looping mineralization production facility, along with a complete set of supporting utility, storage, and transportation infrastructure, utilizing proprietary technology jointly developed by Sinopec and Yuanchu Technology. With a CO₂ capture rate exceeding 90%, the process enables permanent carbon sequestration, thereby addressing the industry’s longstanding challenges of poor economic viability and difficulty in large-scale deployment associated with conventional mineralization technologies. Upon completion, the project will annually capture and utilize 100,000 tons of flue-gas CO₂ and consume 260,000 tons of solid waste—calcium carbide slag—making it the world’s largest demonstration project for the green valorization of CO₂ and delivering significant environmental and economic benefits. Prior to construction, Nanjing Engineering and Ningxia Energy & Chemical have coordinated all aspects of the project—from design and procurement to construction—optimizing processes, securing critical materials, and implementing rigorous safety and quality controls, with the aim of establishing a benchmark project in the industry and serving as an important practical step for Sinopec in advancing the circular economy and supporting the “dual carbon” strategy.
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