The production of calcium hypochlorite (import substitution)

Project description

Calcium hypochlorite (MCC) is used for neutralization of cyanide process discharges during heap leaching of gold ore (70% consumption), the detoxification process discharges, water treatment.

The proposed project is based on the extraction of natural brine from a depth of 1,800 meters, recycling with the aim of obtaining marketable products and the removal of process residues in wells. This technology has passed environmental expert assessment, is waste-free and environmentally safe.

The technology of obtaining MCC:

MCC is obtained by mixing flows of chlorine gas and catholyte produced by the electrolysis of the electrolyte on the basis of sodium chloride, with the aim of obtaining sodium hypochlorite for subsequent substitution of sodium for calcium in the calcium chloride solution.

Input resources: electricity (available), raw (available).

Effluent, no waste.

Currently in a result of R & d produced prototypes that meet the requirements of GOST 25263-82 and far exceeding competitive Chinese MCC.

The market consumption of the product

The potential of the Russian market for 2015 in the main market sector, gold mining, 32500 tons per year.

In 2009-2010, the only manufacturer of gas and chemical complex in Russia has stopped its production.

The market is monopolistic suppliers of Chinese imported product.

Contract prices Chinese suppliers are 1100 USD FOB port of China (in Russia, respectively, 1400-1500 USD consumer).

The project envisaged the initial volumes of production and sales MCC (3850 t/d) supported by comfort letters and pre-supply agreement.

This project is expected to combine, to compose the production of known, tested in other areas process areas, thereby to create a new production under the condition of minimization of technological risks.

Competitive advantages:

• Low cost of production (cost of sales nearly three times the cost)

• High quality product (is superior to imported Chinese on the basic parameters).

· Logistics advantage (more than 30% of consumers located in the Krasnoyarsk region, Buryatia Republic and Irkutsk region, i.e. no more than 1,500 km)

Competitive advantages due to:

– modern technology

– high — 600 g/DM3 mineralization of the extracted raw materials

— location of production to consumers

The pros of the project:

1. Sales — guaranteed (the extraction of gold ore is only growing)

2. Our technology and our raw materials provide:

Zero Waste, Safety, Sustainability, Efficiency

3. Production MCC:

— Technologically difficult

— Extremely cost effective

4. This import substitution in its purest form

5. High commodity barriers to potential Russian competitors

6. 70% of the work on the project has already been done

"Cons" of the project:

1. Required investments ( 70% of the work on the project has already been done (drilled wells obtained a license of the developed technology, built production building, secured infrastructure, developed market)).