Guidance on the Development of Lithium Electric Industry in Qinghai Province By 2025, the capacity of lithium carbonate will reach 170,000 tons per year

Recently, the people's government of Qinghai province issued the guidance on promoting the sustainable and healthy development of lithium-electric industry in Qinghai province. The opinion pointed out that by 2025, the scale of lithium carbonate production in Qinghai Province will reach 170,000 tons/year, and the capacity of lithium battery core will reach 60 GWh / year. Among them, the power battery production capacity reaches 25 GWh / year, 3C and energy storage battery production capacity reaches 35 GWh / year.

At the same time, the opinion is clear, Further strengthening of lithium nickel acid, lithium cobalt acid, lithium manganate and nickel cobalt manganese ternary positive materials, carburizing negative electrode materials, positive and negative materials nano-crystallization, large-capacity battery manufacturing process, smart battery management system, and high efficiency Lithium battery echelon recycling. Advance prospective technical research on the application of lithium in other fields. Among them, lithium alloys focus on the development of lithium, aluminum, magnesium binary alloys and ternary alloys; Inorganic salts focus on the development of electron-grade lithium carbonate, lithium chloride, lithium bromide, lithium 6, lithium 7, lithium sulfate, lithium hydroxide and other fine chemical products, and focus on improving the high value of Salt Lake resources. We will step up research and development of new systems and fuel cells suitable for new energy power stations, such as lithium-sulfur batteries, metal-air cells and solid-state batteries.

Guiding Opinions on Promoting Sustainable and Healthy Development of Lithium Electric Industry in Qinghai Province

According to the 13th Five-Year Plan Outline for National Economic and Social Development of Qinghai Province, the China Manufacturing 2025 Qinghai Action Plan, and the Qinghai New Materials Industry 2025 Development Plan, in order to promote the rational and orderly development of Salt Lake resources in Qinghai, and promote the sustainable and healthy development of the lithium electricity industry, the provincial government has agreed. This opinion is hereby formulated.

One, guiding ideas

Guided by Xi Jinping's thought of socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era, he carried out the spirit of the 19th National Congress of the Party in depth, deployed in accordance with the decisions of the 13th Party Congress of the province and the 13th plenary session of the province, and based on the advantages of Salt Lake lithium resources, so as to improve the quality and efficiency of development. Relying on the construction of the National Development leading zone for circular economy, we will advance the healthy and sustainable development of the lithium electricity industry in Qinghai in an orderly manner, and work hard to build an industrial base that integrates intensive development of lithium resources with high-quality development of the lithium electricity industry.

Two, Basic principles

-- Insisting in innovation-driven drive and enhancing development momentum. We will highlight the forward-looking, pioneering and leading nature of innovation, step up the building of innovation platforms, strengthen the capacity for independent innovation, strengthen research and development of key core technologies, and cultivate a team of high-level innovative personnel. We will accelerate the formation of innovative chains of original innovation, integrated innovation, and the introduction of digestible and re-creative innovation that promote and connect with each other.

-- Adhering to ecological priority and promoting circular development. We will firmly establish the concept of green, low-carbon and circular development, and strengthen the ecological protection of the lithium electricity industry in the entire process of research and development, preparation, use and recycling. We will actively promote the coordinated extraction and efficient use of potassium, sodium, magnesium, lithium and boron resources in salt lakes, extend the service life of salt lakes, and reduce the negative impact of Salt Lake resource development on the ecological environment.

-- Adhere to rational and orderly development and achieve sustained development. According to the development trend and future market demand of the lithium power industry, combined with the conditions of lithium resources, industry status, human resources, and technological level, we will make overall arrangements for lithium resource reserves and research and development, and scientifically plan the scale and speed of development of the lithium power industry. To realize the orderly development and recycling of lithium resources in salt lakes.

-- Adhere to policy guidance and improve the system. Through the construction of policies and systems, a brine pricing system with government-led and multi-party participation will be formed to improve the unified halogen supply and unified halogen removal mechanism. Establish and improve the incentive and restraint mechanism, improve the technical access threshold for the development of lithium resources in the salt lake, enhance the processing and transformation capacity of lithium carbonate in Qinghai Province, and promote the extension of advantageous resources to the industrialization and value chain.

Three, overall objectives

Under the guidance of the national strategy and in light of the future development of new-energy vehicles and the demand for 3C products and energy storage and application markets, we will step up the development and application of new technologies, technologies and forward-looking technologies for the lithium electric industry chain, and accelerate the improvement of the industrial development system combining high-efficiency lithium extraction from salt lakes with comprehensive utilization of resources. We will speed up the construction of a full-industry chain of lithium electricity with matching production capacity and complete industrial support. By 2025, the province's production of lithium carbonate will reach 170,000 tons per year, and lithium battery core capacity will reach 60 GWh per year. Among them, the power battery production capacity reaches 25 GWh / year, 3C and energy storage battery production capacity reaches 35 GWh / year.

Four, key tasks

(1) Strengthening the drive for innovation and promoting the use of resources. On the basis of the existing Salt Lake lithium extraction technology, the focus is on improving the process of Salt Lake lithium extraction such as centrifugal extraction, Box extraction, and membrane adsorption, breaking through the restrictions on the ratio of high-magnesium lithium in salt lakes and increasing the comprehensive yield of lithium. We will strengthen the research and development of basic processes and industrial technologies for the extraction of lithium from old brines in rich lithium-rich lakes, and develop technologies for the extraction of lithium from deep brines in collaboration with other elements. We will form a multi-level and diversified system for the extraction of lithium from salt lakes and its comprehensive utilization, and improve the green, low-carbon and circular development system.

(2) to strengthen technological transformation and improve the quality of development. We will further improve the level of automation, intellectualization and refinement of lithium power and related industries in our province. With regard to green, variety, quality, efficiency and safe production, according to the characteristics of different Salt Lake resources, advanced and suitable technologies have been adopted to increase the technological transformation of existing lithium carbonate fields and lithium carbonate production plants. The comprehensive yield of lithium carbonate was increased to more than 50 %, and the grade rate of electron-grade lithium carbonate products was greatly increased. We will step up research and development on existing technologies for producing positive and negative electrode materials, electric core production devices and processes, and focus on breaking technical bottlenecks such as production costs, energy density, safety performance, and the number of charge and discharge times of lithium batteries. We will strengthen the application and transformation of green and safe technologies in the lithium power industry, promote the recycling and utilization of used lithium batteries, and promote cleaner production.

(3) to plan projects ahead of schedule and enhance the stamina for development. Further strengthening of lithium nickel acid, lithium cobalt acid, lithium manganate and nickel cobalt manganese ternary positive materials, carburizing negative electrode materials, positive and negative materials nano-crystallization, large-capacity battery manufacturing process, smart battery management system, and high efficiency Lithium battery echelon recycling. Advance prospective technical research on the application of lithium in other fields. Among them, lithium alloys focus on the development of lithium, aluminum, magnesium binary alloys and ternary alloys; Inorganic salts focus on the development of electron-grade lithium carbonate, lithium chloride, lithium bromide, lithium 6, lithium 7, lithium sulfate, lithium hydroxide and other fine chemical products, and focus on improving the high value of Salt Lake resources.

(4) to improve the standard system and promote the application of energy storage. We will step up research and development of new systems and fuel cells suitable for new energy power stations, such as lithium-sulfur batteries, metal-air cells and solid-state batteries. We will actively carry out research on the standard system for the application of energy storage batteries in new energy storage, establish a hierarchy of energy storage standards, and establish a scientifically and reasonably sound storage standard system.

(5) Establish a research and development platform to provide impetus for development. We will speed up the establishment of the Institute of Lithium Electric Industry Technology in Qinghai Province, continue to increase investment in research and development, and make it the "leader" in China's research and development of lithium electric technology, and become the Qinghai sub-center of the National Power Battery Innovation Center. In order to realize the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Science and Technology, and the Ministry of Finance's "Circular on the Publication of the" Action Plan for the Promotion of the Development of the Automobile Power Battery Industry "(No. 29, ITIC Joint Installation(2017)), the ratio of lithium-ion power battery monomers exceeds 300 watts/kg, system cost Reduced to 1 yuan per wattage and other indicators, promote the formation of advanced technology upstream and downstream production capacity matching complete lithium industrial chain and industrial clusters to provide technical support.

Five, safeguards

(1) Strengthening organizational leadership. All regions and departments should further raise awareness, work together and work together, take effective measures to use lithium resources scientifically and rationally, and promote the concentration of high-end links in the middle and lower reaches of the lithium power industry in China to achieve sustainable and healthy development of the lithium power industry in our province. The major problems encountered in the development of lithium power industry in the province will be decided by the provincial leadership group for new energy materials. (Responsible unit: Provincial Economic and Informatization Commission leads, members of the Provincial New Energy New Materials Leading Group cooperate)

(2) Strengthening policy guidance. In order to promote the sound development of the industry, the establishment of a halogen pricing mechanism involving local governments, relevant departments and enterprises was studied. With a view to increasing the total process recovery rate of lithium, we will optimize and improve technical standards, and improve access conditions for the development of lithium resources that meet the needs of industrial development. For enterprises that have obtained mining rights, they are encouraged and guided to independently or in cooperation with relevant enterprises, actively carry out comprehensive development of co-associated mineral resources within the scope of mining areas that are in line with the circular economy and comprehensive utilization, and can not comprehensively exploit and utilize the enterprise itself. If it refuses to accept comprehensive development through cooperation, the government will repurchase its mining rights and allocate them separately. Priority will be given to providing land and networking for new energy power stations such as photovoltaic and wind power plants equipped with energy storage devices. (Responsible units: Provincial Economic and Informatization Commission, Provincial Development and Reform Commission, Provincial Department of Finance, Provincial Department of Science and Technology, Provincial Department of Land and Resources, Provincial Environmental Protection Department, Provincial Energy Bureau, Haixi Government, Management Committee of Chaidamu Circular Economy Experimental Zone, National Network Qinghai Power Company, Haixi Salt Lake Administration Bureau)

(3) to optimize the fiscal and tax mechanism. With good financial funds and tax policy to economic development, vigorously promote the local processing and transformation of lithium carbonate in our province. We will give full play to the role of market prices in guiding ecological conservation and resource conservation, and, in accordance with the principle of "beneficiaries paying and protectors receiving reasonable compensation", scientifically design and improve the mechanism for pricing and charging ecological compensation for lithium carbonate products. Accordingly, the standards for the collection of ecological compensation fees will be raised, and the company will no longer enjoy provincial financial subsidies and other preferential policies in the province. (Responsible units: Provincial Economic and Informatization Commission, Provincial Development and Reform Commission, Provincial Department of Finance, Provincial Science and Technology Department, Provincial Land and Resources Department, Provincial Environmental Protection Department, Provincial Tax Bureau, Provincial Inland Revenue Bureau, Haixi Salt Lake Administration Bureau)

(4) Increase financial support. Supporting qualified enterprises to use multi-level capital market financing to guide eligible lithium-electric enterprises to list and refinance on the capital market. Support enterprises to use short-term financing vouchers, medium-term notes and other debt financing tools to directly finance the inter-bank market. Banking financial institutions are encouraged to provide innovative financial services for enterprises to combine and restructure, upgrade technology, and develop key industrial chain projects. We will give full play to the role of the Industrial Development Investment Fund and the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Fund in setting up a sub-fund for the development of the lithium electricity industry under the Qinghai Industrial Development Investment Fund Co., Ltd., adhere to market-oriented operations, and guide social funds to participate in supporting the innovative development of the lithium electricity industry. (Responsible units: Provincial Economic and Informatization Commission, Provincial Development and Reform Commission, Provincial Department of Finance, Provincial Financial Office, Qinghai Silver Supervision Bureau, Qinghai Securities Supervision Bureau)

(5) Accelerating the cultivation of talents. Relying on the national and provincial plans for the introduction and training of various types of talents, we will gather, train and attract a group of leaders, talents and innovation teams who master key core technologies. We will strengthen the professional development of relevant disciplines in colleges and universities, improve curriculum development, create new models for the training of talents in vocational education, step up the training of talents in the province, and focus on building local professional and technical personnel. (Responsible units: Provincial Committee Organization Department, Provincial Department of Education, Provincial Department of Science and Technology, Provincial Department of Human Resources Social Security, Provincial Economic and Informatization Commission, Provincial Development and Reform Commission, Provincial Department of Finance)

Supplementary Provisions

(1) This opinion shall be interpreted by the Provincial Economic and Informatization Commission.

(2) This opinion shall be implemented as of the date of publication.

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