1. Introduction to the Project

1.1 Project background

1.1.1 Product introduction

Straw board refers to a new type of environmentally friendly building material made from waste crops such as straw, plant fiber, sawn wood, etc., mixed with special processes and equipment. Straw board is a replacement product of traditional decorative board, with high strength, low water absorption, corrosion resistance, low cost, fire resistance, flame retardant, no cracking and other characteristics, can be used to manufacture furniture, ceilings, partition walls, straw houses, thermal insulation exterior walls, etc., widely used in the construction of civil houses and agricultural facilities.

Relying on the strong agricultural industry advantages and abundant straw resources in Zhenlai County, this project produces straw boards, which is conducive to the resource and commercial utilization of straw and solves the problems of straw burning and environmental pollution.

1.1.2 Market prospect

(1) Comprehensive utilization of straw in China

Straw is a general term for the stem, leaf (spike) part of a mature crop. Usually it refers to the residue of wheat, rice, maize, potatoes, rape, cotton, sugarcane and other crops (usually coarse grains) after harvesting seeds.

Straw, as an important biomass resource after harvest, has shown a rapid growth trend in the rapid development of agriculture in China. China's annual crop straw theoretical resources and collectible resources rank first in the world, accounting for a large proportion of the world's total straw output. Among them, the total amount of straw produced by major crops such as rice, wheat and corn accounts for a large proportion, and the sum of the three has reached about 80%. The effective use of this resource is of great significance to the sustainable development of China's agriculture and the protection of the ecological environment.

From the perspective of production, the production of straw was in North China, Northeast China, the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, the southwest region, the Northwest region and the South China region, accounting for 27.18%, 24.47%, 24.35%, 9.19%, 8.87% and 5.94% of the total straw production in China, respectively.

Worldwide, straw is fully utilized in various forms as a renewable resource. In developed countries, through scientific and technological progress and innovation, straw is not only crushed and returned to the field as organic fertilizer, but also developed into straw feed, straw power generation, straw building materials, etc., forming a circular economy circle that connects industry and agriculture. As a large agricultural country, China has a huge amount of theoretical and collectible resources of straw, which provides a solid foundation for the development of comprehensive utilization of straw.

In 2022, the theoretical resources of straw in China reached 977 million tons, and the actual collectible resources will be about 737 million tons. In 2023, with the flooding of rural garbage, crop depletion and straw harvesting, the amount of straw resources increased significantly. In 2023, the national straw resources exceeded 2 billion tons, and the straw resources expanded from 170 million tons in 2002 to 2 billion tons in 2023, an increase of 1076.5%. Comparing the data from 2002 and 2023, it can be seen that with the improvement of agricultural production and the abundance of straw, the amount of straw resources will develop rapidly.

As a large agricultural production country, China has a large number of agricultural wastes produced every year, and the treatment of agricultural wastes has a great demand. At present, China has successively issued a number of plans and guidelines to promote the efficient use of agricultural waste resources, and further increased policy support and financial support. The comprehensive utilization rate of agricultural waste has become one of the main indicators for the construction of the evaluation index system of rural revitalization in China. According to the data of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, at present, the comprehensive utilization rate of straw in China exceeds 88%, and the utilization rate of straw fertilizer, feed, energy, base material and raw material is 57.6%, 20.7%, 8.3%, 0.7% and 0.8% respectively. The utilization pattern of “agriculture-based, five modernizations at the same time” has been formed.

The overall scale of China's straw industry has grown steadily, the supply and demand side of the industry have maintained a good trend, and the increase in value has also provided a certain contribution to the expansion of the scale of the straw industry, which is expected to drive the continuous growth of the scale of the straw industry in the future.

(2) Comprehensive utilization of straw in Jilin Province

Jilin Province is a major grain province and a large province of straw resources. Jilin Province adheres to the principles of government-led, agricultural priority, highlighting key points, and diversified utilization, and continues to increase the promotion of work with the “double engine” of straw returning to the field as fertilizer and conversion of feed. Since 2021, Jilin Province has implemented a ban on straw burning, and established a “five modernizations” comprehensive utilization + harmless disposal model of straw raw materials, fuels, fertilizers, feeds and base materials.

In 2023, the total amount of straw in Jilin Province was about 42.43 million tons, and the collectible resources was about 37.61 million tons, ranking among the top in China. The comprehensive utilization rate of straw in the province has reached more than 86%, and the comprehensive utilization rate of straw in 25 key counties has exceeded 90%, and the work of straw utilization has shown a good trend.

(3) Straw building materials market analysis

China is a big producer of building materials. According to the data of the National Bureau of Statistics, in 2023, China's cement output reached 2.02 billion tons, and the cumulative output of flat glass was about 970 million weight boxes. As one of the important forces of economic development, the building materials industry plays an important role in economic development and is a solid guarantee for infrastructure construction. However, the traditional building materials industry is also an industry with high energy consumption and high pollution. Since the reform and opening up, with the rapid development of China's economy and society and the increasing standard of living, people have higher and higher requirements for building quality and environmental protection, so that the research, development and use of green building materials are more and more in-depth and extensive, and straw building materials and plates also came into being.

Straw building materials refer to a new type of environmentally friendly building materials made from waste crops such as straw, plant fiber, and sawn wood as raw materials, and mixed with special processes and equipment. Straw building materials include straw composite wallboard, straw insulation board, straw brick, straw block, straw reinforced brick, straw floor, straw color tile, straw decorative board, etc., and the varieties are increasingly rich. The development of straw building materials industry can not only solve the problem of straw waste disposal, but also promote the green and low-carbon upgrading of the building materials industry.

In recent years, China's straw comprehensive utilization market has shown a growing trend, with a market size of about 225 billion yuan in 2023. Straw building materials are one of the categories with greater consumption in the straw comprehensive utilization market. In recent years, China's straw building materials market layout enterprises have gradually increased, including Harbin Zhanda Technology, Beijing Chuanshu Group, Shandong Xiaguang Group, Wangkui Jiaxing Insulation Materials, Beijing Jieda Environmental Protection Technology, etc.

China is a big agricultural country, with abundant wheat, rice and corn straw resources and a wide rage of straw building materials raw materials sources, so the development of straw building materials industry has raw material advantages. On the other hand, China is a big producer of building materials, in the context of double carbon, the building materials industry is in urgent need of green, low-carbon upgrading, straw building materials as a new type of environmentally friendly building materials, the market development space is broad.

At present, China has mature production technology and stable market demand in the field of straw building materials and straw boards. This project uses agricultural and forestry biomass waste to produce aerospace-grade formaldehyde-free non-combustible straw boards, which are used in construction, furniture and manufacturing industries, and have broad market prospects.

1.1.3 Technical analysis

The project adopts modern production technology and automated production line, with mature production process and technology and large-scale production conditions.

The technical principle of the project is to use crop straw as raw material and isocyanate (MDI) as adhesive to crush, sizing and paving raw materials, and pressing them into plates under high temperature and high pressure conditions. Among them, the NCO group in MDI can react with the whole straw shavings and straw components to form stable chemical bonds, which can effectively enhance the adhesion between straw shavings. This kind of board products do not release formaldehyde, and all indicators have reached the relevant national standards, which can replace wood-based panels. The technology has been applied in many straw board production lines across China, with good economic and environmental benefits, and obvious emission reduction effects.

Key Technologies: (1) High-efficiency vacuum fiber separation technology can realize the peeling of “strong and tough fibers” of plant stems, so as to better bond with MDI adhesive. When the MDI adhesive is in contact with the straw fiber, the triple reaction of surface film formation, fiber bone formation and hydroxyl reinforcement formation will occur, which will enhance the adhesion between straw shavings and the strength of the board. (2) The high-precision sizing technology adopts online atomization sizing technology and the combined technology of drum glue mixer and ring glue mixer to realize the full combination of raw materials and glue. This sizing technology eliminates the traditional glue mixing process, reduces glue consumption, and meets the requirements of straw board production very well. (3) Low energy consumption and high efficiency drying technology adopts a modified single-channel dryer, which has the characteristics of high efficiency and low energy consumption. The main equipment of the overall drying system includes heat exchanger, fan, air lock device and induced air system. (4) High-precision pavement technology uses diamond rollers, induction systems, scattering and leveling devices, etc., to ensure the uniformity and flatness of slab paving.

1.1.4 Advantageous conditions of project construction

(1) Policy advantages

The “Guiding Opinions on the Comprehensive Utilization of Bulk Solid Waste in the 14th Five-Year Plan” proposes to vigorously promote the comprehensive utilization of straw and promote the quality and efficiency of the comprehensive utilization of straw industry. Adhere to the priority of agricultural use, continue to promote the utilization of straw fertilizer, feed and base materials, and give full play to the function of straw cultivated land conservation and planting and breeding.

The “Action Plan for Carbon Peaking Before 2030” proposes to accelerate the high-value utilization of straw, improve the collection, storage and transportation system, and strictly control burning. By 2025, the annual utilization of bulk solid waste will be about 4 billion tons, and by 2030, it will reach about 4.5 billion tons. Strengthen the comprehensive utilization of crop straw and the resource utilization of livestock and poultry manure.

The State Council's “‘14th Five-Year Plan’ for Promoting Agricultural and Rural Modernization” proposes to fully implement the comprehensive utilization of straw, improve the straw collection, storage and transportation system, and improve the capacity of straw energy and feed utilization.

The National Development and Reform Commission and the International Energy Administration's “Implementation Plan on Promoting the High-quality Development of New Energy in the New Era” proposes to further promote the comprehensive utilization of straw and the resource utilization of livestock and poultry manure.

The General Office of the State Council's “Opinions on Accelerating the Comprehensive Utilization of Crop Straw” proposes that the comprehensive utilization technology of straw is summarized into five main ways: fertilizer, feed, fuel, raw material and base material, so as to facilitate publicity and promotion and data statistics.

The “Work Plan for Comprehensive Utilization of Straw and Ban on Burning in Jilin Province” clearly states that by 2025, the comprehensive utilization rate of straw in the province should reach more than 85%. At the same time, the provincial finance arranges special funds every year to support the construction of collection, storage and transportation system and comprehensive utilization of straw.

(2) Resource advantages

Zhenlai County covers an area of 4,718.69 square kilometers, with a total of 187,300 hectares of cultivated land, 404.19 hectares of orchard land, 40,300 hectares of forest land, 41,100 hectares of grassland, 13,800 hectares of urban and industrial and mining land, 9,563.47 hectares of transportation land, 95,200 hectares of water and water conservancy facilities, and 84,200 hectares of other land. Sufficient industrial and construction land.

Zhenlai County is rich in power resources. The county can develop 400 square kilometers of wind farms, with an installed capacity of 2.1 million kilowatts. Zhenlai County has 2,892 hours of sunshine and a total annual solar radiation of 124.71 kcal per square centimeter, and the sunshine hours and radiation amount rank in the forefront of the province, and the suitable construction area of solar power plants is 400 square kilometers.

(3) Industrial advantages

As the largest rice planting county in Jilin Province and one of the main corn producing areas, Zhenlai County has an annual output of more than 1.2 million tons of straw. Zhenlai County actively promotes the development of straw feed industry, and converts straw into feed through a series of technical means, which effectively guarantees the feed supply of the county's beef cattle breeding industry. As of 2022, the utilization rate of straw feed in Zhenlai County has reached 39%, and the straw feed has reached 400,000 tons. In addition, Zhenlai County has also formulated relevant policies and measures to promote the comprehensive utilization of straw, including energy, fertilizer, feed and other utilization methods to ensure that straw is reasonably treated and utilized.

(4) Location advantages

Zhenlai County, which is located at the junction of Heilongjiang, Jilin and Inner Mongolia, is known as the “boarding three provinces”. Within a radius of 200 kilometers, there are 5 prefecture-level cities (Songyuan, Baicheng, Qiqihar, Daqing, Ulanhot), 5 regional airports, and only 40 kilometers away from Baicheng Airport. With two railways and two expressways crossing in the territory, it is an important “hub” city at the junction of Heilongjiang, Jilin and Inner Mongolia provinces, and is the only gateway to Inner Mongolia and Heilongjiang, with convenient transportation and developed logistics, and has a strong radiation driving advantage.

(5) Talent advantages

Baicheng City has many scientific research institutes including the Academy of Agricultural Sciences, the Academy of Forestry, the Academy of Agricultural Machinery, the Academy of Animal Husbandry, and the Institute of Research, with 40,873 professional and technical personnel of various types, of which there are 6,898 people with senior professional titles, 18,409 people with intermediate professional titles, and 15,566 people with junior professional titles. Baicheng Academy of Agricultural Sciences is the only comprehensive agricultural scientific research institution in the semi-arid special ecological zone in western Jilin Province. It is the most cutting-edge and most important scientific research group in agricultural science and technology innovation and agricultural technology promotion in western Jilin Province.

1.2 Contents and scale of project construction

1.2.1 Product scale

In the year when the project has reached the production, the annual production of straw boards will be 200,000 cubic meters.

1.2.2 Contents of project construction

With an area of 100,000 square meters and a construction area of 80,000 square meters, the project is planned to mainly build production and processing workshops, warehouses, comprehensive buildings and other buildings, purchase straw plate production equipment, and build supporting facilities such as water and electricity heating, ground hardening, and greening.

1.3 Total investment of the project and capital raising

1.3.1 Total investment of the project

The total investment of the project is 500 million yuan, including construction investment of 350 million yuan and current funds of 150 million yuan.

1.3.2 Capital raising

Self-funded by enterprises.

1.4 Financial analysis and social evaluation

1.4.1 Main financial indexes

After the project reaches the production capacity, its annual sales income will be 500 million yuan, its profit will be 120 million yuan, its investment payback period will be 6.2 years (after the tax, including the construction period of 2 years) and its investment profit rate will be 24.0%.

Note: “10 thousand yuan” in the table is in RMB.

1.4.2 Social evaluation

Using straw to produce plates in the project is a major revolution in China's agricultural production technology. The construction of the project has increased the way of resource recycling, improved the living environment of rural residents, and is an important measure to promote the green and sustainable development of the building materials industry, and also has a great role in promoting farmers' income and employment.

1.5 Cooperative way

Sole proprietorship, joint venture.

1.6 What to be invested by the foreign party

Funds, equipment and technology.

1.7 Construction site of the project

Zhenlai County, Baicheng City.

1.8 Progress of the project

The project proposal has been prepared.

2 Introduction to the Partner

2.1 Basic information

Name: Zhenlai County Project Development Service Center

Address: No. 1777, Xinxing South Street, Zhenlai Town, Baicheng City

2.2 Overview

Zhenlai County is located in the northwest of Jilin Province, at the junction of three provinces (areas): Jilin, Heilongjiang and Inner Mongolia. It is a fusion and convergence area between the Songnen Plain and the Korqin Grassland. It is next to Nenjiang in the east, across the river from Mongolian Autonomous County of Dorbod and Zhaoyuan County in Heilongjiang Province, Ulanhot City in the west, Tailai County in Heilongjiang Province and Zhalai Banner in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in the north, and Baicheng city, Da'an City and Taobei District in the southwest and south respectively. Zhenlai County is a large-scale commercial grain base and a demonstration base for animal husbandry development in China. Zhenlai County has obvious advantages in location and transportation. With Zhenlai County as the center and a radius of 500 kilometers, Zhenlai County can fully cover the industrial cities and resource-rich areas in Northeast China.

In 2023, the county's GDP reached 9.48 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 6.6%; The investment in fixed assets reached 2 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 23.6%; The total industrial output value above designated size reached 2.7 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 9%; The added value of industry above designated size reached 780 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 7%; The total retail sales of consumer goods reached 1.42 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 7%; The local fiscal revenue reached 400 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 20%; The per capita disposable income of urban residents increased by 8% year-on-year; The per capita disposable income of rural residents increased by 9% year-on-year.

2.3 Contact method

2.3.1 Contact method of cooperator

Contact unit: Zhenlai County Project Development Service Center

Contact Person: Tian Tian

Tel: +86-15886168765

2.3.2 Contact method of the city (prefecture) where the project is located

Contact unit: Baicheng City Bureau of Commerce

Contact person: Xu Zengchun

Tel: +86-436-3203010  

   +86-13894682986

E-mail: bcjhj07@126.com