Overview
- Niutech announced Friday that a 300,000‑ton‑per‑year demonstration plant is under construction in Linyi, Shandong Province to turn low‑grade titanium‑iron tailings into high‑grade titanium‑rich materials.
- The company says its integrated low‑temperature pyrolysis and in‑situ reduction process uses waste plastics and organic waste to generate reducing gas and complete reduction reactions at about 550–600°C with a reported reduction rate above 50%.
- Niutech publishes energy and emissions figures that include more than 93% waste‑heat recovery, over 36% lower energy use versus traditional processes and roughly 40% lower CO₂ per unit, but independent industrial verification of those claims has not been published.
- The production line is described as an integrated system with material‑temperature coordinated control, dynamic sealing and an intelligent control platform designed for continuous large‑capacity operation.
- The project responds to rising demand for titanium and vast global tailings volumes by converting waste into strategic mineral feedstock, and the next key milestones to watch are independent performance data, regulatory approvals and the plant’s operational reliability.