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Entity · E-028

Yichang Purification Facility

Secondary purification facility referenced for capacity benchmarking.

Purification FacilityExisting
Summary
Type
Purification Facility
Region
Hubei, China
Open decisions
2
IDDateCategorySourceConfidenceStatusNotes
EV-0322026-03-24TechnicalTechnical literatureHighVerifiedYichang facility's purification process reportedly uses a hydrofluoric acid method rather than the higher-temperature thermal purification used at Qingdao, with different byproduct handling requirements.
EV-0332026-03-25TechnicalTechnical literatureHighUnder ReviewRegional environmental enforcement actions against similar facilities in Hubei province in 2023–2024 suggest tightening compliance costs for HF-based purification going forward.
Relationships
FromRelationTo
Yichang Purification FacilityAlternative toQingdao Purification Facility
Vitória-Minas Railway shared-capacity risk

The Vitória-Minas railway is shared with other commodity exporters, introducing scheduling risk.

LowMonitoring
Bonded warehouse capacity risk

Long Beach bonded warehouse capacity has not yet been contractually secured for program volumes.

LowOpen

This entity is not a dependency of any scenario yet.

Review Vitória-Minas scheduling terms

Review shared-capacity scheduling terms on the Vitória-Minas railway.

LowReview
Secure bonded warehouse capacity

Contract bonded warehouse capacity at Long Beach ahead of first import volumes.

MediumDraft
Timeline
2026-03-25Evidence Added

Evidence Imported

Yichang Purification Facility throughput and yield figures have been benchmarked against comparable facilities

by Research Analyst