Zhundong, Xinjiang, January 5, 2026 - The world's largest silicone monomer project, the 1.6 million tons per year silicone project of Qiya Group, is accelerating its construction and is expected to be fully operational by the end of 2026. Leveraging the resource advantages of quartz mines, industrial silicon, methanol, and other resources in the Zhundong Economic and Technological Development Zone in Xinjiang, this project aims to establish a closed-loop full industrial chain from "quartz mines - industrial silicon - silicone - high-end materials", becoming a key engine for the upgrading of China's new material industry.


Technological breakthrough: International leading processes lead industry transformation
The core process of the project adopts internationally leading technology, equipped with the world's largest single synthetic unit (with a monomer production capacity of 500,000 tons per year), a distillation tower with a diameter of 8 meters, and an intelligent hydrolysis reactor, achieving a dual improvement in raw material conversion rate and production efficiency. According to the project leader, through the coupling of AI production control system and green electricity technology, the comprehensive energy consumption is reduced by 15% compared to industry standards, and the carbon emissions per unit of product are reduced by 20%. Currently, the project has obtained 12 core patent authorizations and established a joint laboratory with the Institute of Silicon Materials, Chinese Academy of Sciences, overcoming technical bottlenecks in key materials such as high-end silicone resin and medical silicone rubber.


Market impact: filling the domestic gap in high-end production capacity
The project targets high value-added fields such as photovoltaic packaging, electronic-grade silicone resin, and aerospace. Once operational, it will fill 30% of the domestic production gap for high-end silicone products and drive downstream output value exceeding 20 billion yuan. The executive president of its subordinate group stated that the project will boost China's global market share of silicone from 35% to 45%, helping the Zhundong base become the world's first "silicon-based full industry chain + zero-carbon energy" industrial cluster worth hundreds of billions of yuan.


Green transformation: three-dimensional innovation of resources-technology-market
The project has achieved its transformation from a traditional resource-based enterprise to a new material solutions provider by vertically integrating the resource chain and horizontally expanding application scenarios. For instance, by utilizing green electricity from captive power plants and photovoltaic power stations, the project has managed to keep its production electricity cost below 0.35 yuan per kilowatt-hour, a reduction of 30% compared to the industry average. Furthermore, by adopting digital twin technology, the project has established an "unmanned" smart factory, resulting in a 50% decrease in labor costs compared to traditional models.