دراسة إمكانيّة تطبيق استثمار الصّخور البازلتيّة في سورية- محافظة السّويداء- لتصنيع الألياف البازلتيّة المستمرّة "BCF"، وجدواها الاقتصاديّة الأوليّة
Keywords:
basalt rocks, basalt continuous fibers (BCF), investment, investment project, initial economic feasibilityAbstract
Due to the spread of basalt rocks in very huge quantities in the Syrian Arab Republic and its high physical and chemical properties, and as a result of the increasing global demand for basalt rock products, through the process of melting these rocks to produce basalt continuous fibers (BCF), which constitutes the basic material for many basalt products. Subsequent others, such as: (“basalt” yarn, rods, pipes, fabrics, clothes, and many others), this
study came to clarify the possibility of applying the investment of basalt rocks in Syria - Al-Swaida Governorate - in addition to the initial economic feasibility study for the investment project to give an initial idea of the material, financial and human requirements To establish it, as well as an initial assessment of the economic returns and expected benefits from it in exchange for the necessary investments. As well to successfully achieve the aims of this study, we designed a questionnaire that was distributed to random and different groups of intermediate and upper management in some ministries which are under studying in Syria (Ministry of Industry, and Ministry of Oil and Natural Resources "The General Establishment of Geology"), that was taken for purposes of analysis, The Statistical study and preliminary economic feasibility study for the proposed project ended up to a set of results, the most important ones are:
The investment of basalt rocks can be applied in the Syrian Arab Republic - Al-Swaida Governorate, as it was found that the chemical composition of basalt rocks in the endosperm is very suitable for the manufacture of continuous basalt fibers and threads, especially with a SiO2 content of 46% and more, which is the main condition in the manufacturing process.
The proposed project site was located in Al-Swaida (Shahba region), with a production capacity of 2500 tons per year initially, and with a total annual profit of 5893350 US $, and a capital payback period of 3.2 years.