Hubei Yihua Chemical Industry (SHE:000422) plans to invest about 1.152 billion yuan to build a 150,000-ton-per-year iron phosphate project via its wholly owned subsidiary Hubei Yihua New Energy Technology, according to a Shenzhen bourse filing on Tuesday.
The investment is aimed at expanding the company's new energy materials business and extending its industrial chain, the filing said.
Shares of Hubei Yihua Chemical Industry rose more than 1% in recent trade.