Wanhua Chemical to Release the New Capacity

On January 22, 2018, Wanhua Chemical announced that the newly added 70kt/a PC unit at Yantai will be put into operation recently.

The total capacity of the PC project at Wanhua Chemical is 200kt/a, with the investment of 1.46 billion RMB. Therein, the PC granule takes up 150kt/a, and the PC powder takes up 50kt/a. The technology is the phosgenation method.

The new unit aims at the high-value-added products to enrich the company’s industrial chain. On January 22, 2018, Wanhua Chemical announced that the newly added 70kt/a PC unit at Yantai will be put into operation recently, and the high-quality PC products will come out soon.

The newly added unit had made several test runs before being formally put into operation. Currently, China’s total PC capacity increases by 8% and reaches 900kt/a, and the total capacity in Shandong Province is 135kt/a, taking up 14.3% of domestic capacity.

Currently, there are 4 more PC units under construction or planning in Shandong Province, with a total capacity of 460kt/a. It is estimated that 2 of them will be put into operation within 2018.

PC is widely used in electronic, automobile, construction, packaging and other industries. Currently, China’s PC import dependence rate is around 63%. In order to meet the requirements on new materials in the 13th Five-Year Plan Period.