The capacity expansion project for caprolactam at Pingmei Shenma is now in operation! A million-ton-scale base is taking shape!

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The capacity expansion project for caprolactam at Pingmei Shenma is now in operation! A million-ton-scale base is taking shape! Author/Source: Coal Chemical Industry Information Network Date: 2022-07-07 Clicks: 6 On July 5, the fifth phase of the “Three Batches” project construction initiative was carried out across Henan Province. The representative project under the “Commissioning Batch” in Pingdingshan City was the green transformation project of Pingmei Shennma Group Nylon Technology Co., Ltd. (also known as the Phase I project for improving energy efficiency and environmental protection technologies in caprolactam production). The total investment in this renovation project was approximately 600 million yuan; construction began in September 2021, and trial operation started in November of the same year. At present, key performance indicators such as production capacity, consumption, and product quality have generally met the expected levels. The production capacity of caprolactam in Phase 1 increased by about 80,000 tons per year, reaching 180,000 tons per year; as a result, the total caprolactam production capacity of Nylon Technology Company rose to nearly 400,000 tons per year. The first phase of Pingmei Shenma Nylon Technology’s caprolactam project: The first phase of this caproic acid and caprolactam production project by Nylon Technology Co., Ltd. involved an investment of 4 billion yuan; construction began in April 2014, and full production capacity was achieved in May 2016. The production technology as well as the quality of the caprolactam products meet domestic first-class standards ； The quality of adipic acid products exceeds the national premium standards by one grade, reaching an internationally advanced level; 30% of these products are exported, mainly to countries such as Turkey, South Korea, Japan, and the United States. To effectively expand production capacity and further enhance product competitiveness, the company carried out a technical upgrade project for Phase 1 shortly after its commissioning, increasing the annual production capacity of caprolactam by 100,000 tons without expanding the land area used. As a result of this project, the total annual production capacity of caprolactam at the Nylon Technology Company’s Phase 1 facility rose to 180,000 tons per year. Phase II project: The Phase II project of Nylon Technology Co., Ltd. commenced construction in January 2018, with a total investment of approximately 2.115 billion yuan. Its designed production capacity is 200,000 tons per year, and trial production started in August 2020. Once the second-phase project is put into operation, in addition to supplying nylon 6 chips for production, it will also supply materials directly to the 100,000 tons per year nylon 6 consumer fiber project, thereby completing the industrial loop of caprolactam – nylon 6 chips – consumer fibers. According to its future plans, the company will spend another 2-3 years carrying out technical upgrades and improvements to the facilities of the second-phase caprolactam production project, in order to raise the caprolactam production capacity to 600,000 tons per year; thus, a caprolactam production base with an annual output of millions of tons will take shape. Pingmei Shenma Nylon Technology Co., Ltd. was established in 2014; it is the main entity responsible for the construction of the adipic acid and caprolactam project under the Pingmei Shenma Group. The adipic acid and caprolactam project invested and implemented by this company makes full use of Pingdingshan City’s advantages in coal resources as well as in coal-based chemical products such as benzene, liquid ammonia, and coke oven gas, along with its technical strengths; it mainly produces products such as adipic acid and caprolactam. Among them, the caprolactam products fill a gap in Henan Province and are mainly used in the production of nylon fibers, engineering plastics made from nylon, nylon films, polyurethanes, and other applications.