Baling Petrochemical’s project to produce 50,000 tons of thermoplastic rubber SEBS per year has been approved

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On October 30, Balin Petrochemical reported that its key construction project under the 13th Five-Year Plan – the project to produce 50,000 tons of thermoplastic rubber SEBS per year – has recently been approved by Sinopec’s headquarters. Once completed and put into operation, Balin Petrochemical’s annual SEBS production capacity will reach nearly 100,000 tons. SEBS is a linear tercopolymer with polystyrene as the terminal segment, and an ethylene-butylene copolymer obtained by hydrogenation of polybutadiene as the intermediate elastic block. SEBS contains no unsaturated double bonds, offering good stability and aging resistance. SEBS products are mainly used in coating materials, toys, sealing strips, wires and cables, elastomers for automotive use, modification of engineering plastics, medical materials, and more. The project for a plant with an annual production capacity of 50,000 tons of SEBS is a key initiative undertaken by Baling Petrochemical to pursue technological innovation and a green, low-carbon strategy. It aims to transform the company’s business model and structure, focusing on developing high-quality, profitable, and competitive products. This project helps to further strengthen Baling Petrochemical’s core competitiveness in the field of thermoplastic rubbers. It makes use of a set of process technologies for which Baling Petrochemical holds complete independent intellectual property rights; these technologies were awarded the Second Prize for Scientific and Technological Progress in 2015. The technology employed in this set of equipment is based on clean production processes. The equipment is easy to operate; by making adjustments, the same set of equipment can be used to produce SEBS products with varying properties and different grades, thereby enabling flexible response to market demands and meeting customers’ needs for customized solutions. Once the facility is completed and put into operation, the annual total production capacity of thermoplastic rubber at Baling Petrochemical will reach nearly 100,000 tons. It is reported that in order to accelerate the project construction process, the Synthetic Rubber Division of Baling Petrochemical recently held a meeting to discuss the basic design for the SEBS production facility, inviting design firms and relevant experts to offer suggestions for improvements to the design.