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On March 24, the official website of Wanhua Chemical announced that the environmental protection inspection for the 50,000-ton water-based resin project carried out by Wanhua Chemical (Ningbo) Co., Ltd. had been completed. Wanhua Chemical (Ningbo) Co., Ltd. was established on February 27, 2006, and is a holding subsidiary of Wanhua Chemical Group Co., Ltd. It is mainly engaged in the research, development, production, and sales of isocyanate products in the diphenylmethane diisocyanate (MDI) series, as well as aromatic polyamine series products. Project details: On November 8, 2022, the Ningbo Ecology and Environment Bureau approved this project. On April 26, 2024, information regarding the completion and commissioning of the project’s environmental protection facilities was made public. Construction of this project began on November 9, 2022, and was completed in April 2024; the commissioning period ran from April 26, 2024, to July 26, 2024. The construction scope of this project includes the establishment of a new facility for producing water-based polyurethane resin with an annual capacity of 33,000 tons, a facility for producing water-based epoxy resin with an annual capacity of 15,000 tons, and a facility for producing carbomer with an annual capacity of 2,000 tons. Additionally, auxiliary facilities such as tank areas and warehouses will be built as well. After the project is implemented, the company will be able to produce 33,000 tons of water-based polyurethane resin, 15,000 tons of water-based epoxy resin, and 2,000 tons of carbomer resin per year. The project will be carried out at Wanhua Chemical (Ningbo) Co., Ltd. located in the New Materials Park. This park includes a smart logistics park, a facility for producing 150,000 tons of modified functional plastics per year, additional projects planned for future development, as well as the 50,000-ton water-based resin production facility that is to be inspected here. Among them, water-based polyurethanes are a new type of polyurethane system that uses water instead of organic solvents as the dispersion medium. They possess advantages such as being pollution-free, safe and reliable, having excellent mechanical properties, good compatibility, and being easy to modify, and can be widely used in the adhesive and coating industries. Carbomer resins are an important class of rheology modifiers that can be used as gel matrices for thickening and suspension purposes. They feature simple and stable processing methods, and are widely used in emulsions, creams, and gel products in the pharmaceutical and cosmetics industries.