Announcement of the winner for the EPE cast film production line in Guangxi Huayi Maowu Metal Polyolefin Elastomer POE project

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On November 11th, the results of the bidding process for the project related to metallocene polyolefin elastomer POE at Guangxi Huayi Energy Chemical Co., Ltd. were announced; the winner was Zhangjiagang Lianjiang Machinery Co., Ltd., for the development of the complete production technology for POE and the production of EPE cast films. The project is located at No. 1 Dolphin Road, Qinzhou Port, Qinzhou Port Area, China (Guangxi) Free Trade Pilot Zone. Its core component is a pilot-scale production facility for polyolefin elastomers with an annual capacity of 1,000 tons. The total investment amount is 178.55 million yuan, of which approximately 2.2 million yuan is allocated to environmental protection facilities. The project uses ethylene and α-olefins as raw materials, and employs solution polymerization technology to carry out a copolymerization reaction to produce POE products. As a key strategic move by Huayi in the field of high-end polyolefin materials, this technological breakthrough helps to disrupt the market supply landscape for high-end POE materials. At the same time, by building on the existing industrial infrastructure of the Huayi Qinzhou Chemical New Materials Integrated Base, the project can ensure coordinated supply of raw materials and utility services, thereby reducing the costs associated with linking different stages of production. Furthermore, the project is also leading the establishment of a pilot research base in Guangxi for the transformation of scientific and technological achievements in green chemical new materials, serving both purposes of technology development and the conversion of such achievements into practical applications. In addition, Qinzhou has also planned a 150,000 tons per year high-performance polyethylene elastomer POE project, backed by leading companies such as Hua Yi, with a total investment of 2.4 billion yuan; this project could potentially be integrated on a larger scale with the pilot project in the future. Project timeline: In September 2023, the project was registered, with the registration number being 2309-450704-04-02-483438 ； In March 2024, the draft approval opinions for the project’s environmental impact report were made public. In May 2024, a tender was issued for the general contracting of the civil engineering and installation work for the project, with a planned construction period of 199 days ； In the same year, construction of this pilot plant began. In April 2025, the pilot plant for polyolefin elastomers with an annual production capacity of 1,000 tons was put into operation, and qualified pilot products were successfully produced in May.