The environmental impact assessment document for the expansion of Jiaxing Beihua Polymer Additives Co., Ltd.’s facility to produce 60,000 tons of rubber additives per year has been accepted

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On January 26, the environmental impact assessment documents for the expansion project of Jiaxing Beihua Polymer Additives Co., Ltd., aimed at increasing annual production of rubber additives to 60,000 tons, were accepted. The documents show that this project is not a newly approved initiative, but rather an expansion and upgrade based on the company’s years of development. In April 2021, the company’s project to expand its production capacity to 100,000 tons per year was approved. However, due to delays in land allocation, the 40,000-ton TBBS/CBS accelerator production project missed its market opportunity. Moreover, with ongoing technological advancements in the industry, the company decided to abandon this part of the construction plan and reserve that production capacity for future technical upgrades. According to the enterprise’s registration documents, this project is a sub-project of the second phase of an expansion project aimed at increasing the annual production capacity of rubber additives to 100,000 tons. The project involves the acquisition of equipment such as reaction units for macromolecular anti-aging agents, adsorption and granulation units, mixing lines for coupling agents, and decolorization tanks. In terms of product adjustments, the production capacity of 20,000 tons per year for pre-dispersed masterbatch and 20,000 tons per year for leveling agents will be maintained, while the production line for plasticizers with a capacity of 20,000 tons per year will be discontinued. On this basis, the production line with an annual capacity of 60,000 tons of rubber additives will be expanded (including 10,000 tons per year of heat-resistant macromolecular anti-aging agents (GMA-g-PPDA), 10,000 tons per year of multi-functional anti-aging agents and their derivatives, 20,000 tons per year of new coupling agents, and 20,000 tons per year of Si-69 series silane coupling agents). Upon completion of the expansion project, the company’s overall capacity will be limited to an annual production of 100,000 tons of rubber additives. The buildings in the new factory site have been largely completed; the production lines are currently under installation and not yet in operation ； The original factory site will continue to operate, and it will be demolished as required once the new project goes into production. Jiaxing Beihua Polymer Additives Co., Ltd. specializes in the production of pre-dispersed rubber masterbatches, rubber processing additives, and other related products.