Phase II of Henan Pingmei Shenma Polycarbonate Materials Co., Ltd.: 200,000 tons per year of polycarbonate production along with a 150,000 tons per year capacity for phosgene production

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Recently, the Pingdingshan Ecology and Environment Bureau issued a public notice announcing that the environmental impact assessment report for Phase 2 of the project carried out by Henan Pingmei Shenma Polycarbonate Materials Co., Ltd., which involves the production of 200,000 tons per year of polycarbonate along with 150,000 tons per year of phosgene, is now under consideration. Polycarbonate (PC) is a general term for a class of polymer materials whose molecular chains contain carbonate groups. Depending on the type of ester group, it can be divided into aliphatic PC, alicyclic PC, aromatic PC, etc. The poor mechanical properties of aliphatic and alicyclic PC limit their use in engineering plastics. At present, the most practically useful type in industry is bisphenol A PC. Bisphenol A-type PC is a colorless, odorless, non-toxic, highly transparent thermoplastic engineering plastic with excellent overall properties. It boasts good physical and mechanical properties, particularly outstanding impact resistance and low creep behavior. It also features excellent color and dimensional stability, as well as high light transmittance – with a transmittance of over 90% for visible light. Polycarbonate is primarily used in fields such as films/sheets, the automotive industry, electronics/electrical applications, and household appliances, offering broad application prospects. In the first phase of the project, a production facility for 100,000 tons per year of polycarbonate, along with a corresponding facility for 130,000 tons per year of bisphenol A, was built. During the construction of this phase, comprehensive utility and auxiliary production facilities were also established (including air separation and air compression stations, refrigeration stations, circulating water stations, etc.). In order to make full use of the existing utility capacity and reduce the production costs of polycarbonate products, Henan Pingmei Shenma Polycarbonate Materials Co., Ltd. plans to expand the facility in the reserved land within the plant site to build a second phase involving a production capacity of 200,000 tons per year of polycarbonate, along with a corresponding facility for 150,000 tons per year of phosgene. This project utilizes a partnership with Wanhua Chemical Group Co., Ltd., with the PC process technology coming from Wanhua Group. Project Overview: Project Name: Phase II of Henan Pingmei Shennma Polycarbonate Materials Co., Ltd. – 200,000 tons per year of polycarbonate production along with 150,000 tons per year of phosgene production. Developer: Henan Pingmei Shennma Polycarbonate Materials Co., Ltd. Nature of the project: Expansion. Location: Ye County Advanced Manufacturing Development Zone (within the premises of Henan Pingmei Shennma Polycarbonate Materials Co., Ltd.). Production capacity: 200,000 tons per year of polycarbonate (PC). Number of employees: An additional 120 employees will be hired. Working schedule: The production workshops and control staff operate on a four-shift system, working 24 hours a day ； Other management and office staff work on a day shift, 8 hours per day. 333 working days per year (8,000 hours of production operation time).