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Last Update: Sept 30th, 2001
Miscellaneous Chemicals
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I. Industrial Policy
 
Management Ordinance on Safety of GMO (Last update: 08/03/2001)
State Council publicized the Safety Management Ordinance on Gene Modified Objects in July 2001. Central government manages the GMO safety via different levels system, evaluation system and identification systems. Here is some main points: 1. The research units must have safety security facilities. The research unit can not apply for the safety license until they finish the research. 2. Any production & processing of GMO products must be approved central government or concerning local governments. Peasants who want to plant or breed GMO products must get approval from concerning authorities via the assistance from seed distributors, who are authorized and filed by central government. 3. The GMO producers must identify the products, specifying the key material of the GMO. Any non-identified GMO can not be distributed. 4. The import & export of GMO products must have technical support document and must be approved by concerning government. (Source: China Chemical Industry News)
 
I. News Collection
 
A Desulfuration-Denitration Activated Carbon Production Line Finished (Last update: 09/10/2001)
Shanxi Xinhua Chemical Factory cooperates with Japanese companies to develop desulfuration-denitration activated carbon. They have finished the construction and start commercial production. The total investment for this project is RMB40 million. The production capacity is 5,000MT/year. (Source: Shanghai Chemical Industry)
 
A New Flavor Production Line in Wutong Flavors Co. (Last update: 09/06/2001)
"Shandong Wutong Flavors Co. Ltd. has built a SO-1 production line in August 2001. This is the unique production line in China for oxidation of C-4, C-5 olefin. Now this company is the largest one in China to produce heterocyclic flavors in China. The products include pyrazine series (40 species), pyrrole series (3 species), pyridine series (4 species), thiazole series (20 species), furan series (4 species), thiofuran (3 species),mercaptan series (8 species), sulfuric ether series (8 species), sulfuric ester series (2 species). (Source: China Chemical Industry News)
 
Nanometer-Nickel Production Line in Ningbo (Last update: 08/25/2001)
Ningbo Guangbo Nanometer Material Co. Ltd. has established a production line of superfine nanometer nickel. This symbolizes that China has grasped the technology for this product. The production capacity of nickel powder is 2MT/year. Ningbo Guangbo Nanometer Material Co. Ltd. plans to build 9 production lines in the future, after when the total production capacity can reach 120MT/year, 90% of which will be exported to oversea countries. (Source: Shanghai Chemical Industry)
 
A 10,000MT/year Epoxy Resin Production Line Activated (Last update: 08/13/2001)
A 10,000MT/year epoxy resin production line has been built in Sinopec Baling Petrochemical Co Ltd. Yueyang Epoxy Resin Factory. At present this factory can produce 50 kinds of epoxy resin. The annual production is 25,000MT/year. (Source: China Chemical News)
 
Bayer's Polycarbonate Project Signed in Shanghai (Last update: 08/09/2001)
Bayer signed a contract with Shanghai Chlor Alkali Chemical Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of Shanghai Huayi Group, to start the polycarbonate project on August 8th, 2001. According to the contract, Bayer holds 90% shares in the joint venture while Shanghai Chlor Alakali Chemical Co. Ltd. holds 10% shares. The designed capacity of the polycarbonate project is 100,000MT/year. The construction will proceed in two stage, first stage to build 50,000MT/year production line and the second stage to build 50,000MT/year production line. They will be finished in year 2003 and year 2005, respectively. The total investment for this project is USD340 million. So far Bayer has established 11 factories in China and there are 1,600 employees in mainland China. (Source: China Chemical Industry News)
 
China Obtains Technology of Acrylon (Last update: 08/07/2001)
Shanghai Petrochemical Co. Ltd. has developed the technology for building 66,000Mt/year production line of acrylon. The commercial production in this production line was successful, which symbolizes that China no longer need to import the technology from overseas. This company claims that it has packed technology for acrylon project and it has the ability to contract the construction in the oversea countries. So far the total production capacity of acrylon in Shanghai Petrochemical Co. Ltd. is 150,000Mt/year, accounting to one third of total production in China. It is estimated that the total consumption of acrylon in China is 700,000Mt/year, the largest one in the world. (Source: China Chemical Industry News)
 
A 60,000MT/year Polyformaldehyde Production Line Is To Be Built (Last update: 07/25/2001)
Polyplastics, MGC and Ticona plans to build a polyformaldehyde production line in Nantong. The designed capacity is 60,000MT/year. The proposal has been submitted for approval and the actual production is expected to begin in 2004. (Source: Shanghai Chemical Industry)