The vigorous development of the chemical industry has brought about earth-shaking changes in all aspects of our daily lives. Industrial civilization has created enormous material wealth. However, what lies ahead of us is the ecological crisis of climate change, loss of biodiversity and environmental pollution. A far-reaching, long-lasting and gradual green change is taking place. "Mountains grow taller, and rivers grow longer." Promoting green change requires continuous and tenacious efforts from all walks of life. Low-carbon sustainability will become an important factor for enterprises to maintain in a harsh market environment. The secret of vitality.
From April 17th to April 20th, 2023, at Chinaplas 2023, Wanhua Chemical will present a series of cutting-edge rubber and plastic While the products bring more comfortable experience to our life, they also present the company's vision of respecting nature and exploring the road of harmonious coexistence between man and nature.
At the exhibition, we were honored to interview Dr. He Yong, Deputy General Manager of Wanhua Chemical's New Materials Division, and listened to him talk about how Wanhua Chemical embraces green reform and is committed to practicing "Chemistry Makes Life better" mission.
Q: What innovative materials and products did Wanhua Chemical highlight at Chinaplas 2023?
A:Our theme of this rubber and plastic exhibition is "All things are plastic, continuous future", Wanhua Chemical has brought you circular plastics, healthy life, energy Sustainable rubber and plastic products in six major sectors including efficiency, information communication, fully biodegradable materials, and CMF trends, based on platform logic, provide customers with one-stop innovative material solutions.
Taking the elastomer platform as an example, Wanhua Chemical has independently innovated and developed aliphatic TPU, nylon elastomer, cross-linked polyethylene, POE and other elastomer products by virtue of the advantages of industrial chain integration. Continue to enrich platform solutions, and materials can be applied to multiple industries such as shoe materials, films, photovoltaics, medical care, cables, etc., to meet the diverse customization needs of customers.
Wanhua Chemical has also been deeply involved in the optical platform for many years. In recent years, the optical field has developed rapidly. Optical-grade PMMA, optical-grade PC and new optical product MS with high and excellent optical effects are used in lenses, light guide plates, light guide strips, optical films, optical fibers, etc., and the layout will be extended in the future to create comprehensive material solutions in the high-end optical field .
In addition to elastomer and optical platforms, we have also deployed photovoltaic platforms, automotive platforms, water treatment platforms, etc., concentrating resources and continuously incubating innovative products and solutions. While making breakthroughs in product technology, we also always adhere to the road of sustainable development, continue to introduce green material solutions such as bio-based, PCR, and degradable, and join hands with more partners to reduce carbon emissions in the entire life cycle of materials and help the green cycle economy.
Q: What kind of polyUnder the premise, it also has the advantages of resource saving and renewable raw materials, which can effectively reduce the carbon emissions of end consumer products and help realize the double carbon goal.
In terms of recyclability, Wanhua Chemical is actively planning for chemical recycling of foam materials and physical recycling of materials such as PCR-PP/PC.
In terms of degradability, Wanhua Chemical actively promotes the application of PLA, PBAT and other biodegradable materials in mulch, packaging and other industries, and is committed to the establishment of an ecological circle of degradable materials to help solve the pain points of the industry.
Wanhua Chemical Biotechnology Degradable materials applied to mulch
In terms of carbon reduction, Wanhua Chemical focuses on new energy, automobiles, photovoltaics and other fields, involving battery materials, TPU materials for car coating films, photovoltaic film POE materials, etc.
Q: In 2022, the sharp rise in energy and raw material costs, high inflation and a weak global economy will have a very large impact on the industry. How has Wanhua Chemical responded in the past year?
A:It is true that the world is currently facing many severe challenges related to human survival such as climate change and energy crisis. Laws and regulations continue to be upgraded, and the industrial structure continues to be optimized. At the same time, people's pursuit and awareness of green and quality life on the consumer side are also constantly improving, forcing end products to continue to improve their product strength.
Many of the above challenges have also put forward higher requirements for the upstream chemical new material industry, and new tracks are constantly emerging. New energy such as wind and solar storage, environmental and climate protection such as water treatment, biodegradable, energy saving and emission reduction, and quality life such as green travel, medical and health, etc., along with the upgrading of industrial structure and consumption, the industry is accelerating its transformation to a high-quality sustainable development model. For Wanhua Chemical, in the past few years:
(1) Always adhere to technological innovation as the center: continuous high-intensity R&D investment has become one of the driving forces behind the rapid and steady growth of Wanhua Chemical's performance, focusing on new materials and Investment in technology incubation for new business sectors such as solutions and emerging materials, from ME TOO to ME BETTER to ME ONLY, focusing on the layout of the industrial chain thinking, high-end polyolefin elastomers represented by POE, and high-performance engineering represented by PA12 Plastics, functional water treatment membrane materials, degradable plastics, electronic chemicals, battery materials and other high-performance materials provide key material support for strategic emerging industries such as new energy and new infrastructure.
POE-Photovoltaic
Nylon 12
(2) Adhere to high-quality development, anchor the goal of building a world-class chemical enterprise, and fully promote globalization, differentiation, and refinement.
(3) Actively practice the concept of sustainable development, and work together with partners to build a low-carbon circular ecosystem through industry-university-research cooperation, joint laboratory building, strategic cooperation, etc., and continue to improve Industry influence in the field of new chemical materials, with practical actions to promote the sustainable development of the green chemical new materials industry.
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