On April 6, the 170,000-ton/year styrene-based thermoplastic elastomer project of Sinopec Hainan Baling New Chemical Materials Co., Ltd. was successfully put into operation at one time. The process flow was fully connected and qualified SBS products were produced. At present, Sinopec’s SBCs production capacity ranks first in the world.
Hainan Baling SBCs (Styrenic Thermoplastic Elastomer) project is jointly funded by Sinopec Hainan Refining and Chemical Company and Baling Petrochemical Company, with a total investment of 1.924 billion yuan. It is a key project of Sinopec and Hainan Province. The project mainly builds a set of 170,000 tons/year styrene-based thermoplastic elastomer production equipment, including 120,000 tons/year of SBS products and 50,000 tons/year of SEBS products, including refining, polymerization, coagulation, recycling, additive preparation, post-processing Processing and other 13 units, as well as auxiliary production facilities and supporting public works.
Aerial photography of Sinopec’s 170,000 tons/year styrene-based thermoplastic elastomer project
Thermoplastic elastomer is a kind of material that can be plasticized at high temperature and exhibit rubber elastic characteristics at room temperature.
Styrene thermoplastic elastomer is one of them, mainly including SBS, SEBS, SIS, SEPS and other products, mainly used in shoemaking, asphalt modification, resin modification, adhesives, food packaging, medical equipment, sports equipment , automotive and consumer electronics.
The project adopts SBS and SEBS complete sets of technology independently developed by Sinopec. At the same time, the project gives full play to the advantages of raw material resources of Hainan Refining & Chemical, the technological innovation advantages of Baling Petrochemical in the field of SBCs products and the location advantage of Hainan Free Trade Port, and the nearby resources such as styrene and butadiene of Hainan Refining & Chemical reduce the cost of raw materials and logistics Reduce costs, extend the industrial chain of the Hainan Refining and Chemical Ethylene Project, and maximize the overall benefits of the upstream and downstream of the industrial chain.
This set of equipment adopts clean production technology, and can produce SBCs products with different performances and brands through switching operations, flexibly responding to the market, and meeting the differentiated and customized needs of customers. The Hainan Baling SBCs project is a key project of Sinopec based on the overall layout of the SBCs industry. It can make full use of the advantages of Hainan Free Trade Port to sell products to emerging export markets such as Europe, Southeast Asia, and South Asia.
Sinopec experts check the product situation on site
Over the years, Sinopec has been committed to leading the way of independent innovation of my country’s synthetic rubber. In August 2017, Sinopec Baling Petrochemical’s 20,000-ton/year SEPS plant with independent intellectual property rights was completed and put into operation, filling the gap in the research and development and production of SEPS products in my country, and becoming the third company in the world and the only domestic industrial production SEPS high-end environmental protection technology new plant. product company. Sinopec has mastered relatively complete SBCs independent intellectual property rights and proprietary technologies, and its technological level has entered the world’s advanced ranks.