On December 25, the launch ceremony of Shandong Chengtai New Material Co., Ltd.'s 104,000 tons of methyl methacrylate (MMA) project was held in Weifang Changyi Economic Development Zone. It is understood that the project has been selected into the list of major projects in the conversion of new and old kinetic energy in Shandong Province. It is a national-level core competitiveness project with a total investment of 1.53 billion yuan. It is currently the largest MMA project in China with an annual output of 104,000 tons. It covers an area of more than 300 acres and has a total investment of 1.528 billion yuan. It is planned to be completed and put into operation in 2023.
Methyl methacrylate (MMA) is an important organic chemical raw material, mainly used in the production of plexiglass, molding compound, acrylic, coatings and pharmaceutical functional polymer materials, etc., in aerospace, electronic information, optical fiber, robots, etc. High-end materials in the field.
There are two main processes for producing MMA: acetone cyanohydrin method (ACH method) and C4 raw material method. At present, internationally, MMA produced by ACH method accounts for about 80% of the total output. However, the ACH law uses highly toxic hydrocyanic acid as a raw material, and the by-products include cyanide-containing wastewater and ammonium hydrogen sulfate waste residue, which have been included in the restricted category. Shandong Chengtai New Material's MMA production uses the world's most advanced C4 raw material process technology, which has the characteristics of less by-products, low pollution, low cost, easy access to raw materials, short process flow, low energy consumption, and high product quality. "
After the project is completed and put into production, it will form an integrated circular economy with the existing C4 industrial chain of Shandong Chengtai New Materials Co., Ltd., further improving economic benefits and comprehensive competitiveness.
