Other Major Plastics Companies

Lang Xi Rd, Dongshi District, Hefei, Anhui 230011, PR China Tel +86 551 452 3074 Fax +86 551 453 3340 Contact Xuewen Li 

Anhui Chloro-alkali Chemical Group is a large-scale industrial enterprise formed in 1957. The company has 4000+ employees. The major products are calcium carbide, chloro-alkali products and PVC resin. The company produces PVC paste (EPVC) with annual capacity of 5000 tonnes and PVC resin with annual capacity of 10 000 tonnes. 

106 Plastics China Technologies, Markets and Growth Strategies to 2008 

Baling Petrochemical Co Synthetic Rubber Plant, Yueyang Petrochemical 

North District, Yueyang City Hunan 414014 PR China Tel +86 730 841 2427 Fax +86 730 841 1469 Contact Luan Liu 

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Applications that benefit from these improved properties include gas barriers for bottles (beer bottles), food packaging (boil-in bags, stand-up pouches), fuel tanks, automotive applications, electronics and electrical applications (components, printed circuit boards), electrically conductive parts, wires, cables, and many others. Most major plastics companies and compounders are developing, manufacturing, and marketing such products. 

Table 9.12 lists the main customers of the three major segments of the CPI. The biggest customers of Industrial Chemicals are other Industrial Chemicals companies, which buy more than 20% of all the products, and the next biggest industrial customer is Plastics, which buy more than 15%. Export is a major source of sales at more than 16%. The various sectors of the CPI, such as Rubber, Soap, and Paper, are among the best customers of Industrial Chemicals. The federal and state governments buy 4.5%, but direct consumption by individuals is minimal at 1.0%. 

Brominated and chlorinated flame retardants are sold throughout the world by the major producers or their affiliates. The phosphorus flame retardants are more likely to be sold through regional producers particularly in the Asia/Pacific region. Antimony oxide producers, other than Anzon, are regional, although most of the crude material is sourced from the same place, namely, China. ATH is produced by the major aluminum companies, but is upgraded and treated by other processors who sell to the plastics industry. 

Because of projected nylon-6,6 growth of 4—10% (167) per year in the Far East, several companies have announced plans for that area. A Rhc ne-Poulenc/Oriental Chemical Industry joint venture (Kofran) announced a 1991 startup for a 50,000-t/yr plant in Onsan, South Korea (168,169). Asahi announced plans for a 15,000-t/yr expansion of adipic acid capacity at their Nobeoka complex in late 1989, accompanied by a 60,000-t/yr cyclohexanol plant at Mizushima based on their new cyclohexene hydration technology (170). In early 1990 the Du Pont Company announced plans for a major nylon-6,6 complex for Singapore, including a 90,000-t/yr adipic acid plant due to start up in 1993 (167). Plans or negotiations for other adipic acid capacity in the area include Formosa Plastics (Taiwan) (171) and BASF-Hyundai Petrochemical (South Korea) (167). Adipic acid is a truly worldwide... 

With the expiry of the basic ICI patents on poly(ethylene terephthalate) there was considerable development in terephthalate polymers in the early 1970s. More than a dozen companies introduced poly(butylene terephthalate) as an engineering plastics material whilst a polyether-ester thermoplastic rubber was introduced by Du Pont as Hytrel. Polyfethylene terephthalate) was also the basis of the glass-filled engineering polymer (Rynite) introduced by Du Pont in the late 1970s. Towards the end of the 1970s poly(ethylene terephthalate) was used for the manufacture of biaxially oriented bottles for beer, colas and other carbonated drinks, and this application has since become of major importance. Similar processes are now used for making wide-neck Jars. 

Corrosion of the tank is the major factor limiting water heater lifetimes. The A. O. Smith company invented the glass-lined tank in 1939, where an enamel coating is baked onto the inside surface of the tank at high temperatures. The technology has subsequently been adopted by other manufacturers, although other linings are used such as cement or plastic. 

Other industry efforts to "close the loop" of product manufacture, recycling, and resin reuse include Procter Gamble s marketing of a plastic household product container made from recycled PET. Johnson Controls, a major manufacturer of PET beverage bottles and containers, is also involved in promoting recycling efforts. Internally, the company recycles... 

Processors Some companies manufacture their own polymeric materials for subsequent processing, but the majority purchases the necessary polymeric materials from other companies. Processors may specialize in the use of selected polymers, such as nylons and polycarbonates, or focus on particular techniques of processing, such as coatings, films, sheets, laminates, and bulk molded and reinforced plastics. 

For example, the Franco-American company Rhodia notes that REACH has reinforced its efforts in developing product stewardship programmes and reviewing SDS [526]. Similarly, the Swedish Chemical and Plastic Industry Federation has responded to REACH by launching a major initiative to improve SDS information supplied by its companies [527]. From the other end of the risk communication chain, the Dutch-American company Rohm and Haas has responded with a scheme for collecting data on the chemical contents of its upstream raw materials [528]. 

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