The Chlor-alkali Engineering Technology Center of Hebei Province was recently given a provincial level rating. The application to establish the center was made jointly by Hebei Shenghua Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. and Hebei University of Technology. It is the only provincial level engineering and technology center for chlor-alkali industry in Hebei Province.
The center focuses on study of the production technology of chlor-alkali products, PVC specialty resins and their deep-processing products, fine chemicals, as well as development of recycling economy in the chlor-alkali sector. Construction was started in July 2007. The center passed the feasibility demonstration in November 2008 and the provincial acceptance examination in June 2009. It features four subordinate research laboratories, for polymer synthesis and processing, chlor-alkali chemicals, fine chemicals, and testing and examination, as well as three other experimental workshops.
Since being put into operation over one year ago, this center has accomplished six R&D projects, among which two are of national level and one is provincial level, with five scientific achievements industrialized, 12 patents applied and five granted. (Wang Jianjun)