青岛高端化工和新材料产业发展观察

Group 1 - Qingdao Bay Chemical Co., Ltd. is rapidly advancing several major incremental projects, including the production of its vinyl chloride phase III project, which began operations in June, and the epoxy chloropropane and epoxy resin projects that started trial production in July [1] - The new projects signify the establishment of a closed-loop petrochemical and high-end new materials circular economy industrial chain, focusing on four main areas: "ethylene-vinyl chloride-PVC," "ethylene + benzene-styrene-PS," "epoxy chloropropane + bisphenol A-epoxy resin," and "caustic soda-sodium metasilicate" [1] - Qingdao has a long history in the chemical industry, being home to China's first national dye production plant established in 1919, and now hosts a significant petrochemical base and a comprehensive industrial chain covering new chemical materials and advanced materials [1] Group 2 - The city of Qingdao has announced a "10+1" innovative industrial system, with high-end chemicals and new materials identified as one of the three advantageous industries for quality development [2] - The list of leading enterprises in the industrial chain includes 62 companies, with 9 in the high-end chemical and new materials sector, four of which are located in the Dongjiakou Economic Zone [2] - Qingdao Bay Chemical has successfully reduced the "fish eye" issue in PVC film production through continuous technical improvements, achieving a production value of 6.4 billion yuan and a profit of approximately 170 million yuan in the first half of the year, reflecting a 58% year-on-year increase [2] Group 3 - The establishment of the Qingdao Green Low-Carbon New Materials Industrial Park aims to support enterprises' pilot testing needs, with over 20 pilot projects currently reserved and expectations for more than 30 projects to enter the base in the next three to five years [2] - Innovative breakthroughs are essential for creating new advantages, as demonstrated by Sailun Group's launch of the liquid gold tire series, which outperformed EU ice grip performance standards by 26% [3] - Qingdao Special Steel Co., Ltd. has developed a new galvanized steel wire for bridge cables that surpasses the strength limits of imported products, achieving a world-class strength level of 2100 MPa [3]