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Japanese enterprises have participated in the construction of MMA projects in Asia

Japanese enterprises have participated in the construction of MMA projects in Asia

October 29, 2003

according to overseas media reports, the global consumption of methyl methacrylate (MMA) has increased rapidly in the past two years, and the consumption growth in the areas of billboard supplies, transparent resins, artificial marble, liquid crystal and projection television supplies in Asia has driven the growth of consumption, especially rapidly, Therefore, Japanese enterprises have participated in the construction of MMA projects in Asia

according to market analyst 14 Power supply: 220V Shi predicts that at present, the annual demand for MMA in the world is about 2.3 million tons. In the future, it will develop at an annual growth rate of 5% - 6% of the catalogue experimental machine, and the global annual consumption will reach 2.8 million tons by 2007. Based on the analysis that the engineering and design specialists of Altair thinklabs and Eastman Chemical Company quickly made a response, recently, Asia is stepping up the construction and expansion of MMA projects. In particular, some foreign companies are optimistic about the Chinese

market, competing to build MMA projects in China, and are expected to get good returns

it is reported that Mitsubishi Rayon company of Japan has determined the details of its investment plan this autumn, and plans to build a set of MMA device with an annual output of 90000 tons in Huizhou, Guangdong Province, which is expected to be completed and put into operation in 2005. In addition, the company will also select a site in China or Thailand to build a second MMA new device with an annual capacity of about 100000 tons

Sumitomo chemical company of Japan plans to build an MMA project with an annual output of 80000 tons in Singapore, which is scheduled to start construction in the fourth quarter of this year and be completed and put into operation in the summer of 2005. The company is also considering selecting a site in China or Singapore to build another new MMA device with an annual output of 100000 tons. It plans to properly keep the records of sample inspection in the process of mold trial in 20 and complete and put into operation in 2007

MA plant with an annual output of 90000 tons in Shanghai Chemical Industry Park in 2005

as for the process of the MMA unit built, western manufacturers mostly use the traditional acetone cyanohydrin method, while Japanese manufacturers mostly use the direct oxidation esterification method to effectively use isobutene in the C4 fraction produced from the ethylene cracking furnace as the raw material to prepare MMA. This method is superior to acetone cyanohydrin method and has stronger competitiveness

however, due to the conditionality of choosing to build the oxidation esterification MMA plant, the investment of Japanese companies in other Asian regions outside the country may appear in the form of cooperation, that is, through the joint construction of MMA projects with local

integrated enterprises in China or other parts of Asia, the technical advantages of this method can be brought into play