# Lihuayi Group advances $340M EPDM rubber expansion in Shandong

Lihuayi Group is advancing a 50,000-tonne-per-year EPDM rubber project at its existing site in Lijin Binhai New Area Chemical Industrial Park, Shandong, China, with an investment of approximately ¥2.28 billion ($340 million).

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2026-09-25
- Where: Lijin Binhai New Area Chemical Industrial Park, Dongying, Shandong, China, China
- Value: $340.0M
- Starts operating: Dec 2027
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 50,000 tonnes per year
- Products: EPDM rubber
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Lihuayi Group](https://endata.com/companies/46527.md)
- [Lihuayi (Lijin) Engineering Plastics](https://endata.com/companies/83847.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [polymart.info](https://www.polymart.info/?p=6049), 2026-09-25: "China’s Lihuayi Group is advancing a major expansion of its synthetic rubber production capacity with a 50,000-tonne-per-year ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM) rubber project in Shandong province."

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