# Cenway New Materials to expand specialty rubber capacity in Jiaxing

Cenway New Materials will add 500 tonnes of annual capacity for specialty rubbers at its existing site in Jiaxing, Zhejiang, China. The $2.05 million project also includes upgrading butyl rubber facilities and is currently under environmental review.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2020-07-02
- Where: Jiaxing, Zhejiang, China
- Value: $2.05M
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 500 tonnes per year
- Products: specialty rubber, star-branched butyl rubber, high molecular weight polyisobutylene
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Cenway New Materials](https://endata.com/companies/48311.md)
- [Lanzhou Petrochemical Research Center](https://endata.com/companies/48312.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [european-rubber-journal.com](https://www.european-rubber-journal.com/article/2069879/china-s-cenway-to-expand-speciality-rubber-capacity), 2020-07-02: "The new project will complete Cenway’s 'all-around butyl rubber portfolio and make it a leading supplier globally.'"

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