# Sinochem International opens ABS modified material factory in Yangzhou

Sinochem International opened its ABS modified material factory in Yangzhou, China, on August 18, 2022. The first phase, with an investment of 210 million yuan, has a capacity of 24,000 tons/year of ABS modified materials. A second phase of 32,000 tons/year is planned for 2023.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2022-08-18
- Where: Yangzhou, Yizheng new material industrial park, China
- Value: $31.0M (210.0M CNY)
- Starts operating: 18 Aug 2022
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 24,000 tons/year (Phase I); 32,000 tons/year (Phase II planned)
- Products: ABS modified materials, PC modified materials
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Sinochem International](https://endata.com/companies/28738.md)
- [ELIX Polymers](https://endata.com/companies/32349.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [oceanchemgroup.com](https://www.oceanchemgroup.com/news/sinochem-international-yangzhou-abs-modified-m-60420208.html), 2022-08-22: "On August 18, the ABS modified material factory of Sinochem International (600500. SH), a central chemical enterprise, was opened and put into operation in Yangzhou."
- [elix-polymers.com](https://www.elix-polymers.com/en/news-events/news/sinochem-international-elix-polymers-parent-company-opens-compounding-factory), 2022-09-07: "The operation of the Yangzhou compounding plant has opened a new chapter in the industrialisation strategy of Sinochem International for ABS and modified materials."

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