# Sinopec's SBC project with 170,000 tons/year capacity starts production in Hainan

Sinopec's subsidiary Hainan Baling Chemical New Material Co., Ltd. launched production of a styrene-butadiene copolymer (SBC) project in Hainan, China, with an annual capacity of 170,000 tons. The project cost 1.924 billion yuan ($279.74 million).

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2023-04-10
- Where: Hainan, China
- Value: $279.7M (1.92B CNY)
- Starts operating: 10 Apr 2023
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 170,000 tons/year (120,000 tons SBS, 50,000 tons SEBS)
- Products: styrene-butadiene copolymer, SBS, SEBS
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md), [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/44150.md)
- [Hainan Baling Chemical New Material](https://endata.com/companies/69640.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [prnewswire.com](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/sinopecs-styrene-butadiene-copolymer-sbc-project-with-170-000-tonsyear-production-capacity-goes-into-operation-301793252.html), 2023-04-10: "Hainan Baling Chemical New Material Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation, has launched production of its styrene-butadiene copolymer (SBC) project in Hainan, China, which will reach an annual production capacity of 170,000 tons."

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