# Sinopec to build $500M rubber additives plant in Nanhua, China

Sinopec is advancing a project to establish a Yuan4-billion (€500 million) facility for the production of rubber additives and other chemicals at Nanhua, Fujian, China. The plant will include a 300 ktpa aniline feedstock unit and is set for start-up in 2026.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2024-08-23
- Where: Nanhua, Fujian, China
- Value: $555.0M (500.0M EUR)
- Starts operating: 2026
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 300 ktpa aniline, 86 ktpa rubber additives, 45 ktpa methyl isobutyl ketone
- Products: aniline, rubber additives, methyl isobutyl ketone
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Sinopec](https://endata.com/companies/1143.md)

## Sources

- [european-rubber-journal.com](https://www.european-rubber-journal.com/article/2096020/sinopec-building-500m-rubber-additives-project-in-china), 2024-08-23: "Sinopec released a tender announcement on 13 Aug for control valves and machinery to be used in the manufacturing processes."

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