Sinopec Yizheng Chemical Fiber

Sinopec Yizheng Chemical Fiber Co., Ltd. put into operation the 12th of its 12 meltblown non-woven fabric production lines on May 9, 2020, completing all 16 lines. The base, built in 76 days with an investment of CNY300 million (USD42 million), will have a daily capacity of 37 metric tons and annual capacity of over 13,500 metric tons, enough for 13.5 billion medical masks.

Sinopec Yizheng Chemical Fiber shipped its first batch of 7 tons of meltblown fabric to Hubei on April 3, 2020, enough for 7 million medical masks. The company expects all 8 lines of Phase 1 to be operational by end of April 2020.

Sinopec Yizheng Chemical Fiber started up a 500-tonne-per-year meltblown fabric production line on March 29, 2020, after 35 days of construction. The line has over 95% domestic equipment, and 16 lines are expected to be fully operational by May 2020.