On March 15, Qixiang Tengda, a core chemical subsidiary of Cedar Holdings, announced that the construction of phase II production lines of MMA plant and its ancillary facilities were completed. Hot commissioning was conducted 4 days before. The facility successfully started up at the very first time and has generated products up to standard as planned.
MMA plant is one of Shandong Key Projects of Driver Transformation. The production line of phase I of MMA plant went into operation in September, 2020. The construction of the phase II production line kicked off in June, 2020. From the beginning of the construction to the first operation of the plant, it took 255 days, which is a new record for MMA plant construction compared to the previous one of 15 months also made by Qixiang Tengda.
The 200 KTA MMA plant coming on stream will consolidate Qixiang Tengda’s leadership in C4 derivatives deep processing industry, convert the capacity of MTBE, increase added-value of its products, reinforce its incumbent advantages, and improve its competitiveness as well as profitability.