China advances localization of specialty NBR with new 2,000 t/y unit

China has taken a major step toward reducing its reliance on imported specialty NBR with the start-up of a new 2,000 tonnes/year unit owned by Lanhua Xiangxin Industry & Trade, using proprietary technology developed by CNPC's Petrochemical Research Institute and Lanzhou Petrochemical.

China has taken a major step toward reducing its reliance on imported specialty nitrile butadiene rubber (NBR) with the start-up of a new 2,000 tonnes/year unit owned by Lanhua Xiangxin Industry & Trade, using proprietary technology developed by CNPC's Petrochemical Research Institute and Lanzhou Petrochemical. The plant, which broke ground in