Completion ceremony of 35,000 tons annual production project of aerospace pmma transparent material successfully held

On July 12, 2025, Zhejiang Huashuai Special New Materials Technology Co., Ltd. celebrated a key milestone in its "Annual Production of 35,000 Tons of Aviation Transparent Materials Construction Project" — the main structure has reached its roof. From the blueprint drawn during the groundbreaking on February 16 of this year to the current towering steel structures and completed buildings, Huashuai has demonstrated its firm commitment to "the independent development of aviation materials" through practical actions, injecting strong momentum into the development of the domestic aviation PMMA transparent materials industry.

The project, as a technological transformation project in the aircraft manufacturing industry, has a total investment of 180 million yuan and covers an area of approximately 30.89 acres. It plans to build a production line, which, upon reaching full production capacity, will achieve an annual output of 35,000 tons of aviation PMMA transparent materials. The implementation and advancement of this project will significantly enhance the domestic self-sufficiency capability of aviation PMMA transparent materials, laying a solid foundation for the localization and independence of aviation equipment, and contributing to the security and upgrading of China's aviation industry supply chain, helping to advance from being an "aviation power" to an "aviation strong power."

It is understood that on the morning of February 16, 2025, a groundbreaking ceremony was held for the construction project of Zhejiang Huashuai Special New Materials Technology Co., Ltd., located in Shendang, Haiyan, which will produce 35,000 tons of aviation PMMA transparent materials annually. The construction period for the project is 18 months, and it is expected to be completed and put into use in the second half of 2026.

Zhejiang Huashuai New Materials Technology Co., Ltd. has a construction project for an annual production capacity of 35,000 tons of aviation PMMA transparent materials, which is a technical transformation project in the aircraft manufacturing industry (C3741) with a total investment of 180 million yuan. The project is located on Yongqing East Road, Shendang Town, Haiyan County, Jiaxing City, Zhejiang Province, covering an area of 20,574 square meters (approximately 30.89 acres). It includes the construction of an aviation sheet production workshop, a polymerization building, a tank area, and has a total building area of 23,000 square meters. The project will add 2 production lines for aviation PMMA transparent materials, forming an annual production capacity of 35,000 tons. After the project is put into operation, it is expected to achieve an annual sales revenue of 630 million yuan.

Zhejiang Huashuai Special New Materials Technology Co., Ltd. was established in 1998. It is a national high-tech enterprise specializing in sound barriers, wind barriers, and functional polymethyl methacrylate (referred to as PMMA, commonly known as acrylic). It is an internationally advanced manufacturer of sound barrier systems and acrylic materials. The leading product, high-impact-resistant high-speed rail sound barrier panels, is at the forefront of the domestic market and is sold in more than 30 countries and regions worldwide. These products are widely used in key national engineering projects, such as the Zheng-Wan High-speed Railway, He-Fu High-speed Railway, Cheng-Pu High-speed Railway, the Indonesia Jakarta-Bandung High-speed Railway, the Hangzhou Bay Cross-sea Bridge, the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, the Jiangmen Neutrino Laboratory, and the National Olympic Sports Center. The company holds the largest market share in the domestic market for high-speed rail sound barriers and wind barriers for major bridges, and the independently developed wind barrier materials have been awarded the honor of being "the first of its kind in the country."

According to reports, the construction of the high-performance resin project by Zhejiang Petrochemical Co., Ltd. for the 1# 180,000 tons/year PMMA unit has entered the peak installation phase, with plans to commence production by the end of 2025. This project includes the 2# 1,200,000 tons/year ABS unit, the 2# 300,000 tons/year EVA/LDPE (tubular) unit, the 2# 400,000 tons/year LDPE (tubular) unit, the 1# 100,000 tons/year EVA (kettle) unit, the 2# 200,000 tons/year DMC unit, the 1# 180,000 tons/year PMMA unit, as well as supporting storage and transportation facilities and public auxiliary facilities.

On June 12, the Dongying Ecological Environment Bureau announced the acceptance of the Environmental Impact Report for the 160,000-ton high-end optical resin project by Shandong Zheming New Materials Co., Ltd. The project is divided into two phases; Phase I, upon completion, will have an annual production capacity of 80,000 tons of polymethyl methacrylate, and Phase II, upon completion, will have an annual production capacity of 80,000 tons of high-end optical-grade polymethyl methacrylate.

In May, exciting news came from Longnan Xintao Acrylic Technology Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Xintao — the PMMA resin production line has officially started production! Xintao, as a leading enterprise in the acrylic industry, has always established a good reputation in the market with its excellent quality and professional services. The official launch of the PMMA resin production line is not only a breakthrough in production capacity but also an important beginning for Xintao to supply high-quality raw materials to the market, and it is a strategic layout for Xintao to move towards "self-sufficiency in core raw materials."

From May 8 to 10, Pengzhou signed a cooperation agreement with the project leader of the optical-grade polymer new material production project. The total investment for the project is 2.5 billion yuan, which will be constructed in two phases. The project adopts the continuous bulk polymerization production technology independently developed by Academician Zhang Suojiang's team from the Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences. It is an industrial project of significant breakthrough significance, with the core product being optical-grade polymer new material PMMA (polymethyl methacrylate) particles.

On March 28, the Environmental Impact Report for the new Jumei Polymer Materials (Huizhou) Co., Ltd. project, which plans to produce 50,000 tons of high-end environmentally friendly acrylic products annually, was approved and made public. The project mainly involves the production of high-end environmentally friendly acrylic products, with an annual output of 50,000 tons. The construction is scheduled to take place from April 2025 to September 2025, with a construction period of 6 months, and is expected to commence operation in October 2025 after equipment debugging.

On February 26, the People's Government of Shangrao City, Jiangxi Province, announced the intention to approve the Environmental Impact Report for the optical-grade resin new material production project of Jiangxi Jingsu Technology Co., Ltd. Once completed, the project will have an annual production capacity of 88,000 tons of optical-grade resin new materials (optical-grade PMMA particles), with a total of 4 production lines set up for optical-grade resin new materials, where 2 production lines are arranged in Workshop One and 2 production lines are arranged in Workshop Two.

In February, Gu Dexin Materials (Jiangxi) Co., Ltd. conducted the first information disclosure for the environmental impact assessment of its optical polymer materials project. The first phase covers an area of 82 acres, while the second phase covers an area of 91 acres. The project is being constructed in phases, with the first phase producing 40,000 tons of PMMA particles annually and the second phase producing 60,000 tons of PMMA particles annually. Once fully operational, the entire plant will have an annual production capacity of 100,000 tons of polymer optical materials.

On February 6, the second day after the Spring Festival holiday, YNHC held a work summary meeting for January. Wang Rongbin, the company's Party Secretary, Executive Director, and General Manager, attended the meeting along with the leadership team and heads of various departments and centers. Wang Rongbin emphasized the need to advance project construction with high quality and efficiency. Relevant units should stay focused on the goal of putting the second line of the ethylene-propylene rubber unit into production by the end of the year, strengthen coordination and collaboration, clarify work standards and timelines, and simultaneously carry out the construction of MMA pilot tests, PBE pilot tests, and the feasibility study review, project approval, and other work for the three projects: 50,000 tons/year MMA, 50,000 tons/year PMMA, and 50,000 tons/year ethylene-propylene rubber. It is essential to resolutely promote the construction of the "three carbon and three materials" specialized and innovative projects.