Jiangxi Selon Industrial (002748.SZ) plans to invest RMB365 million to build an annual production project of 150,000 tons of thionyl chloride.

Jiangxi Selon Industrial (002748.SZ) announced that, in order to further enhance market competitiveness and improve economic benefits, the company plans to invest in the construction of a new production facility with an annual capacity of 150,000 tons of thionyl chloride and supporting facilities, on the basis of its existing production facility with an annual capacity of 50,000 tons of thionyl chloride. The total planned investment for the project is RMB365 million, and the project is planned to be implemented in two phases. Phase I involves an annual production capacity of 80,000 tons of thionyl chloride and 20,000 tons of sulfur dioxide, with a construction period of 10 months; Phase II involves an annual production capacity of 70,000 tons of thionyl chloride and 25,000 tons of sulfur dioxide, with a construction period of 8 months. After the project is completed, the company's thionyl chloride production scale will increase to 200,000 tons per year. This investment in the new 150,000-ton-per-year thionyl chloride project is based on a comprehensive consideration of the company's current production status and market development. The project complies with relevant national industrial policies and industry development trends, and the company can fully leverage the advantages of patented technologies independently developed over many years and its chlor-alkali industry supporting facilities. After the project is completed and put into operation, the company's total thionyl chloride production capacity will reach 200,000 tons per year, which will help optimize the industrial structure, further enhance the company's market competitiveness, improve economic benefits, and lay a solid foundation for the company's high-quality and sustainable development.