December 21, 2024 – Zhejiang Xianhe Aimide New Material Co., Ltd. has reached a significant milestone with the commencement of trial production for its 6,000-ton annual meta-aramid material project. This marks a new growth point for the development of new materials in the region. The project, with a total investment of approximately RMB 1.1351 billion, spans 200 acres and includes multiple newly constructed production workshops such as the dope workshop, spinning workshop, new material workshop, and power workshop.
To enhance production capacity, the company has procured eight polymerization lines, four spinning lines, two precipitation lines, two meta-aramid new material lines, and two solvent recovery units. These facilities collectively establish a robust production capacity of 6,000 tons of meta-aramid materials annually. The project is being implemented in phases. The first phase, covering 160 acres and invested with RMB 640 million, has already established four polymerization lines, two spinning lines, one precipitation line, one meta-aramid new material line, one solvent recovery unit, and one ammonium chloride refining unit, capable of producing 3,000 tons of meta-aramid materials annually. The subsequent second phase, spanning 40 acres with an investment of RMB 500 million, will add four more polymerization lines, two spinning lines, one precipitation line, one meta-aramid new material line, and one solvent recovery unit, increasing the annual capacity by another 3,000 tons.
According to AsiaMB’s understanding, Zhejiang Xianhe Aimide New Material Co., Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Zhejiang Xianhe Holding Group Co., Ltd., has been focusing on the research, production, sales, and technical consultation of meta-aramid materials since its establishment in 2022. Currently, the demand for meta-aramid materials in China continues to grow, reaching 9,886 tons in 2023, up 3.3% year-on-year. This high-performance material is widely used in industrial filtration materials and safety protective equipment, accounting for 90% of its applications. It also performs well in electrical insulation and honeycomb core materials, accounting for about 10%. Notably, meta-aramid shows promising application prospects in lithium-ion battery separator coating, where it significantly enhances coating adhesion and improves the safety performance of battery separators, thus attracting the attention of battery manufacturers. At present, companies such as Taihe New Materials have established a production line with a capacity of 30 million square meters per year, which is undergoing customer verification and has already received some small-scale paid orders.