Product Specifications
Product Description
- Production process: The product is made from aceton and hydrocyanic acid. A by-product from acrylonitrile process.
- Properties: The product is a yellowish drastically toxic liquid. It is soluble in water, alcohol and ether, as well as in aceton and benzene. It is not soluble in petroleum ether. It is combustible when encountering fire. When heated, it will decomposed into hydrocyanic acid and aceton. Its boiling point is 82º C, flash point 74º C and autogenous ignition temperature 687.8º C. Its explosion limits is between 2.2%~12%(vol. ).
- Specifications: Q/SH 012.02.08-1997 Enterprise Standard
- Major applications: The product is used for production of PMMA, methyl methacrylate and insecticide.
- Packing: Bulk (tank truck)
- Storage: The product should be stored in special storage tank.
- Transportation: By means of tank truck
- Safe handling and precautions:
1. The relevant Government Ordinance concerning transportation and storage of hazardous chemicals must be followed strictly. The special tank truck should be equipped with static electricity grounding device and extinguishers.
2. The product should be kept away from acid and alkali as well as fire and heat sources. The product should not be kept for a long period of time.
3. When filling the tank with the product, the operators must wear mask. The max. Concentration in the air of the handling area should not exceed 0.9mg/m3.
4. The extinguishers for the product are of carbon dioxide, dry powder and foam. In case of leakage, treat it with sodium hyposulfite or ferrous sulfate solution, and then wash the place with great amount of water. The washed water should be sent to waste water disposal system for treatment.
Shanghai Petrochemical Company Limited (the "Company") is one of the largest petrochemical enterprises in the People's Republic of China("PRC"). It is also one of the largest PRC producers of ethylene, one of the most important intermediate petrochemicals used in the production of synthetic fibres, resins and plastics. With the exception of petroleun products, the Company is a major competitior in every sector of the PRC market in which it cmopetes.
Located in Jinshanwei in the southwest of Shanghai, the Company is a highly integrated petrochemical complex which processes crude oil into a broad range of synthetic fibres, resins and plastics, intermediate petrochemicals and petroleum products. The Company sells substantially all of its products in the PRC domestic markets and derives most of its revenues from customers in Eastern China, one of the fastest growing regions in the PRC.
The Company's rapid development is supported by the increasing demand in the PRC for downstream petrochemical products. Relying on the competitive advantage from its vertical integration, the Company is improving its product mix and the quality and variety of its existing products, upgrading technology and increasing capacity for essential upstream products.
In July 1993, the Company became the first company organised under the laws of the PRC to make a global equity offering, and its shares are listed on the Shanghai Securities Exchange, The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited and the New York Stock Exchange.
Since the listing of its shares, the Company has drawn both domestic and international attention. The Company has won the Best Disclosure Award organised by The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited in 1996. It is the first time that a Chinese joint stock limited company was recognized for achieving high standards of management and operations, as well as continued earnings growth. The Company has developed a reputation of being a world-class company with high growth potential.
