Fujian Enterprises and U.S. DuPont Build PTT Plant

Recently, a PTT flexible staple fiber production line is under construction in Fujian Shishi. The production line is jointly invested by Shishi Wenxing Group, Quanzhou Haitian Group and DuPont. At present, the ordering of complete sets of equipment for this production line has been completed and will be delivered to Shishi installations one after another.

According to the DuPont company's power of attorney, DuPont will provide related technology for manufacturing PTT staple fiber to this production project and provide technical guidance during the production process. This is the only PTT factory authorized by DuPont in Mainland China and the second PTT production plant in the world to obtain this authorization. According to Ouyang Wenxian, chairman of Wenxing Group, the entire production line will only invest more than 200 million yuan in equipment.

This time, Wenxing teamed up with Haitian two major textile groups to jointly invest RMB 500 million to build the project. It hopes to use the 100-mu production base of Wenxing Group in Shishi Jinshang Industrial Zone, and adopts the corn-based Sorona polymerization of DuPont. Material technology, development, production and sales of PTT staple fiber, functional fiber, fine denier fiber, hollow fiber and other products. After the project is completed, the annual output value will reach 1.5 billion yuan.

The raw material for producing polyester is derived from petroleum. The price of polyester is greatly affected by the price fluctuation of crude oil, and polyester has certain defects in dyeing, static electricity, comfort, combustion, and environmental protection. The biomass Sorona PTT slice raw material developed by DuPont Company is a new type of high molecular polymer derived from corn, which is environmentally friendly and renewable, and can also reduce the dependence of the chemical fiber industry on petroleum.

“The future competition in textile and garments is more about the competition of new fabrics and new fiber materials.” According to relevant persons from the Fujian Cloth Chamber of Commerce, PTT fibers have soft hand, good elasticity and elastic resilience, and they are stable in shape and dyeing at atmospheric pressure. It is very advantageous and is very suitable for the field of clothing and clothing. This fiber is blended, interlaced and interwoven with natural fibers such as wool and cotton or synthetic fibers, and many new types of textile fabrics can be developed, which can be applied to carpets, decorative materials, and non-woven fabrics. Wenxing Group and Haitian Group jointly invested in this project, which is a new step towards industrial integration of upstream textile raw materials, and will further improve the textile industry chain of Shishi and surrounding areas. (Gong Ju)