History of MES in China

R&D on MES was started at Wuxi Light Industry University, China, in the late 1970s. There were also several small production facilities in the capacity range of 300 tons per year via oleum sulfonation in batch processes. Preliminary results were promising and encouraged some companies to go further. The first wave of MES development in China occurred between 1988 and 1993. During that period, three Chemithon MES plants were imported for Wuxi, Chengdu, and Dalian, with capacities from 1 to 2 tons/hour respectively. A 2,000 tons/year MES plant was also set up at Nantong with a local process...