Henglida Chemical

Henryda Chemical (often transliterated as Henglida Chemical^[6]) is a chemical plant in the Xiangshui Ecological Chemical Industrial Park, Jiangsu, China. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Jiangsu Wuzhong Group Co. Ltd. [zh].^[7]

Xiangshui Henryda Tech Chemical Co., Ltd.

Industry	Dyes & Dye Intermediates [1]
Founded	21 July 2010; 14 years ago (2010-07-21)[2] Xiangshui County, Jiangsu
Headquarters	Xiangshui Ecological Chemical Industrial Park[3], Xiangshui County, Yancheng, Jiangsu , China
Products	[4]
Operating income	CN¥650.8610 billion (2017)[2]
Net income	CN¥83.8104 billion (2017)[2]
Total assets	CN¥920.4686 billion (2017)[2]
Number of employees	100-500[5]
Parent	Jiangsu Wuzhong Group Co. Ltd. [zh]
Divisions	Sales headquarters in Suzhou[3]
Website	www.henryda-chem.com/template/index-e.html

Henglida Chemical
Simplified Chinese	响水恒利达科技化工有限公司
Traditional Chinese	響水恆利達科技化工有限公司
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Xiǎngshuǐ hénglìdá kējì huàgōng yǒuxiàn gōngsī

History

In July 2016, acquisition by Jiangsu Wuzhong Group was completed.^[1]

On Apr 18, 2018, CCTV-2's Economy 30 Minutes [zh] reported environmental pollution issues along the lower reaches of Guanhe River [zh].^[8][9][10]

On Apr 19, 2018, Environmental Protection Department of Jiangsu [zh] required a "thorough checking" of pollution issues in the three industrial zones (Yanweigang [zh], Duigougang [zh] and Chenjiagang.^[11][12][13] Henryda Chemical was ordered to stop production afterwards.^[14][15]

On Dec 28, 2018, Henryda Chemical announced that it would continue production on Dec 29, as permitted by the County Government.^[16]

On Mar 21, 2019, an explosion occurred in Tianjiayi Chemical [zh], of the same industrial zone. Henryda Chemical was affected by the blast wave.^[2] The roof collapsed. Windows and doors were blown out.^[6] Production was stopped again, with no known resuming date.

See also

• 2019 Xiangshui chemical plant explosion
• Tianjiayi Chemical
• Chenjiagang Town