The Dutch IGM photocuring initiator project with an annual output of 10,000 tons settled in Anqing

A signing ceremony was held between Anhui Anqing High-tech Zone and the Netherlands IGM company for a project to produce 10,000 tons of photocuring initiator series products annually.

According to Anqing News Network, the project plans to build an annual production capacity of 10,000 tons of photocuring initiator series products, covering a total area of ​​300 mu, with a total investment of 150 million US dollars. Among them, the first and second phases of the project cover an area of ​​about 200 mu, with a total investment of about 100 million US dollars, and an estimated sales revenue of 1 billion yuan. The third phase of the project is planned to be built in the Shankou area. After completion, the project will become IGM's largest photoinitiator production base in China.

It is reported that photocuring initiator is an efficient, environmentally friendly and energy-saving material surface treatment and processing technology, and is hailed as an innovative technology for green industry in the 21st century. It is an indispensable raw material for industries such as liquid crystal display materials, optical fiber coatings, electronic circuit board inks, printing inks, and chip photoresists, and can be used in cutting-edge industrial fields such as national defense, military, electronic information, and transportation.

IGM of the Netherlands is affiliated to the European Astorg Group. IGM is a world-renowned comprehensive manufacturer of electronic chemicals and the world's largest photoinitiator manufacturer with the most advanced product technology. It has successively acquired the photoinitiator businesses of Italy's Lamberti and Germany's BASF.