Environmental impact assessment notices have been released for three coating enterprises in the Yingde Industrial Park as they expand production, with a combined capacity addition exceeding 14,000 tons.

Expansion projects are being implemented in a concentrated manner, resulting in simultaneous increases in both total capacity and product diversity.

The project to increase capital and expand production—producing 2,600 tons of coatings and 800 tons of hand sanitizer annually—undertaken by Yingde Chengtai Chemical Co., Ltd. has been the first to be accepted to environmental impact assessment review. The project has a total investment of RMB 10 million and will be implemented through the renovation and expansion of the existing plant. The new product line will encompass multiple categories, including epoxy curing agents, nitrocellulose lacquers, fluorocarbon coatings, alkyd paints, and waterborne coatings. The implementation of this project will efficiently expand Chengtai Chemical’s product portfolio, shifting its product mix from a focus on curing agents to a broader range of manufacturing coatings and enhancing capacity utilization at the single plant site.

The project to increase capital and expand production capacity to Yingde Yuankē Coatings Co., Ltd., with an annual output of 6,700 tons of coatings, has subsequently entered the general announcement phase. The project is located within the existing plant premises at No. 6, Jinnan Second Road, with a total investment of RMB 20 million, including RMB 500,000 allocated to ecological preservation measures. The expansion will not involve any additional land consumption; the site area will remain unchanged at 12,611.67 square meters, while the total floor area will increase to 6,811.26 square meters. Within the existing Workshop No. 1, new production units will be installed, adding a total of 5,200 tons of annual capacity to acrylic enamels, acrylic clear coats, alkyd enamels, general-purpose thinners, general-purpose curing agents, epoxy coatings, and waterborne items. Simultaneously, alkyd clear coat production will be reduced by 200 tons. Following the expansion, the plant’s total annual capacity will reach 6,700 tons. In addition, the project will add a single-story Class C warehouse and construct a new four‑story R&D workshop. By optimizing the product mix and phasing out low‑value‑added product lines, it has further increased the capacity share of mid‑ to high‑end coating products items.

The 5,000‑ton‑per‑year coatings capacity expansion and upgrade project of Yingde YAKAI High‑Tech Materials Co., Ltd. also involves an investment of RMB 20 million, with RMB 200,000 allocated to upgrading ecological preservation facilities. The project will not require any additional land or building area; production capacity will be expanded entirely by utilizing the existing equipment within the Class A workshop. Concurrently, certain aging equipment will be phased out, and the exhaust gaseous treatment system will undergo renovation. Production of 5,000 tons of coatings has been added, including 50 tons of engine carbon‑deposition cleaners, 700 tons of acrylic coatings, 500 tons of isocyanate curing agents, 100 tons of alkyd coatings, 400 tons of epoxy coatings, 200 tons of epoxy coating products curing agents, 200 tons of amino coatings, 100 tons of fluorocarbon coatings, 200 tons of MMA coatings, 1,500 tons of BPO curing agents, 200 tons of acrylic spray paints, 350 tons of automatic gearbox lubricants, and 500 tons of waterborne fire‑retardant coatings, demonstrating a markedly diversified product portfolio. This project has significantly boosted production efficiency through equipment upgrades and process optimization, while the introduction of new product lines, such as environmentally friendly waterborne fire-retardant coatings, aligns with the coatings sector’s environmentally friendly transformation direction.

while the three companies undertaking this round of coordinated capacity expansion all operate in the coatings sector, each excels in a distinct niche. Established in 2006, Yingde Chengtai Chemical Co., Ltd. relocated to its current site in 2012 as part of an manufacturing relocation initiative. The company specializes in the R&D and production of automotive refinish coatings, high-grade manufacturing coatings, and curing agents to body filler. Its body filler curing agent is manufactured by one of only two producers nationwide. The company holds 22 patents and ISO triple-system certification, and is recognized as a national-level high-tech enterprise.

Yingde Yuankexi Coatings Co., Ltd., serving as the mainland China production base of its Malaysian parent company, was established in 2010. The company specializes in automotive refinish coatings, advertising and signage paints, multi‑functional alloy coatings, and other items, and maintains long‑term partnerships with international raw material suppliers such as BASF and Covestro.

Yakai High‑Tech Materials Co., Ltd. of Yingde City is one of the earliest companies established within the manufacturing base. It primarily manufactures peroxide curing agents such as cyclohexanone peroxide and benzoyl peroxide, as well as automotive paints and exterior architectural coatings. Its items are exported to numerous countries, and the company holds several patented technologies. The three companies, each specializing in differentiated items such as curing agents, automotive coatings, and peroxides, have achieved complementary strengths, jointly driving the base’s coatings sector toward higher value-added segments.

It is worth noting that none of the three aforementioned capacity‑expansion projects involve the acquisition of additional manufacturing land; instead, they all leverage the existing plant premises to achieve a substantial increase in production capacity through equipment upgrades, process optimization, and the efficient utilization of underused space. Against the backdrop of increasingly scarce land resources, this “zero‑increase‑in‑land” expansion model has both reduced companies’ expansion costs and enhanced the efficient utilization of manufacturing park land, serving as a quintessential example of intensive research in manufacturing parks.

Planning guides capacity ramp-up, and the agglomeration effect of manufacturing bases continues to enhance.

As a specialized chemical park within the Qingyuan Yingde High-Tech manufacturing research Zone, the base comprises three zones—Zone A, Zone B, and Zone C—covering a total area of approximately 260.99 hectares. Its leading sector is clearly positioned as fine chemicals, with a focus on developing coatings, synthetic resins, specialty chemicals and chemical raw materials, daily-consumption chemical items, and new‑energy‑related chemical feedstocks. In the “Overall Plan to the Donghua Fine Chemical Designated Base of the Qingyuan Overseas Chinese manufacturing Park (2023–2035),” based on the base’s recent annual capacity development rate, specific capacity targets have been set: total capacity will reach 1.482 million tonnes per year from 2023 to 2025, and 3.052 million tonnes per year from 2026 to 2035. Among them, coatings manufacturing occupies a central position in the capacity structure of each manufacturing park. In the long term, Park A is slated to have a coatings production capacity of 575,000 tons per year, Park B 401,000 tons per year, and Park C 128,000 tons per year. The plan also estimates the additional production capacity that can be added in each manufacturing park; specifically, Park B’s coatings manufacturing sector has approximately 39,000 tons/year of remaining untapped capacity in the near term.

The coatings sector within the base has been expanding steadily in recent years. Previously, the second phase of the Qingyuan Huigu project focused on environmentally friendly coatings and resins, with an estimated annual output value of RMB 1.2 billion upon commissioning; Huabin Coatings has added 4,000 tons of various coating products items through equipment upgrades; the Guangdong Xiangying Chemical project to the automated production of 107,000 tons of eco-friendly coatings per year has completed its land-consumption planning permit; meanwhile, Qingyuan Huilun’s polymer materials facility has also planned a production capacity of 3,000 tons of waterborne coatings and 15,000 tons of environmentally friendly resins annually.

As the only provincial-level specialized manufacturing cluster to small and medium-sized companies (environmentally friendly chemical new materials) in northern Guangdong, Yingde City has been steadily strengthening the carrying capacity of its chemical manufacturing park in recent years. In June 2026, Yingde will leverage the Guangzhou International Coatings sector Exhibition to launch a dedicated investment promotion campaign. By harnessing the platform of this specialized trade fair, it will facilitate精准对接 with manufacturing resources in coatings, fine chemicals, new materials, and related sectors, with the aim of advancing the research of Yingde’s environmentally friendly chemical‑new materials sector cluster. As the planned production capacity is gradually brought online, the Donghua Fine Chemical Designated Base is poised to further solidify its position as a key hub to the coatings sector in South China.