Henryda Chemical (often transliterated as ''Henglida Chemical''
) is a chemical plant in the
Xiangshui Ecological Chemical Industrial Park
Xiangshui County () is a coastal county under the administration of Yancheng, Jiangsu province, China. The northernmost county-level division of Yancheng, it borders the prefecture-level cities of Lianyungang to the northwest and Huai'an to the so ...
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Jiangsu
Jiangsu (; ; pinyin: Jiāngsū, Postal romanization, alternatively romanized as Kiangsu or Chiangsu) is an Eastern China, eastern coastal Provinces of the People's Republic of China, province of the China, People's Republic of China. It is o ...
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China
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It is a wholly owned subsidiary of .
History
In July 2016, acquisition by Jiangsu Wuzhong Group was completed.
On Apr 18, 2018,
CCTV-2's ' reported environmental pollution issues along the lower reaches of .
On Apr 19, 2018, required a "thoroughly checking" of pollution issues in the three industrial zones (, and
Chenjiagang. Henryda Chemical was ordered to stop production afterwards.
On Dec 28, 2018, Henryda Chemical announced that it will continue production on Dec 29, as permitted by the County Government.
On Mar 21, 2019, an explosion occurred in , of the same industrial zone. Henryda Chemical was affected by the blast wave.
Roof went collapsed. Windows and doors were blown out.
Production was stopped again, with no known resuming date.
See also
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2019 Xiangshui chemical plant explosion
On 21 March 2019, a major explosion occurred at a chemical plant in Chenjiagang Chemical Industry Park, Chenjiagang, Xiangshui County, Yancheng, Jiangsu, China. According to reports published on March 25, 78 people were killed and 617 injured.
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Tianjiayi Chemical
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Chenjiagang Town
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