Ji Mingyuan, General Manager of Shuangliao Haohua Chemical Co., Ltd., has built the company into a leading basic chemical producer in Jilin Province and closed the province’s gap in intelligent chlor-alkali production. Committed to strengthening basic chemicals and serving his home region, he was named Outstanding Private Entrepreneur of Jilin Province in 2025.
Innovation: Building a Benchmark Through Technology
Convinced that technology is the only way past the bottlenecks of a traditional chemical business, Ji steered the company toward green smart manufacturing, moving the old plant toward higher-value, digital and low-impact production.
In the smart workshop, a DCS distributed control system handles the entire process — data acquisition, equipment monitoring and real-time adjustment. Ji introduced advanced ion-exchange membrane electrolysis, cutting energy use by 15–20% and removing pollution risks at source.
A 50-strong R&D team solved the three key challenges of membrane electrolyzers — low power consumption, impurity tolerance and high concentration. The zero-gap retrofit lifted current efficiency above 96%, cut power use by 120 kWh per tonne of caustic soda versus the industry average and saves over RMB 20 million a year.
The company holds 3 national invention patents. Caustic soda is stable at 32% concentration and above 99.5% purity, well beyond national standards, and holds both the Food Production License and the National Industrial Product Production License. Annual output includes 200,000 t of membrane caustic soda and 160,000 t of food-grade high-purity hydrochloric acid; food-grade soda and acid hold 60% of the Jilin food-additive market. The company is certified as a National High-Tech Enterprise and a provincial SRDI enterprise, and has been named a Jilin Digital Workshop and a provincial green chemistry benchmark.
Projects: Driving Regional Growth
Ji has tied the company’s growth to regional revitalisation, leading a chlor-alkali cluster that is moving the Shuangliao Chemical Park toward RMB 10 billion in annual output.
The relocation of the 200,000 t/y membrane caustic soda plant is a major provincial project and the basis of the largest basic chemical feedstock base in Jilin. Ji led it from approval through commissioning, delivering a successful first-run start-up. Phase one generates over RMB 1 billion in annual output and RMB 200 million in tax and profit, supporting upstream and downstream suppliers.
Ji has proposed a Twin-Hundreds programme: RMB 400 million for 1 million t/y each of food-grade high-purity hydrochloric acid and PAC, now at feasibility and land-acquisition stage. At full capacity it would add RMB 2 billion in annual output and RMB 300 million in tax and profit. By attracting chlor-alkali suppliers and customers into the park, he aims for RMB 10 billion in park output within three years. Shuangliao Haohua is now the province’s first intelligent chlor-alkali base and a pillar of Siping’s eight key industries.
Commitment: Serving the Community
As a Communist Party member and a deputy to people’s congresses at three levels, Ji combines business growth with public service.
He promotes clean production and green smart manufacturing, and has tabled proposals including an Entrepreneurs Day and a Jilin Provincial Museum of Industry. Regular visits to park companies and frontline staff keep a direct channel open for workers’ concerns.
The company has donated over RMB 700,000 to community causes. Ji has received the Outstanding Municipal Deputy award and the May Day Labour Medal of both Siping City and Jilin Province.
Source: Jilin Daily
First review: Ren Dongni
Second review: Wang Weiping
Final review: Li Wencai
