On May 27th (Tuesday) at noon, a explosion accident occurred at Shandong Gaomi Youdao Chemical Co., Ltd. The close-up video footage shows a massive pillar of smoke rising into the sky, resembling a mushroom cloud.
According to mainland official media reports, the explosion happened around 11:57 AM on May 27th at one of the workshops of Shandong Gaomi Youdao Chemical Co., Ltd.
The company involved, as introduced on its official website, is a holding subsidiary of Haomai Group Co., Ltd., established in August 2019. It is located in the Gao Mi Renhe Chemical Industrial Park in Weifang City, Shandong Province, covering an area of over 700 acres with a registered capital of 1 billion yuan. The company currently has more than 300 employees. It focuses on high-efficiency, low-toxicity pesticides and their specialized intermediates. Its main products include chlorfenapyr raw materials and intermediates, methoxychlor hydrazone intermediates 2-methyl-3-methoxybenzoyl chloride, benzophenone intermediate 2-methyl-6-methoxybenzoic acid, telmisartan intermediate 3-methyl-4-aminobenzoic acid, pharmaceutical intermediate 2-nitro-5-methylbenzoic acid, 3-nitro-4-methylbenzoic acid, 2-methyl-3-nitrobenzoic acid, and more.
Business information indicates that the registered address of Shandong Youdao Chemical Co., Ltd. is located at No. 1099 Huihe Road, Jiangzhuang Town, Gaomi City, Weifang City, Shandong Province, with Zhang Bensong as the legal representative.
Haomai Group’s official website lists its affiliated companies, including Shandong Haomai Mechanical Technology Co., Ltd., Shandong Haomai CNC Machine Tools, Shandong Haomai Precision Forging Technology, Shandong Rongtai Induction Technology, Shandong Tongchuang Precision Technology, Shandong Haomai Valve, Shandong Youquan New Materials, and Shandong Youdao Chemical.