<b>polyurethane companies are facing logistics difficulties under epidemic prevention and control</b>

two weeks have passed since february 3, the date of resumption of work announced by the state council. a full week has passed since february 10, the date of resumption of work announced by most provinces and cities such as shanghai and jiangsu province. however, at present, most industrial enterprises, including the polyurethane industry we focus on, are still in a state of half-open and half-shutn. among them, poor logistics is one of the many reasons.
tiantian chemical network investigated the recent logistics status of some regions and some polyurethane companies, and summarized the following table based on the feedback from the companies.

product	business	location	feedback on logistics restrictions
mdi	shanghai lianheng	shanghai jinshan	(1) the driver is required to be quarantined for 14 days after returning to another place to deliver goods (2) poor delivery of products, large storage capacity and long time in storage tanks, bringing potential safety hazards
tdi	shanghai
tdi
mdi	chemical	ningbo, zhejiang	(1) the receiving company is required to apply for a vehicle pass certificate and pick up the car at the intersection of the expressway; and the number of passes is limited
po	zhenhai refinery lyondell	ningbo, zhejiang
mdi	chemical	shandong yantai	(1) request for a pass (2) in some areas, there are still restrictions on foreign vehicles that have obtained a pass (3) drivers must be quarantined for 14 days after returning from other places
tdi	chemical
tdi	yantai juli
ppg	cspc	guangdong huizhou	(1) the receiving unit issues a dispatch certificate
ppg	changhua chemical	suzhou, jiangsu	(1) the province implements the policy of applying for a pass (2) strict control over drivers in severely affected areas such as anhui and zhejiang, making it extremely difficult to apply for a pass (3) local drivers need to be quarantined for 14 days after delivering goods to severely affected areas
ppg	jurong ningwu chemical	zhenjiang, jiangsu
po	meizhou bay chlor-alkali	fujian quanzhou	(1) some entrances and exits of the expressway are closed and some are open (2) local license plates can pass (3) for non-local license plates, you need to apply for a pass from the traffic control department

there are three main reasons for the poor logistics and strict local management: first, local governments only pay attention to the epidemic and have no time to pay attention to production in the balance between the epidemic and production. regarding the management and control related to the epidemic, everything is strict and serious. second, logistics companies are afraid to resume work due to the risk of the epidemic. there are cases of collective isolation of employees after enterprises resume work, which has exacerbated the mentality of enterprises to postpone the resumption of work. the third is that drivers and other employees are hindered from returning to work, some are in isolation, and some do not have protective materials.
the central government is also aware of the problem of logistics obstacles. on february 11, premier li keqiang presided over an executive meeting of the state council, emphasizing, “it is necessary to ensure the smooth flow of traffic arteries and necessary transportation, and the main traffic channels must not be blocked.” smooth flow.” on february 15, the ministry of transport issued the “notice of the ministry of transport on exempting toll road vehicle tolls during the prevention and control of the new coronary pneumonia epidemic”, which stipulates that from 0:00 on february 17 to the prevention and control of the epidemic after the work is over, the national toll road vehicle tolls will be exempted.
under the guidance of central documents, it is believed that more detailed and flexible policies will be introduced in various regions. under the premise of epidemic prevention and control, it is more convenient for logistics companies and practitioners to operate. in addition, the toll-free policy starting today will greatly stimulate logistics and transportation, and will also bring benefits to our polyurethane companies.