PTA plant of Jiaxing Petrochemical operates at lower rates

:: 28 Sep  2012 ::

Jiaxing Petrochemical Co. Ltd is operating its new purified terephthalic acid (PTA) plant at lower rates.

Located at Jiaxing, Zhejiang province in China, the new PTA plant has a production capacity of 1.5 million mt/year. The company started commercial production at the plant on September 2, 2012.

The plant is currently operating at 70% production capacity rates. The company is likely to increase the operating rates to 100% by the end of the current week, according to a Polymerupdate source in China.

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