BP Zhuhai is in plans to start a new purified terephthalic acid (PTA) plant.

A Polymerupdate source in China informed that the plant is likely to start in Q4, 2014. The exact start-up schedule of the plant could not be ascertained.

To be located in Zhuhai province, China, the plant will have a production capacity of 1.25 million mt/year.