MOSCOW (MRC) -- China's Hanbang Petrochemical shut down its No. 1 purified terephthalic acid (PTA) line at Jiangyin, Jiangsu Monday, reported S&P Global with reference to market sources' statement Tuesday.
The production capacity of this plant is 700,000 mt/year.
At present, there are not clear restart timelines. The shutdown could not be directly and immediately confirmed with the company.
As MRC informed previously, in March 2016, Hanbang Petrochemical successfully started up its second PTA at Jiangyin, Jiangsu. The plant has two production lines, each with an annual capacity of 1.1 million mt/year.
PX is a feedstock for the production of purified terephthalic acid (PTA). PTA is used to produce polyethylene terephthalate (PET), which, in its turn, is used in the manufacturing of plastic bottles, films, packaging containers, in the textile and food industries.
According to MRC's ScanPlast report, the estimated consumption of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) in Russia decreased by 16% year on year in December 2019. Russia's overall estimated PET consumption totalled 696,810 tonnes in 2019, up by 1% year on year (690,130 tonnes in 2018).
Hanbang Petrochemical, also known as China Prosperity Jiangyin Petrochemical, is situated in Jiangyin city within China's Jiangsu province.
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