Chinese polyester producer Fujian Billion is starting up its new 2.5mn t/yr purified terephthalic acid (PTA) unit at Quanzhou in southeast China's Fujian province.
Feedstock paraxylene was fed into one of the unit's two production trains today, while the second train will start up in early February. Fujian Billion targets to have on-specification production within a few days.
The PTA unit is located in the Quangang district of Quanzhou city, 50km northeast of Fujian Billion's existing polyester production base in Fujian. Construction started in March 2019 with an initial completion target of August 2020. But disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic delayed the completion by two to three months.
Chinese polyester producer Fujian Billion is starting up its new 2.5mn t/yr purified terephthalic acid (PTA) unit at Quanzhou in southeast China's Fujian province.
Feedstock paraxylene was fed into one of the unit's two production trains today, while the second train will start up in early February. Fujian Billion targets to have on-specification production within a few days.
The PTA unit is located in the Quangang district of Quanzhou city, 50km northeast of Fujian Billion's existing polyester production base in Fujian. Construction started in March 2019 with an initial completion target of August 2020. But disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic delayed the completion by two to three months.
