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What is the total ethylene / polymer capacity in China?
 
 

Ethylene Capacity - CHINA (KT/Annum)
Producer Location Capacity
Beijing Yanshan Petrochemical Corp Beijing 450
Yangzi Petrochemical Co.,Ltd. Nanjing, Jiangsu Province 650
Shanghai Petrochemical Company Jinshanwei, Shanghai 700*
Qilu Petrochemical Co., Ltd. Shandong Province 450**
Maoming Petrochemical Co Mai Liao 900
Fujian Petrochemical Company Limited (FPCL) Quangang District, Quanzhou, Fujian Province 800+
Daquing Petrochemical Company Heilongjiang Province 430++
Jilin Chemicals Ind. Corp. Longtan District, Jilin City, Jilin Province 300
BASF-YPC Company Limited Nanjing 600
Sinopec Guangzhou Company Huangpu District, Guangzhou City 150
Shanghai Secco Petrochemical Co., Ltd Shanghai 900
Lanzhou Chemical Inds. Corp. - 160
Panjin Ethylene Inds. Corp. - 160
Fushan Petrochemical Inds. Ltd. - 144
Beijing Dongfang Chemical Inds. Ltd. - 150
Guangzhou Ethylene Co. Ltd. - 150
Tianjin United Chemicals Co. Ltd. - 140
Xinjiang Dushanzi Petrochemical General Factory - 140
Zhongyuan Petrochemicals Co. Ltd. - 140
* Yangzi Petrochemical Co. Ltd. plans to raise it to 900 KT / Annum.
** After revamping, Qilu's  the ethylene capacity will be up to 720 KT / Annum.
+ Joint venture with ExxonMobil China Petroleum & Petrochemical Co. Ltd. & Aramco Overseas Company.
++ Expansion planned to reach a total of 800 KT / Annum
 
Polymer Capacity - CHINA (KT/Annum)
Producer Technology HDPE LDPE LLDPE Swing PP PS PVC ABS
Beijing Yanshan PC Own 140 - - - - - - -
Sumitomo - 180 - - - - - -
Hypol - - - - 355 - - -
Beijing Yanhua Petrochemical Co., Ltd. --- 140 380 - - 355 50 - -
Qilu Petrochemicals Unipol 140 - 120 - - - - -
DSM - 140 - - - - - -
TEC - MTC - - - - - 36 - -
--- - - - - 70 - - -
Shietsu, Japan - - - - - - 230* -
Shanghai PC Mitsubishi - 158** - - - - - -
Himont - - - - 200** - - -
Guangzhou Company Unipol - - - 100 - - - -
Hypol - - - - 70 - - -
- - - - 40+ - - -
Fina - - - - - 50 - -
Wuhan Phoenix Co. Ltd. --- - - - - 70 - - -
Shanghai Golden Phillips Petrochem Co. Ltd. --- 220 - - - - - - -
Yangzi Petrochemical Co. Mitsui 370 - - - 400 - - -
Dalian PC Shell - - - - 200 - - -
Shanghai Secco Petrochemical Co. Ltd. --- - - - 600 250 300 - -
BASF YPC Company Ltd. --- - 400 - - - - - -
Fujian Refinary & Chemical Co. Ltd. --- - - - - 77 - - -
SINOPEC Changling --- - - - - 70 - - -
Jiujiang Company Himont - - - - 100 - - -
Jingmen Company --- - - - - 70 - - -
Daquing Petrochemical Co. --- - - - 400 100 25*** - 50
Dushanzi Petrochemical Corporation BP - - 120 - - - - -
Sclair - - - - 140 - - -
Zhenjiang Chimei --- - - - - - 150 - -
Zhenjiang Guoxiang --- - - - - - - - 80
Shinho (Changzhou) Petrochemical Co. Ltd. --- - - - - - - - 50
Jilin Petchem --- - 20 - 200 - - - 158
Lanhua --- - - - - - - - 60
Ningbo LG Yongxing --- - - - - - - - 50
FCFC --- - - - - - - - 240
Taida Chem --- - - - - - - - 50
Tianjin LG Dagu Chemical Co. Ltd. --- - - - - - - 340++ -
Total --- 1010 1278 240 1300 2567 586 570 738
* Qilu Petrochemical's PVC capacity will be increased to 600KT/Annum
** Shanghai PC is also putting up new plants of PE : 250KT/Annum & PP: 200KT/Annum. 
*** Plans to expand it to 300KTA by 2010
+ Guangzhou Companies PP capacity will be increased upto 60KT/Annum when revamp is concluded.
++ Company plans to raise the capacity to 1.1 Million tonnes / year by 2010.
 
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