# BP licenses PTA technology for Weilian Chemical's 2.5 Mt unit in Shandong

BP will license its latest PTA technology (BP PTA g5) to Weilian Chemical, a subsidiary of Dongying United Petrochemical, for a 2.5 million tonne per year PTA unit at the Dongying Port Economic Development Zone in Shandong. First production is anticipated by Q2 2022.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2020-06-02
- Where: Dongying Port Economic Development Zone, Shandong, China
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 2.5 million tonnes per annum
- Products: purified terephthalic acid (PTA), PTA production technology

## Companies

- [BP](https://endata.com/companies/1131.md) (partner)
- [Weilian Chemical](https://endata.com/companies/6576.md) (customer)
- [Dongying United Petrochemical](https://endata.com/companies/6577.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [process-worldwide.com](https://www.process-worldwide.com/bps-technology-selected-for-weilians-25-million-tonne-pta-unit-a-936522/), 2020-06-02: "We are pleased to be able to provide BP's most advanced PTA technology, BP PTA g5, to Weilian Chemical"

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