# Fujian Billion starts up new 2.5Mt/yr PTA unit in Quanzhou, China

Fujian Billion started up its new 2.5 million t/yr purified terephthalic acid (PTA) unit at Quanzhou in Fujian province, China. The project cost 5.7 billion yuan ($882 million) and uses Invista's P8 technology.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2021-01-21
- Where: Quangang district, Quanzhou, Fujian province, China
- Value: $882.0M (5.70B CNY)
- Starts operating: 21 Jan 2021
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 2.5 million t/yr
- Products: purified terephthalic acid (PTA)
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Fujian Billion](https://endata.com/companies/52699.md)
- [INVISTA Performance Technologies](https://endata.com/companies/49749.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [petrotahlil.com](https://www.petrotahlil.com/Section-news-2/45831-china-fujian-billion-starts-up-quanzhou-pta-unit), 2021-01-21: "Feedstock paraxylene was fed into one of the unit's two production trains today, while the second train will start up in early February."

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