# CHIMEI commissions new ABS plant in Zhangzhou, China

CHIMEI officially commissioned a new ABS production plant in Zhangzhou, China, with an initial capacity of 450,000 tonnes per year, to be increased to 600,000 tonnes. This raises CHIMEI's total annual ABS capacity to 2.6 million tonnes.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2021-11-16
- Where: Zhangzhou, China, China
- Starts operating: 16 Nov 2021
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 450,000 tonnes per year (initial), 600,000 tonnes per year (planned)
- Products: ABS (acrylonitrile butadiene styrene)
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [CHIMEI](https://endata.com/companies/57920.md)

## Sources

- [biesterfeld.com](https://www.biesterfeld.com/en/gb/article/biesterfeld-plastic-additional-abs-capacities-provided-by-new-chimei-plant/), 2021-11-16: "The new plant in Zhangzhou meets the most stringent environmental standards and was completed in just 19 months despite the ongoing pandemic."

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