# Sinopec Yizheng plans PTA and PET resin expansion in China

Sinopec Yizheng Chemical Fibre plans to add a 3mn t/yr PTA plant and three 500,000 t/yr PET resin lines at Yizheng, Jiangsu. Construction of the PTA plant is targeted to start mid-2021 and be completed in two years.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2024-03-25
- Where: Yizheng, Jiangsu, China, China
- Starts operating: 2023
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 3mn t/yr PTA, 1.5mn t/yr PET resin
- Products: purified terephthalic acid (PTA), PET resin
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md), [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Sinopec Yizheng Chemical Fibre](https://endata.com/companies/46186.md)
- [Invista](https://endata.com/companies/4454.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [argusmedia.com](https://www.argusmedia.com/en/news-and-insights/latest-market-news/2205464-china-s-sinopec-yizheng-plans-pta-pet-resin-expansion), 2024-03-25: "Chinese petrochemical producer Sinopec Yizheng Chemical Fibre plans to strengthen its polyester business by adding a 3mn t/yr purified terephthalic acid (PTA) plant and PET resin units with 1.5mn t/yr of total capacity at Yizheng."

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