# Kesen Nantong to build 1M ton PET/RPET plant in Jiangsu

Kesen (Nantong) New Materials Co., Ltd. received approval for a new project to produce 1 million tons per year of bottle-grade polyester chips (800,000 tons PET, 200,000 tons RPET) in Rudong County, Nantong, Jiangsu. Total investment is 2.34 billion yuan, split into two phases.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2025-04-17
- Where: Rudong County, Nantong, Jiangsu, China
- Value: $323.0M (2.34B CNY)
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 1 million tons per year
- Products: PET chips, RPET chips, acetaldehyde
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Kesen (Nantong) New Materials](https://endata.com/companies/84213.md)

## Sources

- [bonchemical.com](https://www.bonchemical.com/news/2-34-billion-yuan-jiangsu-new-material-project-was-approved-302513.html), 2025-04-17: "Recently, the Nantong Municipal Data Bureau released the environmental impact report of Kesen (Nantong) New Materials Co., Ltd. with an annual output of 1 million tons of bottle-grade polyester chips (800,000 tons of PET, 200,000 tons of RPET) and 2178 tons of acetaldehyde as a by-product to be appr"

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