Sinopec Starts Production at the World’s Largest PTA Project

25 April 2024 – Recently, the world’s largest PTA project by single-unit production capacity was officially put into operation by Sinopec Yizheng Chemical Fiber Co in Jiangsu Province, China. The production capacity of 3 million tonnes/year will come from two new plants added on to two existing lines at Yizheng.

As a crucial intermediate and a key raw material for PET resin, which is widely used in the production of plastic bottles, fibres, films, and packaging materials, PTA plays a significant role in the production process for these materials.

The PTA plant is also one of the most complex facilities in petrochemical industry. Sinopec has adopted short-process, smart-manufacturing and green production technologies to lead the industrial pack, it claims.

With a production capacity of 3 million tonnes per year, the project hope to meet the growing demands in the use of the material applied across various aspects of people’s daily lives.