3 July 2015
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BP today celebrated the official start-up of
the Phase 3 PTA plant of Zhuhai Chemical Co.,
enhancing its position in the purified terephthalic acid (PTA) market
and its long-term commitment in China.
BP Zhuhai, in which BP and Zhuhai Port Co.
hold an 85 percent and 15 percent stake respectively,
is the leading Sino-foreign joint venture
producing and marketing PTA in China.
The completed Phase 3 plant, with
a design production capacity of 1.25 million tonnes per year,
is the world’s largest single train PTA unit.
Zhuhai Phase 3 is the first site
to use BP’s most recent version of its PTA technology.
Compared with conventional technology,
Zhuhai 3 is highly energy efficient and delivers
* 95 percent lower solid waste,
* 65 percent lower greenhouse gas emissions and
* 75 percent lower water discharge,
therefore bringing benefits both for society and the company.
WWW.CHEMWINFO.COM BY KHUN PHICHAI
