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China to welcome over 2 million tons of new PET capacity in 2022

China to welcome over 2 million tons of new PET capacity in 2022



At least five PET producers in China have announced start up schedule in 2022which could add 1.4 million tons of PET bottle grade to the market. However, market sources said that depending on the market situation, these plants might postpone the startup, especially with the pandemic remained at sight.

Details of these plants are as follows:  

Plant Name

Product

Capacity (tons/year)

Start-up Date

Combined and reported by CommoPlast

Sinopec Yizheng Chemical Fiber Co Ltd

PET bottle

500,000

Q1 2022

Chongqing Wankai New Materials Co Ltd

PET bottle

600,000

H1 2022

Yipu New Materials Co Ltd

PET bottle

300,000

Sept 2022

Hengli Chemical Fiber Co Ltd

PET chips

600,000

2022

Shaoxing Yuanlong Chemical Fiber

PET film

250,000

2022