Liaoning plans start-up at 50,000 t/year TDI plant

24 June 2008 09:22  [Source: ICIS news]

SHANGHAI (ICIS news)--China-based Liaoning Beifang Jinhua Polyurethane Co will start up a 50,000 tonne/year toluene di-isocyanate (TDI) plant in mid-September, a company source said on Tuesday.

 

“The plant will take trial runs in mid-August and come on stream in mid-September,” the source said.

 

The capacity of the plant would be expanded to 100,000 tonnes/year in 2009 or 2010, the source added.

 

Construction work began in April last year with an investment of more than yuan (CNY) 700m ($101m).

 

The company is located in the northeastern province of Liaoning.

 

($1 = CNY6.88)

 

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