China’s Hebei Chung Shun runs Xingtai acetic acid unit at 80%

03 November 2010 08:04  [Source: ICIS news]

SHANGHAI (ICIS)--China’s Hebei Chung Shun Chemical Co is operating its acetic acid plant at Xingtai in Hebei province at 80% capacity after restarting it on 24 October, a company source said on Wednesday.

The 500,000 tonne/year plant was shut in mid-October for an annual turnaround, the source added.

The unit’s daily output of around 1,000 tonnes was mainly reserved for existing contract customers, said the source, adding that only a small volume of product would be supplied to the spot market.

“The shutdown did not have an impact on contract cargoes because the company had sufficient inventories at that time," the source told ICIS in Mandarin.

Hebei Chung Shun Chemical Co is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kingboard Chemical Holdings.

For more on acetic acid, visit ICIS chemical intelligence
Please visit the complete ICIS plants and projects database
To discuss issues facing the chemical industry, go to ICIS connect

By: Amanda Zhang
+65 67804359

For the latest chemical news, data and analysis that directly impacts your business sign up for a free trial to ICIS news - the breaking online news service for the global chemical industry.

Get the facts and analysis behind the headlines from our market leading weekly magazine: sign up to a free trial to ICIS Chemical Business.

Printer Friendly