China’s Hanbang to shut two PTA plants
Sources reported that the plants are expected to be offline for a period between a few days and two weeks.
Hanbang Petrochemical is currently operating its 600,000 tons/year No. 1 plant at about 100% capacity while its 2.2 million tons/year No. 2 plant is running at about 80% capacity.
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