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Taiwan: PTA production capacity reaching 5 million ton-level

PTA Production Capacity Reaching 5 Million Ton-Level

The PTA (Purified Terephthalic Acid) production capacity in Taiwan is expected to surpass 5 million ton/year in 2003. The current PTA production capacity in Taiwan is 3.6 million tons. The breakdown is 1.42 million tons for the largest producer China American Petrochemical Co., Ltd. (CAP), 0.90 million tons for Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corporation (FCFC), 0.85 million tons for DuPont Far Eastern Petrochemicals Ltd. (DFEP) and 0.42 million tons for Tuntex Petrochemical Inc.

They have aggressive plans to expand their production capacity because the demand for PTA in Taiwan is anticipated to exceed 4 million tons as a result of the ...

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