520,000 tons of polypropylene to come onstream as a coal-based polypropylene (PP) production project in northwest China is set to start with trial operation next year. Gasification technology provided by Siemens of Germany will be adopted for the core facility of the project. At an approximate investment outlay of 17 billion yuan (US$2.5 bln), this project is believed to be the largest of its kind and is located in Yinchuan. The project will also be able to produce 184,800 tons of gasoline and 13,800 tpa of sulfur as by-products.
07-Oct-09 
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