2015 domestic supply and demand gap will exceed ten million tons PX

China is the world's largest polyester (PET) producer, by the end of 2012 PET production capacity of 38.8 million tons. Because of its raw material paraxylene (PX) from the traditional petrochemical route, domestic supply shortage, need a lot of imports, net imports of about 6.09 million tons in 2012. Washi tape

As the domestic PTA production capacity of rapid growth, is expected to end 2015 up to 5000 tons / year. Research shows that if the 2015 PTA production capacity to 50 million tons, and the operating rate remained at about 70%, to produce PTA's PX unit consumption of 0.66 to calculate the PTA will need to produce 35 million tons 23.1 million tons PX. Masking tape


And even the most optimistic estimates, 2015 will also PX production capacity of about 13.4 million tons. By this calculation, in 2015 the country will be at least 10 million tons of PX supply and demand gap.Wholesale masking tape