Sinopec announced that the world’s largest purified terephthalic acid (PTA) project by single-unit production capacity was put into operation at Sinopec Yizheng Chemical Fiber in Jiangsu Province, China. The new line has a production capacity of 3 mta of PTA, which will provide feedstock for the company’s polyethylene terephthalate production. Invista Performance Technologies had agreed to license its PTA P8++ technology for the PTA project. The PTA plant is one of the most complex facilities...