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February 2012

LEAD FEATURE

Composites suppliers falling down a rabbit hole in ASEAN

COMPANY NEWS

Bosch puts on hold solar plant in Malaysia

Binani acquires Belgian fibreglass firm

BMS gets go ahead for TDI plant

Jinming goes public

Distributors to drive Perstorp sales

MATERIALS NEWS

No hiccups in the introduction of biofuels

PC growth on upward trend

China to boost petrochemical sector in next five years

MACHINERY NEWS

Lohia adds on co-extrusion line

Mamata expands Indian facility

Venting system for blow moulds

iPhone application for machinery

Lybra caters to frequent changeovers

Brückner enjoys steady growth in India

INJECTION MOULDING ASIA

Arburg has encouraging response for all-electrics in India

Faster cycles with cooling technology

First electric car shown in China with lightweight solutions

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China to boost petrochemical sector in next five years

hina has mapped out a Five-Year Plan (2011-15) for the petrochemical industry that will see the country set up four refining bases in the coastal regions, each with a refining capacity of 20 million tonnes by the end of 2015, according to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.

The industry is also expected to expand at an annual rate of 13% during this period with a total output to reach US$2.12 trillion by 2015. The industry will focus on domestic demand, boost production capacity for new chemical materials and increase supplies of agricultural chemicals, according to the plan.

The development plans also target an ethylene production capacity of 27 million tonnes/year by 2015 while total output capacity of paraxylene is set to reach 12 million tonnes/year.