Sinopec’s Chongqing Chuanwei Chemical successfully started up a 50,000 t/yr
specialty polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) unit on first-run and produced qualified
product; the first shipment has been dispatched to Europe. The addition brings
Chuanwei’s total PVA capacity to 210,000 t/yr, making it the largest
single-factory high-end PVA production base and the fourth-largest PVA capacity
holder worldwide.