China's Jingbo Petrochemical has started producing BTX, or aromatics, after starting up a reformer at its plant site in Shandong province in late May, sources close to the company said Wednesday.
Production capacity of isomer-grade mixed xylene is around 320,000 mt/year, benzene is around 150,000 mt/year and toluene is around 270,000 mt/year, one of the sources said.