PetroChina Tarim PP unit startup lifts China PP capacity by 0.92%

The start-up of PetroChina Tarim Petrochemical 450,000 t/y PP unit in July added fresh supply to the PP market. By end-July, China total PP capacity reached 49.615 million t/y, up 0.92% from the end of 2025.

PetroChina Tarim Petrochemical, a subsidiary of PetroChina, operates a petrochemical complex in Xinjiang, Northwest China. Its 450,000 tonnes/year PP unit, part of the Tarim Phase II 1.2 million t/y ethylene project, reached commercial production on July 17, becoming the first new PP capacity to come online in China in