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Petrochemicals production capacityab
The following table summarizes the BP group’s share of petrochemicals production capacities as at 31 December 2013.
Geographical area Site Product
Group interest
%
BP share of
capacity
thousand tonnes
per annumc
US
Cooper River Purified terephthalic acid (PTA) 100.0 1,300
DecaturdPTA 100.0 1,000
Paraxylene (PX) 100.0 1,100
Texas City Acetic acid 100.0e600e
PX 100.0 1,300
Metaxylene 100.0 100
5,400
Europe
UK HulldAcetic acid 100.0 500
Acetic anhydride 100.0 200
Belgium Geel PTA 100.0 1,300
PX 100.0 700
Germany GelsenkirchenfOlefins and derivatives 50.0 to 61.0 1,800bg
MülheimfSolvents 50.0 100b
4,600
Rest of world
China Caojing Olefins and derivatives 50.0 3,300b
Chongqing Acetic acid 51.0 200b
Esters 51.0 100b
Nanjing Acetic acid 50.0 300b
Zhuhai PTA 85.0 1,800h
Indonesia Merak PTA 50.0 300b
South Korea Ulsan Acetic acid 51.0 300b
Vinyl acetate monomer 34.0 100b
Malaysia Kertih Acetic acid 70.0 400b
Taiwan Kaohsiung PTA 61.4 900b
Taichung PTA 61.4 500b
Mai Liao Acetic acid 50.0 200b
8,400
Total BP share of capacity at 31 December 2013 18,400
aPetrochemicals production capacity is the proven maximum sustainable daily rate (MSDR) multiplied by the number of days in the respective period, where MSDR is the highest average daily rate ever
achieved over a sustained period.
bIncludes BP share of equity-accounted entities, as indicated.
cCapacities are shown to the nearest hundred thousand tonnes per annum.
dThese sites have capacity under 100,000 tonnes per annum for a speciality product (e.g. naphthalene dicarboxylate and ethylidene diacetate).
eGroup interest is quoted at 100%, reflecting the capacity entitlement, which is marketed by BP.
fDue to the integrated nature of these plants with our Gelsenkirchen refinery, the income and expenditure of these plants is managed and reported through the fuels business.
gGroup interest varies by product.
hBP Zhuhai Chemical Company Ltd is a subsidiary of BP, the capacity of which is shown above at 100%.
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