BEIJING'S SINOPEC ADDING PLANTS IN EXPANSION PROGRAM

China Petrochemical Corp. (Sinopec), Beijing, is stepping up its expansion campaign. It began manufacturing operations at four ethylene units last year, each with 300,000 ton/year capacity, the company's 1990 annual report said. The plants are at Daqing, Qilu, Yangzi, and Shanghai. Ethylene capacity nationwide is to rise to 2.3 million tons/year by 1995 and 3 million tons/year in 2000-targets set in China's modernization program. The goals are to be fulfillment of China's eighth 5