Work Starts on China's First 1000-ton Polyphenyl Thioether Line

CHENGDU, January 23 (Xinhua) -- Work started Wednesday on China 's first 1000-ton-capacity production line for polyphenyl thioether in Deyang, in the southwestern province of Sichuan.

The construction will cost over one billion yuan (about 120 million US dollars), and is a state pilot project.

Polyphenyl thioether is a high-performance special plastic with a high degree of toughness, and is erosion-, heat- and radiation- proof. Widely used in the electronics, automobile, electrical appliance, aerospace and aviation industries, at the moment it is manufactured in only a few countries.

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Xinhua News Agency