Para-Xylene Plant in China Ordered to Shut Down After Dike Breach

摘要

Local authorities ordered the shutdown of a 700,000-m.t./year para-xylene plant at Dalian, China, about two weeks after a tropical storm caused waves to breach a dike near the plant, according to press reports. Residents fearful that the plant could be damaged and cause a toxic chemical release had been protesting its continued operation.