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China National Salt Industry Corp, the country's largest salt producer, announced last June that it had acquired operational control of the Hunan Zhuzhou Chemical Industry group. (See 'Focus on Pigments ', Sep 2006, 4). On 26 March 2007, the deal was ratified with the Hunan provincial government authorities approving investment of Yuan 370 M ($48.4 M) at Zhuzhou. Currently Zhuzhou can produce up to 20,000 tonnes/y of rutile and anatase grades of TiO 2 pigment. Part of China Salt's investment will be devoted to increasing TiO 2 capacity here.
Zhuzhou Chemical also has capacity for producing: 360,000 tonnes/y of sulfuric acid; 360,000 tonnes/y of superphosphate fertilisers; 100,000 tonnes/y of compound fertilisers; 140,000 tonnes/y of caustic soda; 60,000 tonnes/y of hydrochloric acid; 100,000 tonnes/y of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) resins; 125,000 tonnes/y of chloral; and 10,000 tonnes/y of hydrazine hydrate. The company also manufactures PVC profiles and pipes.
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