摘要
Drastic reduction ofoperating rateBy the end of 2008 the total capacity tomake ABS(acrylonitrile-butadienestyrene)resin reached 2.045 million t/a inChina.With impacts from the global financialcrisis and a slack demand,the operatingrate of ABS producers was low inthe second half of 2008.The overall operatingrate was around 30%.The output ofABS was around 1.329 million tons