Hunan, China (Apr. 10, 2012) – Baling Petrochemical has commissioned a 20 kt/year SEBS production unit. It names the material as SEPS, but the text goes on to describe SEBS. The report says the factory has been audited by Sinopec, China's State-owned chemicals business.

The report says global capacity for "SEPS" is around 130,000 tonnes and claims three companies worldwide can make the material. Chinese demand is around 30kt/year, according to the report.