BEIJING, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- China's chemical sector saw faster value-added growth in the first half of this year, official data showed.
The value added for the Chinese chemical industry grew 4.6 percent year on year in H1, one percentage point quicker than the same period in 2018, according to the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC).
Output of ethylene reached 10.15 million tonnes in the first six months of 2019, up 9.8 percent year on year. Fertilizer output totaled 29.65 million tonnes, up 2.9 percent year on year, NDRC data showed.
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