However, these products were still not sufficient for the domestic market. CPC began construction of the third naphtha cracker at the Lin Yuan petrochemical complex in April of 1974. The first stage is near completion. Part of it will start operation early next year.
由於上述兩工場產品仍然不敷國內市場應用，因此，中國石油公司自六十三年四月開始，在林園石油化學工業區內，興建第三輕油裂解工場，前期計畫現在已接近完成階段，預計明年初即可部分開工。