Dragon Aromatics

Dragon Aromatics Company, or Tenglong Aromatic Hydrocarbon (Chinese: 腾龙芳烃(漳州)有限公司), is a Chinese chemical company on the coast of Fujian province, Southeast China, until 2018 owned and run by Taiwan’s Xianglu Group. Its plant in Gulei was constructed in 2009 and has been producing paraxylene and orthoxylene for polyester fiber and garment manufacturers since 2013. In April 2015, an oil spill caused a massive explosion and fire, which burnt for 4 days and led to the evacuation of 30,000 residents.

After a 3 year repair, Dragon Aromatics was reorganised and renamed Fuhaichuang, 90% owned by the Chinese government via Fuhua Gulei Petrochemical Co Ltd, and 10% by Dragon Aromatics, Taiwan’s Xianglu Group.