Definition of "paraxylene" []

• An aromatic hydrocarbon consisting of a benzene with two methyl substituents (noun)

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• "Also hampered by the quake are producers of paraxylene, which is used in plastic beverage bottles, with 24 percent of Japan's capacity offline, Eramo said."
• "For example, SK Global Chemical is mulling setting up a 1-million-ton-a-year paraxylene plant in Ulsan, possibly in a partnership with a Japanese company, Kim Kyoung-bae, head of corporate planning offices for SK Global Chemical, said during an investor relations session."
• "Associated Press The protest was aimed at a privately-owned chemical plant called Fujia, which makes paraxylene, a petrochemical used to create raw materials for the production of polyester film and fabrics."