The level would be six percent higher than an earlier expectation of 1.3 million tonnes and seven percent above the previous record set in December at 1.29 million tonnes, said a company investor relation official.
"It has just been officially planned to run at 1.38 million tonnes. This is because of the severe diesel shortage in Zhejiang province," said the official from port city Ningbo in eastern province Zhejiang, where the plant is based.