China’s Sichuan Chemical Works Ltd cut production at its 12,000 tonne/year melamine unit to just half its capacity last week due to shortage of feedstock natural gas. The plant at Sichuan in southwestern China had to run at lower rates despite healthy demand, mainly due to the Chinese government's mandate that more supply of natural gas be diverted from industrial uses to heating purposes during the winter season. 由于天然气的匮乏，川化位于四川年产1万2的三聚氰胺装置产量于上周开始减半。