Jan 13 (Reuters) - Sinochem's Quanzhou Petrochemical said on Tuesday that it is close to completing maintenance at its refining-chemical complex in Fujian province, southeastern China, and expects to gradually resume operations soon.

The overhaul at the 300,000 barrel-per-day refinery, which started on November 25, lasted for nearly two months, according to a company statement on its official WeChat platform.

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Prior to the maintenance, a fire struck the plant's No. 1 crude distillation unit.

The refinery mainly produces gasoline, diesel, jet fuel and polypropylene. It has ethylene production capacity of 1 million metric tons per year, according to the company's official website.

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