Keyuan Petrochemicals Inc. Files Extension for 2011 Form 10-K Filing; Expects 2011 Revenues and Production of $626.7 Million and 584,370 MT

NINGBO, China, March 31, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Keyuan Petrochemicals Inc. (OTCQB: KEYP), ("Keyuan" or "the Company"), an independent manufacturer and supplier of various petrochemical products in China, today announced that it filed Form 12b-25 with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 16, 2012 to extend the filing of the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 within the 14-day grace period.

The Company experienced a disruption in its normal closing process and the preparation of its financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011 as a result of a significant increase in workload related to the independent investigation and changes in its financial reporting staff. Keyuan expects to announce its full year 2011 financial results on or before April 16th, 2012.

As previously announced, the Company exceeded 2011 revenue and production guidance and expects revenues of $626.7 million and 584,370 MT, respectively.

About Keyuan Petrochemicals, Inc.

Keyuan Petrochemicals, Inc., established in 2007 and operating through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Keyuan Plastics, Co. Ltd., is located in Ningbo, China and is a leading independent manufacturer and supplier of various petrochemical products. Having commenced production in October 2010, Keyuan's operations include an annual petrochemical manufacturing design capacity of 720,000 MT for a variety of petrochemical products, with facilities for the storage and loading of raw materials and finished goods, and a technology that supports the manufacturing process with low raw material costs and high utilization and yields. In order to meet increasing market demand, Keyuan plans to expand its manufacturing capacity to include a SBS production facility which was completed in September 2011 and one production line has entered into commercial production, additional storage capacity, a raw material pre-treatment facility, an asphalt production facility, and an ABS production facility.

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