KEYP Keyuan Petrochemicals, Inc. (MM)

NINGBO, China, July 26, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Keyuan Petrochemicals, Inc. (Nasdaq: KEYP) ("Keyuan" or the "Company"), a leading merchant manufacturer of various petrochemical products in China, announced today that the NASDAQ Hearings Panel has granted a stay of delisting of the Company's securities pending the Company's scheduled hearing to be held on August 25, 2011. As a result, the Company's securities will remain listed, however halted, on the NASDAQ Global Select Market pending further action by the Hearings Panel.

The Company is working diligently to complete its 2010 and 1H 2011 filings as soon as possible and continuing its full cooperation with the Audit Committee's investigation. With these filings and completion of the investigation, Keyuan believes that it will regain compliance with the requirements for continued listing.

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 2009, 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, additional storage capacity, a raw material pre-treatment facility, and an asphalt production facility.

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