*Designates projects listed for the first time in the Journal.
UNITED STATES
AIR PRODUCTS. Deer Park, Tx. Polyvinyl alcohol plant under construction. Engr/Design/Contr: Bechtel. Completion: 1991.
AMOCO CHEMICAL. Texas City, Tx. Paraxylene debottleneck under construction. Completion: 1991.
Chocolate Bayou, Alvin, Tx. *300 million lb/y polypropylene plant in the engineering stage. Contr: John Brown. Completion: 1992.
ARCO CHEMICAL. Channelview, Tex. 500 MM lb/yr Propylene oxide and 1.125 billion lb/yr styrene monomer expansion under construction. $400 MM. Contr: Badger/S&B Eng: HB Zachry. Completion: 1992.
*Polyols expansion in the engineering stage. Contr: John Brown. Completion: 1991.
BETHLEHEM STEEL. Sparrow Point, Md. 4,900 mt/y modified claus unit in the engineering stage. Contr: Still Otto GmbH.
BORG-WARNER CHEMICALS. Geismar, La. (with Union Texas Petroleum and BASF) Phase II: 30,000 lb/y ethylene expansion. Feed: Ethane, propane. 1,500 lb/y propylene. Planned. Completion: Early 1991.
CHAMPLIN REFINING AND CHEMICALS INC. Corpus Christi, Tex. 2,000 Btx revamp to increase capacity to 7,000 b/d, Completion: 3rd Qtr. 1991.
2,700 b/d toluene disproportionation unit (converting existing reformer). Completion: 3rd Qtr. 1991.
CHEVRON CHEMICAL. Orange, Tx. 280 MMlb/y expansion of high density polyethylene plant in the engineering stage. Contr: John Brown E&C. Engr. Completion: Early 1991.
*CHEVRON USA. Beaumont, Tx. hd polyethylene in the engineering stage. Engr: John Brown. Completion: 1991.
*COMBUSTION ENGINEERING INC. Niles, Oh. WSA-SNOx plant under construction. Design/Engr: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1993.
COSMAR INC. Freeport, Tex. 230,000 t/y aromatics plant in the engineering stage. Engr: Krupps Koppers. Completion: 1992
Gulf Coast. 1,000 MM lb/d styrene monomer plant. Completion: 1993.
*DOW CHEMICAL. Freeport. 260,000 t/y benzene plant. Contr: Krupp Kopper.
*DUPONT. Orange, Tx. ethylene expansion in the engineering stage. Engr: Lummus Crest. Completion: 1991.
EXXON CHEMICAL CO. Baytown, Tx. 150 MMlb/y paraxylene and 22 MMgal/y benzene units. Completion: Mid-1991.
*EASTMAN. Longview, Tx. 100,000 t/y polypropylene plant. Completion: 1991.
*EPSILON. Marcus Hook, Pa. 120,000 t/y polypropylene plant. Completion: 1991.
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP. U.S.A. Point Comfort, Tex. 680,000 t/y ethylene plant, derivative units, and related facilities under construction. $3 billion. Engr: Kellogg. Completion: 1991.
*300,000 t/y ethylene glycol plant in the engineering stage. Lic: Scientific Design. Engr: H-R International. Completion: 1991.
*130,000 mt/y polypropylene plant. Completion: 1991.
Pasadena, Tex. 71,200 t/y phenol expansion and 42,700 mt/y acetone expansion. Feed: Cumeme. $36 MM. Planned.
HUNTSMAN CHEMICAL CORP. Belpre, Ohio. 32,000 t/y polystyrene expansion. Contr: Lummus Crest.
*Woodbury, NJ. 150,000 t/y polypropylene plant. Completion: 1992.
MELAMINE CHEMICALS. Donaldsonville, La. 30 MM lb melamine plant. Feed: Urea.
MOBIL CHEMICAL. Joliet, Ill. 120 MM lb/y high impact polystyrene production line which will boost capacity of resins to 485 MM lb/y. Completion: 1991.
*Pasadena, Tx. olefins plant expansion under construction. Contr: Fish. Completion: 1991.
NL CHEMICALS. Lake Charles, La. 80,000 t/y titanium dioxide under construction. Contr: Zachry. Completion: May 1991.
OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL. 1 billion lb/y olefins unit at either Corpus Christi, Chocolate Bayou, or Lake Charles. Preliminary engineering studies under way.
Corpus Christi, Tx. 450,000 t/y vinyl chloride monomer unit under construction. $200 MM. Eng: Becon. Contr: Bechtel. Completion: 1991.
*OXYCHEM. Chocolate Bayou, Tx. butadiene plant in the engineering stage. Engr: John Brown. Completion: 1991.
OXYMAR. Corpus Christi, Tx. 1,500,000 t/y ethylene dichloride plant in the engineering stage at an undisclosed location. Engr: Toyo Corp. Completion: 1992.
PETRO OIL & GAS INC. Sheridan, Wyo. (joint venture with Perkins Power Inc.) 50 t/d polyurethane plant. $50 MM.
PHILLIPS 66. *Pasadena, Tx. 1.8 billion lbs/y polyethylene rebuild. Design: Kellogg/S&B Engr. Contr: Brown & Root/H.B. Zachry. Completion: 3rd Qtr. 1992.
*Old Ocean, Tx. 1.5 billion lbs/Y ethylene expansion at sweeny plant. Design/Contr: Brown & Root. Completion: Early 1991.
*681,000 lb/y ethylene and propylene plant. Contr: Brown & Root. Completion: 1st Qtr. 1991.
POLYSAR POLYMERS. Orange, Tx. Expansion of EPDM Rubber plant in the engineering stage. Engr: Bechtel. Completion: 1991.
QUANTUM-USI DIVISION. Morris, Ill. 66,000 t/y polypropylene expansion under construction. Feed: Propylene. Completion: 1991.
80,000 t/y ethylene expansion. Feed: Ethane, propane, butane. Eng: Lummus. Contr: Braun. Completion: 1991.
RHONE-POULENC. Baton Rouge, La. 4,500 t/y Vanillin, 5,000 t/y Ethyl Vanillin under construction. Contr: Zachry. Completion: Aug. 1991.
SHELL CHEMICAL. Gulf Coast. 450 million lb/y each of ethylene oxide and ethylene glycol. Completion: 1993.
SOUTH HAMPTON CO. Silsbee, Tex. 1,000 b/d solvent fractionation expansion in the engineering stage. Engr: Frantz
SUN OIL CO. Philadelphia, Pa. $126 MM Environmental work. Additions: alky unit, propane-propylene recovery unit and sulfur recovery unit, also upgrading the fluid catalytic cracker.
TENNECO INC. LaPorte, TX. 12,500 t/d metyl tertiary butyl ether plant. Contr: Kellogg. Completion: Early 1992.
TENNESSEE EASTMAN. Kingsport, Tenn. Chemicals from coal expansion in the engineering stage. Engr: Bechtel. Completion: 1991.
Acetic acid expansion in the engineering stage. Contr: Bechtel. Completion: 1991.
TEXACO CHEMICAL CO. Port Neches, Tex. Modernation of butadiene unit which will increase capacity by 50 MM lb/y. Completion: Spring 1991.
Propylene Oxide, MTBE plant in the engineering stage. Engr: Bechtel. Completion: 1991.
TEXAS EASTMAN CO. Longview, Tex. 110,000 t/y polypropylene plant planned. Feed: Propylene. Completion: 1991.
125,000 t/y polyethylene plant planned. Feed: Ethylene. Completion: 1992.
25,000 t/y amorphous polyolefins plant planned. Feed: Propylene. Completion: 1991.
UNICO INC. Commerce City, Co. 25 million gal/y methanol plant. Completion: 1st Qtr. 1991.
UNION CARBIDE CHEMICALS & PLASTICS CO. INC. TAFT, LA. 410 MM lb/y expansion of ethylene oxide plant. $200 MM.
UNOCAL. West Sacramento, Ca. Expansion of nitrogen fertilizers complex. Engr: Fluor Daniels. Completion: 1992.
WESTLAKE STYRENE CORP. Gulf Coast. 160,000 t/y ethylbenzene/styrene plant in the engineering stage. Contr: Badger. Completion: 1992.
WESTLAKE POLYMERS. Lake Charles, La. 1 billion lb/y ethylene plant under construction. Feed: NGL. Engr: Kellogg. Contr: KCI. $250 MM. Completion: Spring 1991.
ALGERIA
$170 billion petrochemical complex (joint venture with India). 450,000 mt/y ethylene. Proposed.
ENTERPRISE NATIONALE DE LA PETROCHIMIE. Skikda. 50,000 mt/y linear alkylbenzene intermediates. UOP process. $80 MM.
ARGENTINA
*ELECTRODOR. Bahia Blanca, Buenos Aires. 41,500 mt/y polyvinyl chloride plant under construction. Engr: Davy McKee. Completion: 1991.
PASA PETROQUIMICA ARGENTINA. Campana. 40,000 mt/y urea expansion planned. Feed: Natural gas. Completion: 1992.
Neuquen. 150,000 mt/y urea plant planned. Feed: Natural gas. Completion: 1992.
Puerto Gral. San Martin, Santa Fe. 60,000 mt/y benzene expansion planned. Feed: Xylene, toluene, naphtha. Completion: 1991.
120,000 mt/y styrene expansion planned. Feed: Naphtha. Completion: 1991.
120,000 mt/y propylene expansion planned. Feed: Propane. Completion: 1994.
100,000 ACN plant planned. Feed: Propylene. Completion: 1994.
*Rosario. ethylbenzene expansion in the engineering stage. Completion: 1993
*styrene monomer expansion in the engineering stage. Completion: 1993.
San Lorenzo, Sante Fe province. ethylene expansion in the engineering stage. Completion: 1993.
PETOQUIMICA BAHIA BLANCA SAIC. Bahia Blanca, Buenos Aires Province. 200,000 mt/y ethylene plant. $241 Million. Turnkey contract: Lummus Crest, Italy's CTIP, Techint of Italy and Argentina. Project calls for olefins unit, pyrolysis gas unit, C4 hydrogenation unit and other facilities. End 1992.
PETROQUIMICA GENERAL MOSCONI. Ensenada. Polyethylene terephthalate plant (12,000 mt/y fibre-grade; 5,000 mt/y bottle-grade) in the engineering stage. Contr: Krupp Koppers. Completion: 1992.
*45,000 mt/y dimethl terephthalate plant in the engineering stage. Contr: Krup Koppers. Completion: 1992.
*PEREZ/HIMONT. Neuquen. 100,000 mt/y polypropylene plant. Completion: 1992.
POLITENO. Camacari. 130,000 mt/y polyethylene expansion. Feed: Ethylene. Lic: DuPont. Completion: 1991.
AUSTRALIA
ALTONA PETROCHEMICAL CO. Altona. Ethylene expansion in the engineering stage. 310,000 mt/y total capacity. Lic: Stone & Webster. Completion: 1992.
SHELL CHEMICAL (AUSTRALIA) PTY. LTD. Clyde, NSW. 80,000 mt/y polypropylene plant to replace existing plant. Feed: Refinery gas. Completion: Mid-1991.
BAHRAIN
BAHRAIN GOVERNMENT. 100,000 mt/y propylene and polypropylene complex. $200 MM. Feasibility study: Bechtel. Completion: 1991.
BELGIUM
AMOCO CHEMICAL CO. Geel. 250,000 mt/y terephthalic acid expansion under construction. Contr: TPL. Completion: June 1991.
Belgium. 945 mt/d nitric acid plant under construction. Completion: 1991.
BAYER ANTWERPEN NV. Antwerp. 23,000 mt/y polycarbonate plant under construction. Feed: Bisphenol A. Contr: Fluor Daniel.
24,000 mt/y polycarbonate plant. Feed: Bisphenol A. Contr: Fluor Daniel. Planned.
DEN NORSKE STATS OLJESEKSKAP AS and HIMONT NORTH SEA PETROCHEMICAL INC. Antwerp. 400,000 mt/y splitter for the propylene plant. Feed: Gas liquids. $404 MM. Tech: Air Products & Chemicals. Contr: Kellogg. Completion: 1991.
ETHYL SA. Feluy. 36,000 mt/y polyalphaolefin plant.
200,000 mt/y linear alpha olefins plant. $100 MM. Completion: 2nd half 1991.
EXXON CHEMICAL. Meerhout. 450,000 mt/y ethylene unit in engineering stage. Feed: Naphtha. Lic: MW Kellogg. Contr: MW Kellogg/FW Italiana. Completion: 1991.
*FINANESTE N.V. Antwerp. 450,000 mt/y ethylene plant under construction. Engr/Contr: Kellogg/FWI. Completion: 1991.
*HIMONT/STATOIL. Antwerp. 180,000 mt/y polypropylene plant. Completion: 1991.
MONSANTO. Antwerp. Polyvinyl butyral resin expansion under construction. Contr: Badger.
NORTH SEA PETROCHEMICAL. Antwerp. 250,000 mt/y Propylene plant in the engineering stage. Design: Air Product. Completion: 1991.
*PETROCHIM NV. Feluy. 126,000 mt/y hd polyethylene unit. Contr: Technip. Completion: 1991.
SOLVAY GROUP. Antwerp. 100,000 mt/y high density polyethylene plant. Completion: Late 1991.
*120,000 mt/y polypropylene plant. Completion: Late 1991.
BRAZIL
CAPUAVA CARBONOS INDUSTRIAIS SA. Maua, SP. 27,000 mt/y carbon black expansion planned. Feed: Ethylene tar. $25 MM. Completion: 1992.
Triunfo, AS. 27,000 mt/y carbon black unit. Feed: Ethylene tar. $30 MM. Planned. Completion: 1991.
COPENE. Camacari. 450,000 mt/y ethylene, 290,000 mt/y propylene, 86,000 mt/y butadiene, 420,000 mt/y pyrolysis gasoline, 200,000 mt/y aromatics (BTX) units under construction. Feed: Gas oil, naphtha. $548 MM. Completion: 1991.
86,000 mt/y butadiene plant under construction. Feed: Crude, C4. Completion: 1991.
25,000 mt/y butene 1 plant under construction. Feed: Raffinate 2. $15 MM. Completion: 1991.
COPERBO. Cabo. 35,000 mt/y polyisoprene plant in engineering stage. Feed: Isoprene.
8,000 thermoplastic elastomer plant planned. Feed: Butadiene, styrene.
*ESTIRENO DO NORDESTE. Camacari, BA. 175 mt/y ethylbenzene revamp in the engineering stage. Engr: Lummus Crest. Completion: 1992.
*NITROFERTIL. Camacari. 160,000 mt/d nitric acid expansion in the design stage.
360,000 mt/d urea expansion in the design stage.
Retrofitting existing ammonia plant (200 mt/d) to produce oxo gas and hydrogen. In the design stage.
*Laranjeiras. 500,000 mt/d urea expansion in the design stage.
NITROCARBONO SA. Camacari. 15,000 mt/y caprolactam and 30,000 mt/y ammonium sulfate expansion planned. Feed: Cyclohexanone, ammonia, hydrogen.
15,900 mt/y cyclohexanone and 4,200 mt/y sodium sulfate expansion planned. Feed: Cyclohexane.
OXIQUIMICA. Triunfo. 25,000 mt/y acrylic acid, 30,000 mt/y esters planned. Feed: Propylene. $55 MM. Contr: Mitsubishi. Completion: 1991.
*PETROFLEX. Rio de Janiero. Styrene revamp in the engineering stage. Completion: 1992.
PETROQUIMICA UNIAO. Santo Andr. 440,000 mt/y ethylene, 245,000 mt/y propylene, 75,000 mt/y butadiene, 386,000 mt/y aromatics units (all total capacities) under way. Feed: Naphtha. Completion: 1991.
POLIALDEN PETROQUIMICA. Camacari. 100,000 mt/y polypropylene under evaluation. Feed: Propylene.
*POLIBRASIL. Itaguai. 100,000 mt/y polypropylene plant. Completion: 1991/92.
POLIOLEFINAS SA. Camacari, Bahia. 130,000 mt/y linear polyethylene plant. Union Carbide process. Completion: 1991.
*Sao Paolo. 100,000 mt/y polypropylene plant. Completion: 1992.
POLITENO. Camacari. 130,000 mt/y low linear density polyethylene plant under construction. Contr: Lummus/Setal. Completion: 1991.
PRONOR PETROQUIMICA SA. Camacari. 30,000 t/y toluene diisocyanate expansion under way. Feed: Toluene, chlorine, natural gas, nitric acid. Completion: 1991.
52,000 dimethyl terephthalate expansion planned. Feed: Paraxylene, methanol. Completion: 1991.
8,000 diphenyl methane diisocyanate expansion planned. Feed: Benzene, chlorine, formaldehyde. Completion: 1992.
PROSINT PRODUTOS SINTTICOS SA. Rio de Janeiro. 79,200 mt/y methanol expansion planned. Feed: Natural gas. $35 MM (U.S.) Completion: Early 1993.
*SOLVAY. Sto. Andre, SP. Vinyl chloride monomer, polyvinyl chloride revamp in the engineering stage. Completion: 1992.
BULGARIA
CHIMINVEST. Bourgas. 50,000 mt/y linear low density polyethylene plant. $50 MM. Sclairtech process. Lic: DuPont Canada. Contr: Lummus Crest. Engr: Combustion Engineering Inc.
Devnja. 150,000 mt/y vinylchloride monomer, 120,000 mt/y ethylene dichloride units in engineering stage. Contr: TEC. Completion: 1990-91.
*NEFTOCHIM. Bourgas. 14,000 mt/y acrylic fibre plant under construction. Completion: 1992.
CANADA
ALBERTA GAS ETHYLENE CO. LTD. Joffre, Alberta. 680,000 mt/y ethylene, 20,000 mt/y propylene, 28,000 mt/y butadiene, 27,000 mt/y aromatics plant planned. $350 MM. Feed: Ethane. Completion: 1992.
ALBERTA NATURAL GAS. Scotford. 2,000 mt/d methanol, 11,600 b/d MTBE. Feed: Natural gas, butane. $600 MM.
BORDEN CANADA. Edmonton, Alta. 35,000 mt/y formaldehyde expansion under way. Feed: Methanol.
Laval, Que. 35,000 mt/y formaldehyde expansion under way. Feed: Methanol.
Laval, Que. 25,000 mt/y formaldehyde expansion under way. Feed: Methanol.
Vancouver, B.C. 25,000 mt/y formaldehyde expansion under way. Feed: Methanol.
West Hill, Ont. 12,000 mt/y formaldehyde expansion under way. Feed: Methanol.
CARGILL LTD. Bell Plaine, Sask. 1,500 mt/d anhydrous ammonia, 2,000 mt/y urea units. $350 MM. Completion: Spring 1992.
NESTE OY. Edmonton, Alta. (joint venture with Petro Canada) 500,000 mt/y methyl tertiary butyl ether plant. $210 million. Contr: Fluor Daniel Inc. Completion: 1991.
NOVA CORP. Joffre, Alta. 250,000 mt/y polyethylene pelletizing unit. $30 million. Contr: Fluor Daniel Inc. Completion: 2nd Qtr. 1991.
PETROMONT INC. Montreal, Quebec. 200,000 mt/y HD Polyethylene plant expansion in the engineering stage. $75 MM. Contr: Bechtel. Completion: July 1991.
*Varennes, Quebec. 40,000 mt/y ethylene revamp under construction. Engr: Stone & Webster. Completion: 1991.
SAFERCO. Belle Plaine. 500,000 mt/y synthesis gas/ammonia expansion under construction. Engr: Uhde. Completion: 1992.
SHELL CANADA. Corunna, Ont. 40,000 mt/y styrene expansion planned. Feed: Benzene, ethylene. Completion: 1991.
UNION CARBIDE. Prentiss. 360,000 mt/y ethylene glycol plant planned. Feed: Ethylene. Completion: Late 1992.
WESTCOAST ENERGY INC. Taylor, B.C. Ethane-based petrochemical plant under consideration. Seeking bids.
CHILE
MINCO. 560,000 mt/y ammonia-urea plant. $350 MM. Planned.
CHINA
50,000 mt/y ethylene oxide and ethylene glycol units. Royal Dutch Shell process. $53.5 MM. Contr: Technip. Completion: 1991.
72,000 mt/y linear alkylbenzene, 54,000 mt/y linear olefins units. UOP tech.
120,000 mt/y ethylene unit. Lummus Crest tech.
80,000 mt/y Ild polyethylene unit. Sclairtech process. Lic/ Engr/Contr: Lummus Canada.
Jinxi, Liaoning Province. 1,000 mt/d ammonia plant in engineering stage. Tech: Braun. Contr: Technip. Completion: 1991.
Erlian, Inner Mongolia. 300,000 mt/y ammonia, 520,000 mt/y urea. Planned.
150 t/d ammonia expansion underway. $10 MM. Contr: Humphreys & Glasgow.
Panjing, Liaoning Province. 130,000 mt/y ethylene plant. Feed: Ethane, propane, butane from Liao He field. Design/Engr/Tech: Lummus Crest. Contr: TEC/C. Itoh/TPL. Completion: Sept. 1991.
125,000 mt/y Ild polyethylene, 40,000 mt/y polypropylene, 10,000 mt/y butene 1 units. Lic: BP on polyethylene, Mitsui PC on polyprop, IFP on butene. Contr: Technipetrol. Completion: Sept. 1992.
Shantou Special Economic Zone. 250,000 mt/y of ethylene, 480,000 mt/y of synthetic resin, 150,000 mt/y of solid caustic soda, and 180,000 mt/y of other chemicals. $800 MM complex proposed by Thai Co. Ltd.
Shengli. 80,000 mt/y SBR unit under construction. Contr: Mitsubishi Heavy.
Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. $600 MM petrochemical complex that includes a 140,000 mt/y ethylene plant.
CHIA TAI CO. LTD. Shantou Special Economic Zone, Guangdong Province. $800 MM petrochemical complex (250,000 mt/y ethylene, 480,000 t/y synthetic resin, and 180,000 t/y organic chemicals and other products).
CHINA INTERNATIONAL PETROCHEMICAL CO. Shanghai petrochemical complex. 80,000 mt/y polyethylene plant. Tech: Mitsubishi. Contractor: Snamprogetti.
CHINA NATIONAL CHEMICAL CONSTRUCTION CORP. Hebei, Henan, Shanxi and Beijing Provinces. 4 urea plants, 400 mt/d each, under construction. Contr: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1991.
Taizhou, Jiaugsu. Secondary Butanol-Alcohol and Methyl Ethyl Ketone plant in the engineering stage. Process design: Edeleanu Gmbh. Completion: 1991.
*CHINA NATIONAL MACHINERY IMPORT AND EXPORT CORP. Baoji. 400 mt/d urea plant under construction. Design: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1992
CHINA NATIONAL TECHNICAL IMPORT CORP. Fuling, Sichuan Province. 1,750 mt/y Urea plant under construction Design: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1993.
*Fushun. 72,000 mt/y linear alkybenzene plant under construction. Contr: Tecnicas. Completion: 1991.
*50,000 mt/y ethylene oxide and 50,000 mt/y ethylene glycol unit. Contr: Technip. Completion: 1992.
Hejiang, Sichuan Province. 1,000 mt/d ammonia plant in engineering stage. Tech: Braun. Contr: Tecnimont. Completion: 1991.
1,765 mt/d urea plant under construction. Contr: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1991.
Jinan. 75,000 mt/y pure terephthalic acid plant in engineering stage. Contr: MES. Completion: 1991.
Jinxi. 1,760 mt/d urea plant under construction. Design: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1993.
Luoyang. 50,000 mt/y polypropylene plant in the engineering stage. Completion: Jan. 1992.
Sichuan. 15,000 mt/y alcohols plant in engineering stage. Eng/des: Uhde. Lic: Henkel. Completion: 1991.
Puyang. 40,000 mt/y polypropylene plant under construction. Contr: Tecnimont. Completion: 1992.
*Weifang, Shandong. 6,000 mt/y polyethylene plant under construction. Engr: Uhde GmbH.
CHINA NORTH INDUSTRIES CORP. Lanzhou. 44 MM lb/y toluene diisocyanate plant. Contr: BASF AS.
JILIN CHEMICAL IND. Jilin. 27,200 mt/y acrylic acid unit in engineering stage. Contr: JGC. Completion: 1992.
30,000 mt/y acrylic ester unit in engineering stage. Contr: JGC. Completion: 1992.
*40,000 mt/y ethylene oxide plant in the engineering stage. Lic: Scientific Design.
NANJING ORIENTAL CHEMICALS IND. CORP. Nanjing. 50,000 mt/y caprolactam plant in engineering stage. Contr: Didier/Voest Alpine. Process: Stamicarbon. Completion: 1992.
QINGDAO COTTON MILL NO. 2. Quingdao Shandong Province. 7,000 mt/y polyamide 6 polymerisation plant in the engineering stage. Contr: Zimmer. Completion: 1992.
SHANGHAI PETROCHEMICAL COMPLEX. Shanghai. 70,000 mt/y polypropylene unit under construction. Eng/Design/Contr: Tecnimont. Completion: 1991.
SHANTOU OCEAN AUDIO & VIDEO GENERAL CORP. Shantou, Guangdong Province. 50,000 mt/y polystyrene plant. $21 MM. Contr: Fluor Daniel China Services Inc. Completion: Late 1991.
XIANGTAN FINE CHEMICAL CO. Hunan Province. 1,500 mt/y skid-mounted ethylene amine plant. Prebuild and ship by MACC, Calgary and Fort Saskatchewan Eng. Serv., Canada. $3 MM.
YIZHENG CORP. Yizheng. (Joint venture with Amoco Chemical). Polypropylene and purified terephthalic acid plants planned.
ZHENIANG CHEMICAL FACTORY. Zheijiang Province. (joint venture with Dow Chemical). 20,000 mt/y propylene oxide, 20,000 mt/y polyether polyol, 5,000 mt/y propylene glycol. $50 MM. Contr: Dow Chemical. Completion: 1993.
ZHONG YUAN PETROCHEMICAL UNITED CORP. Puyang, Henan Province. 140,000 mt/y polyethylene plant in engineering stage. Tech: DuPont Canada. Contr: CTIP/CNTIC. $180 MM. Completion: 1992.
140,000 mt/y ethylene plant in engineering stage. Tech: Lummus Crest. Contr: CTIP/CNTIC. Completion: 1992.
CHINA, HONG KONG
CABOT PLASTICS. Hong Kong. 10,000 mt/y expansion of polymer compounding plant in the engineering stage. Contr: Simon-carves. Completion: 1991.
*HONG KONG PETROCHEMICALS CO. Hong Kong. 75,000 mt/y polystyrene plant in the engineering stage. Engr: Tecnimont, Completion: 1992.
CHINA, TAIWAN
CHINESE PETROLEUM CORP. Kaohsiung. 400,000 mt/y ethylene, 230,000 mt/y propylene, 67,500 mt/y butadiene, 14,000 b/sd aromatics units under construction. Feed: Naphtha and gas oil. Contr: Kellogg. Completion: Mid-1992.
Lin Yuan. 200,000 t/y No. 2 xylene separation, 12,000 b/d BTX and 75,000 b/d Naphtha-pretreat plant under construction. Contr: JGC/CTCI. Completion: 1992.
CHINA PETROCHEMICAL DEVELOPMENT CORP. Kaohsiung. 2,000 mt/y naphthalene unit under construction. Feed: Fuel oil.
*Olefins conversion plant in the engineering stage. Engr: Foster Wheeler. Completion: 1991.
Ta-Sheh. 66,000 mt/y acrylonitrile expansion planned. Feed: Propylene. 80,000 mt/y acetic acid expansion planned. Feed: Carbon monoxide.
Toufen. 65,000 mt/y caprolactam expansion planned. Feed: Cyclohexane.
CHINA PETRO-CHEMICAL INTERNATIONAL CO. 15,000 mt/y Polystyrene (SAN) plant. Contr: Toyo Engineering Corp.
CHIUNGLONG PETROCHEMICAL CO. LTD. Kaohsiung. 22,000 mt/y polypropylene glycol unit under construction.
CIBA GEIGY TAIWAN LTD. Kaohsiung. 6,000 mt/y Phonolic anti-oxidant plant. Engr/Design: CTCI. Completion: 1991
*CNTIE CORP. Fushun. 6,000 mt/y modacrylic fibre plant in the engineering stage. Completion: 1992.
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORPORATION. Taipei. 24,000 mt/y epichlorohydrin plant in the engineering stage. Contr: Comprimo. Completion: 1991.
GRAND PACIFIC PETROCHEMICAL CORP. Kaohsiung. 120,000 mt/y styrene monomer plant. Feed: Ethylene, benzene. Planned. Completion: 1991.
*HUALON. Ta Yuan. 29,750 mt/y polyamide 6 polymerisation in the engineering stage. Completion: 1991.
HO TUNG CHEMICAL CORP. Jen-Wu, Kaohsiung. 40,000 mt/y n-paraffins plant under construction. Feed: Kerosine. Completion: 1991.
ICI. New PTA plant and offsites. Contr: John Brown. Completion: 1992
IMPERIAL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES PLC. Taiwan. 350,000 mt/y terephthalic acid plant. $250 MM. Contr: John Brown. Completion: Early 1990's.
NAN YA PLASTICS CORP. Naju. 150,000 mt/y 2-Ethyl Hexanol, 20,000 Butanols in the engineering stage. Engr: Davy McKee. $100MM.
ORIENTAL UNION CHEMICAL CORP. Kaoshiung. Ethylene glycol plant. Feed: Ethylene. Planned.
TAIWAN FERTILIZER CO. Miaoli. 10,000 mt/y melamine plant under construction. Feed: Urea. Completion: June 1991.
UNION PETROCHEMICAL CORP. Lin Yuan. 32,300 mt/y phthalic anhydride plant and 3,000 fumaric acid plant under construction. Contr: Davy McKee. Completion: 1991.
COLOMBIA
AMONIACO DEL CARIBE. Cartagena. 50 mt/d ammonia expansion under construction. Feed: Natural gas.
CARBOQUIMICA. Bogota. 20,000 mt/y plasticizers expansion. Planned. Feed: Phthalic anhydride, oxoalcohols. Staff will build.
DOW QUIMICA DE COLOMBIA. Cartagena. 40,000 mt/y polystyrene plant. Feed: Styrene. $16MM. Completion: Late 1991.
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
TECHNOEXPORT-PRAHA. Lovosice. 1,200 mt/d Calcium, Ammonia, Nitrate plant in the engineering phase. $43 MM. Completion: 1991.
EGYPT
ABU QIR FERTILIZERS & CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES. Abu Qir. 330,000 mt/y ammonia plant under construction. Contr: Uhde. Lic: Uhde. Completion: 1991.
*EGYPTIAN PETRO. CO. El Amerya-Alex. 80,000 mt/y Id & hd polyethylene plant under study.
FRANCE
ATOCHEM. Gonfreville. 110,000 mt/y polyethylene unit. Proposed.
*Lavera. 4,000 mt/y polybutadiene plant in the engineering stage. Completion: July 1991.
BP CHEMICAL. Lavera. Revamp and extend Polybutene capacity.
CRD TOTAL. Flandres, Dunkirk. Addition of a propane/propylene unit under construction. Contr: Heurtey Industries.
EXXON CHEMICAL LTD. Le Havre. 140,000 mt/y polypropylene plant. Proposed.
EXXON CHEMICAL LTD. AND SHELL CHIMIE. Notre Dame de Gravenchon. 220,000 mt/y linear low density polyethylene plant in the engineering stage. $158 MM. Contr: Foster Wheeler. Completion: Late 1991.
140,000 mt/y polypropylene plant in the engineering stage. Contr: Foster Wheeler. Completion: Late 1991.
NAPTHACHIMIE SA. Lavera. 150,000 mt/y ethylene plant upgrade, debottlenecking cracker 4. Turnkey/Contr: Lummus Crest. 1992.
NORSOLOR. Chaling. Polystyrene plant in engineering stage. Contr: Foster Wheeler Francaise. Completion: 1991.
*OXOCHEMIE SA. Lavera. 170,000 mt/y n-butyraldehyde in the engineering stage, Contr: Davy McKee. Completion: 1991.
SHELL CHIMIE. Berre L'Etang. Thermo-plastic rubber plant. Contr: Technip. 1991.
*130,000 mt/y polypropylene plant. Completion: 1991.
*SOLVAY & CIE. Antwerp. 100,000 mt/y hd polyethylene and 80,000 mt/y polypropylene in the engineering stage. Completion: 1991.
GERMANY (EAST)
Schkopau. 25,000 mt/y hd polyethylene plant under construction. Unipol process. Feed: Ethylene. Contr: Linde AG.
GERMANY (WEST)
BASF. Ludwigshafen. 140,000 mt/y acrylic acid expansion in engineering stage. Contr: Lurgi.
*Weaseling. 60,000 mt/y polypropylene plant. Completion: 1991.
COLUMBIAN CARBON. Hamburg. Carbon black expansion planned. Feed: Oil.
*DEUTSCHE SHELL. Godorf. Aromatics revamp in the engineering stage. Completion: 1992.
*DMP MINERALOL. Burghausen. 310 mt/y ethylene revamp in the engineering stage. Completion: 1992.
HOECHST. Knapsnack. 120,000 mt/y polypropylene plant. Completion: 1991.
HULS AG. Gelsenkirchen Scholven. 75,000 mt/y polypropylene plant planned. Unipol process. Completion: Early 1991.
Lulsdorf. 60,000-70,000 mt/y dimethyl terephthalate revamp. Completion: 1992.
100,000 mt/y pure terephthalate acid plant. Completion: 1992.
Marls. 75,000 mt/y polypropylene expansion under construction. Feed: Propylene. Completion: Early 1991.
Acetylene plant in the engineering stage. Contr: Linde. Completion: 1991.
*260,000 mt/y oxychlornation plant in the engineering stage. Design: Lurgi GbmH. Completion: 1992.
*140,000 mt/y viynl chloride plant in the engineering stage. Design: Lurgi GbmH/ completion: 1992.
RHEINISCHE OLEFINWERKE. Wesseling. 120,000 mt/y expansion of Ethylene plant in the engineering stage. (two cracking furnaces) Completion: Early 1991.
90,000 mt/y expansion olefin plant in the engineering stage. Tech: Linde Completion: 1991.
*ROHM GmbH. Worms. 20,000 mt/y dispersed polymers expansion in the design stage. Lic: Rohm.
RUHR OEL. Gelsenkirchen. 70,000 mt/y cumene expansion. Feed: Benzene, propylene.
440,000 mt/y ethylene, 260,000 mt/y propylene expansion planned. Feed: Naphtha. Contr: Linde.
*100,000 mt/y benzene plant in the engineering stage. Feed: pyrolysis gasoline. Lic/Contr: Lurgi GmgH. Completion: 1992.
*100,000 mt/y bezene plant in the engineering stage. Lic: Veba Oel Tech. Contr: Lurgi GmbH. Completion: 1992.
*Munchsmunster. 80,000 mt/y ethylene and 60,000 propylene expansion under construction. Contr: Lummus. Completion: 1991.
*Scholven. 143,000 mt/y aromatics in the engineering stage. Design: Lurgi GbmH. Completion: 1992.
*SHELL. Wesseling. 120,000 mt/y polypropylene plant. Completion: 1991.
UNION RHEINISCHE BRAUNKOHLEN KRAFTSTOFF. Wesseling. Planned expansion of the following: 40,000 mt/y ethylene, 23,000 mt/y propylene, 12,000 mt/y C4-cut, 26,000 mt/y pyrolysis gasoline, 4,000 mt/y fuel oils. Feed: Naphtha. Contr: Lummus Crest/Santa Fe Braun. Completion: 1990-91.
VEBA OEL AG. Gelsenkirchen. 440,000 mt/y olefin plant in the engineering stage. Contr: Linde. Completion: 1992.
HUNGARY
*CHEMOLOMPLEX. Leninvaros. 8,000 mt/y isobutene under construction. Design: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1992.
DUNAMONT CO. LTD. Szazhalombatta. 65,000 mt/y polystyrene plant under construction. Feed: Styrene. Contr: Tecnimont/Danube Refinery. Completion: 1991.
20,000 mt/y polystyrene plant under construction. Feed: Styrene. Contr: Tecnimont/Danube Refinery. Completion: 1991.
INDIA
ANDHRA PETROCHEMICAL LTD. Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. 30,000 mt/y 2-ethyl hexanol butanols (LP oxo process) under construction. Contr: Davy McKee. Completion: 1991.
ASSAM INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CORP. Maron Lakwa. Planned facility for 7,500 mt/y methanol, 12,000 mt/y formaldehyde, 6,000 mt/y PVC. Engineering on methanol: Humphreys & Glasgow.
CHAMBAL FERTILIZERS & CHEMICALS LTD. Gadepan, Kota district. 1,3500 mt/d amonia plant under construction. Contr: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1991.
1,125 mt/d each, 2 urea plants under construction. Contr: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1991.
CONSOLIDATED FIBRES & CHEMICAL LTD. Haldia. 12,000 mt/y Acrylc fibre plant under construction. $57 million. Contr: Davy Powergas. Completion: 1991.
DEEPAK FERTILIZERS & CHEMICALS CORP. LTD. Taloja, Maharashtra. 300 mt/d methanol plant under construction. $70 MM. Contr: Davy Powergas India. Completion: 1991.
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS TRAVACORE LTD. Ambalamedu. 397,000 mt/y ammonia expansion (replacement of old plants with expansion in capacity.) Feed: Naphtha. Contr: Fact Engineering. Pending government approval.
*FINOLEX. Ratnagiri. 80,000 mt/y polyvinyl chloride plant in the engineering stage. Design: Uhde GmbH.
*20,000 mt/y polyvinyl chloride plant in the engineering stage. Design: Uhde GmbH.
*100,000 mt/y vinyl chloride monomer plant in the engineering stage. Design: Uhde Gmbh.
GAS AUTHORITY OF INDIA LTD. Auraiya, Uttar Pradesh. Undisclosed volume of olefins and polyolefins. $1.665 billion. Planned.
*Vijaipur. 100,000 mt/y polypropylene plant in the engineering stage. Engr: Tecnimont. Completion: 1992.
GNFC. India. 620 mt/d nitric acid, 100 mt/d high conc. nitric acid, 475 mt/d nitric phosphate, 475 mt/d calc. amm. nitrate. New plant under construction. Contr: Uhde Gmbh. Completion: 1990/91.
GUJARAT GODREJ INNOVATIVE CHEMICAL LTD. Bharuch, Gujarat. 30,000 mt/y Alpha Olefins plant under construction. Contr: Davy Powergas. Completion: 1991.
GUJARAT NARMADA VALLEY FERTILIZERS CO. LTD. Narmadanagar, Bharach. 50,000 mt/y acetic acid unit under construction. Feed: Methanol, carbon monoxide. $40 MM. Contr: BP/MES. Completion: Dec. 1991.
GUJARAT STATE FERTILIZERS CO. LTD. Fertilizernagar. 50,000 mt/y caprolactam unit under construction. Feed: Benzene. $307 MM. BASF tech. Contr: Uhde. Completion: July 1991.
1,350 mt/d ammonia expansion planned. Feed: Naphtha, natural gas. $230 MM. Completion: Early 1991.
10,000 mt/y melamine expansion planned. Feed: Urea. $31 MM.
HERDILLIA CHEMICALS LTD. Thane. 3,500 mt/y alkyl phenols unit under way. Feed: Phenol olefins. Contr: Power Gas India.
10,000 mt/y EDPM rubber. Feed: Ethylene, propylene. Planned.
2,000 mt/y diphenyl oxide, 1,500 mt/y isopropyl phenols, 1,000 mt/y plasticizers units. Planned. Feed: Phenol, propylene, phosphorous, oxychloride.
5,000 mt/y Polybutenes plant under construction. Contr: Davy Powergas. Completion: 1991.
*HINDUSTAN PETROLEUM CORP. Visakapatnam. 23,000 mt/y propylene expansion in the engineering stage. Completion: 1991.
*45,000 mt/y N-paraffin expansion planned. Completion: 1994.
INDIAN ADDITIVES LTD. Madras. 15,000 mt/y lube oil additives plant. Completion: End 1991. (joint venture of Chevron Chemical Co. and Madras Refineries Ltd.)
INDIAN OIL CORP. Baroda. Steamreformer shift PSA in the engineering stage. Contr: Linde. Completion: 1991.
INDIAN PETROCHEMICAL CORP. LTD. Gujarat. petrochemical complex. $1.525 billion.
Nagothane. Ethylene instrunemtation in the engineering stage. Engr: Stone & Webster. Completion: 1992.
*KESAN PETROPRODUCTS LTD. Lote Parsurahn. 5,000 mt/y bisphenol A in the engineering stage. Contr: Davy McKee. Completion: 1992.
McDOWELL & CO. LTD. (Polymers Division). Visakhapatnam.
5,000 mt/y ABS plant under construction. Feed: Acrylonitrile, butadiene, styrene. Completion: 1991.
66,000 mt/y styrene expansion planned. Feed: Ethylene, benzene. Completion: 1992.
20,000 mt/y polystyrene expansion planned. Feed: Styrene. Completion: 1992.
MURABLACK INDIA LTD. Tarapun. 9,000 mt/y carbon black plant in the engineering stage. Contr: Davy McKee. Completion: 1991.
NAGARJUNA FERTILIZERS & CHEMICALS LTD. Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh. 1,500 mt/y urea, 900 mt/d ammonia units under construction. Feed: Naphtha. Contr: Snamprogetti/PDIL. Completion: May 1991.
NATIONAL PETROCHEMICAL CORP. Koyali, Gujarat. 100,000 mt/y ethylene, 60,000 mt/y propylene, 9,000 mt/y butadiene, and 12,000 mt/y mixed butadienes.
POLYPROPYLENE INDIA LTD. Mathura District. 30,000 mt/y polypropylene. Lic: Solvay tech. Completion: Mid-1990. (29% Kanoria Group, 11% each Solvay, Pradeshiya Industrial Investment Corp., 49% public).
RASHTRIYA ISPAT NIGAM. Visakhapatnam. 33,000 mt/y aromatics plant in the engineering stage. Contr: Krupp Koppers. Completion: 1991.
RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LTD. Hazira, Gujarat. Six petrochemical plants costing a total of $685 million.
SYNTHETICS & CHEMICALS LTD. Bareilly. 48,750 mt/y styrene expansion planned. Feed: Alcohol, benzene.
47,000 mt/y SBR plant planned. Feed: Styrene, butadiene.
TATA CHEMICALS LTD. Babrala, Uttar Pradesh. 1,350 mt/d ammonia plant under construction. Contr: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1992.
2 urea units, 1,125 mt/d each under construction: Contr: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1992.
THIRUMALAI CHEMICALS LTD. Ranipet (Tamil Nadu). 4,000 mt/y polyester resins plant under construction. $1.5 MM. Contr: Staff.
10,000 mt/y maleic anhydride plant in the engineering stage. Feed: Benzene, butane. $22 MM. Contr: Alusuisse Italia/Davy Powergas. Completion: 1991.
INDONESIA
Bunyu, East Kalimantan. 300,000 mt/y MTBE plant. Completion: 1993.
60,000 mt/y acetic acid plant. Completion: 1993.
Dumai, Sumatra. 75,000 mt/y normal paraffins plant. Completion; 1992.
Musi, South Sumatra. 10,000 mt/y MEK plant. Completion: 1992.
BP CHEMICALS. West Java. (joint venture with Indonesian government) 400,000 mt/y polyethylene plant. $200 MM. Completion: 1991.
INDO RAMA SYNTHETICS. 50,000 mt/y Polyester plant under construction. $60 million. Contr: Davy Powergas India. Completion: 1991.
OLEFIN CENTER SHELL GROUP. Cilacap, Central Java. 50,000 mt/y ethylene, 50,000 mt/y propylene, 225,000 mt/y polyethylene, 125,000 mt/y polypropylene, 100,000 mt/y ethylene glycol, 120,000 mt/y LPG, 45,000 mt/y fuel gas, 240,000 mt/y fuel oil, 170,000 mt/y C5-Py gas, and 120,000 mt/y C9-Py gas units. Completion: 1993.
PERTAMINA. Arun, Aceh, North Sumatra. 321,000 mt/y benzene, 19,600 mt/y toluene, 217,000 mt/y xylene mix, 39,700 mt/y orthoxylene, 180,000 mt/y CHX units planned. Feed: Condensate. Contr: Kellogg-Thyssen-Humpuss. $1,275 MM (U.S.). Completion: 1992-93.
Cilacap, Java. 375,000 mt/y ethylene, 225,000 mt/y propylene, 300,000 mt/y polyethylene, 180,000 mt/y polypropylene, 100,000 mt/y MEG units planned. Feed: Naphtha, raffinate, residue. $1,500 MM (US). Completion: 1993.
270,000 mt/y paraxylene, 120,000 mt/y benzene, 11,220 mt/y aromatics, 23,000 LPG, 93,720 mt/y raffinate units under construction. Feed: Naphtha. $416 MM (US). Contr: JGC Consortium. Completion: 1990-1991.
Pare-Pare, South Sulawesi. 660,000 mt/y methanol plant. Feed: Natural gas. $282 MM (US). Completion: 1992.
Plaju, South Sumatra. 30,000 mt/y polypropylene expansion. Feed: Propylene. $40 MM (US). Completion: 1992.
PERTAMINA, BRITISH PETROLEUM, CHEVRON (Gulf Corp.). PT ARSETO. Cilegon, West Java. 300,000 mt/y polyethylene plant. Completion: 1991.
*PETROKIMIA NUSANTARA INTERINDO. Merak, West Java. (joint venture of B.P. Co., Mitsui Petro. Industires Ltd., and Sumitomo Chemical Co.) 400,000 mt/y polyethylene plant. Completion: Late 1992.
PT ARUN AROMATIK INDONESIA. Arun, Sumatra. 321,200 mt/y benzene, 39,700 mt/y orthoxylene, 180,000 mt/y cyclo hexane, 19,600 mt/y toluene, 217,200 mt/y mixed xylene, 254,000 mt/y LPG, 225,800 mt/y raffinate, 776,000 mt/y kerosene, 719,000 mt/y EPCC bottoms, and 676,000 mt/y depropanizer bottoms units. Completion: 1992.
PT ASEAN POLYMERS. Cilegon, West Java. 100,000 mt/y polypropylene plant. Completion: 1991.
PT BRANTA MULIA. Nylon 66 plant in the engineering stage. Design & Engr: Bechtel. Completion: 1991.
*PT GRAHA SWAKARSA PRIMA. West Java. 120,000 mt/y ethylbenze to styrene monomer unit.
PT INDORAMA SYNTHETICS. Purwakarta. 52,500 mt/y polyester polycondensation in the engineering stage. Contr: Zimmer. Completion: 1991.
PT PUPUK SRINIDAJA. Pelembang, South Sumatra. 1,350 mt/d ammonia plant and 1,725 mt/d urea plant under construction. Lic: Toyo Engineering Corp. Completion: Late 1992.
PT TRI POLYTA INDONESIA. Cilegon, West Java. 160,000 mt/y polypropylene plant. Contr: Toyo Engineering Corp. Completion: 1993.
*PT YASON PERSADA. Tangerang. 22,750 mt/y polyamide 6 polyerisation plant in the engineering stage. Contr: Zimmer. Completion: 1992
*SUMITOMO. Java. 100,000 mt/y polypropylene plant. Completion: 1991.
*STYRENE MONOMER INDONESIA. Merak. 100 kt/y styrene plant in the engineering stage. Engr: Lummus Crest. Completion: 1992.
*TPI. Cilacap, Java. 180,000 mt/y polypropylene plant. Completion: 1991.
IRAN
*FIPCO. Esfahan. 60,000 mt/y dimethyl terephthalate under construction. Contr: Krupp Koppers. Completion: 1992.
IRAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES INVESTMENT CO. Esfahan. 50,000 mt/y linear alkyl benzene unit under construction. Contr: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1992.
NATIONAL PETROCHEMICAL CO. Arak. 24,000 mt/y acetaldehyde plant in engineering stage. Contr: Uhde. Lic: Aldehyd. Completion: 1992.
30,000 mt/y acetic acid plant in engineering stage. Contr: Uhde. Lic: Hoechst. Completion: 1992.
30,000 mt/y vinylacetate monomer plant in engineering stage. Contr: Uhde. Lic: Bayer. Completion: 1992.
240,000 mt/y ethylene plant under construction. Contr: TPL. Completion: Dec. 1991.
60,000 mt/y Ild polyethylene plant under construction. Contr: TPL. Completion: Sept. 1991.
60,000 mt/y hd polyethylene plant. Contr: Uhde. Completion: 1992.
105,000 mt/y pyrolysis gasoline hydrogen plant in the engineering stage. Completion: Dec. 1991.
Bandar Khomeini. 1.3 million mt/y LPG unit and three utilities. Reconstruction, Contr: Lummus Crest of Holland and Krupp Koppers of West Germany.
*Esfahan. Aromatics plant under construction. Contr: Tecnicas. Completion: 1991.
Tabriz. 136,000 mt/y olefins plant in engineering stage. Contr: TPL. Completion: Oct. 1992.
136,000 mt/y ethylene plant in engineering stage. Contr: KTI/TPL. Completion: 1993
IRAQ
IRAQ OIL. Central Iraq. South of Baghdad. $2 billion petrochemical complex No. 2. Products include: 450,000 mt/y ethylene (feed: Naphtha); 160,000 mt/y polyethylene; 100,000 mt/y polypropylene; and 120,000 mt/y polystyrene. Consult: Bechtel UK on ethylene unit. Proposed. Completion: Possible 1992.
MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY. Beiji. 1,000 mt/d ammonia and 1,750 mt/d urea expansion in the engineering stage. Feed: Natural gas. Contr: MW Kellogg. Completion: 1992.
NATIONAL PETROCHEMICAL. Tabriz. 336,000 mt/y ethylene production plant. Contr: TPL. Completion: Oct. 1992.
Olefins plant in the engineering stage. Contr: TPL. Completion: Oct. 1992.
TECHCORPS. Central Iraq. South of Baghdad. 100,000 mt/y polypropylene plant under construction. Contr: Tecnimont. Completion: 1991.
Hilla. 450,000 mt/y ethylene plant in the engineering stage. Contr: Bechtel. Completion: 1992.
Latifia. 67,000 mt/y ethylene oxide/glycol plant in the engineering stage. Lic: Scientific Design. Completion: Jan. 1992.
*Mussayyib. 60,000 mt/y chloralkali plant in the engineering stage. Contr: Tecnimont. Completion: 1992.
TECHNICAL CORPS FOR SPECIAL PROJECTS. 70,000 mt/y butadiene extraction plant. Contr: Toyo Engineering Corp. Completion: 1991.
ISRAEL
GADOT PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. Haifa Bay. 30,000 mt/y paraxylene plant. Feed: Xylenes.
30,000 mt/y paraxylene expansion. Feed: Xylenes.
ITALY
*ACETATI. Pallanza. 44,000 mt/y acetic anhydride plant under construction. Engr: Tecnimont. Completion: 1991.
*ALUSUISSE ITALIA SPA. Ravenna. 50,000 mt/y maleic anhydride plant planned. Feed: N-butane. Completion: 1991.
*DUTRAL. Ferrara. 25,000 mt/y synthetic rubber plant under construction. Engr: Tecnimont. Completion: 1991.
ENICHEM. Manfredonia. 1,500 mt/y ammonia washing in the engineering stage. Engr: Techint. June 1991.
Augusta. 240 mt/d kerosene feed pretreatment expansion under construction. Eng: CTIP.
Brindisi. 400,000 mt/y ethylene plant. Contr: KTI/Technipetrol. Completion: 1991.
ENICHEM ANIC. Assemini. 85,000 mt/y acrylonitrile expansion in engineering stage. Contr: TPL. Completion: June 1991.
*Brindisi. 400,000 mt/y ethylene under construction. Contr: TPL. Completion: Aug. 1992.
Gela. 100,000 cum/h WSA-SNOx under construction. Contr: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1992.
ENIMONT. Brindisi. Cracking plant with capacities of 400,000 mt/y of ethylene, 200,000 mt/y of propylene, and 90,000 mt/y of butane fractions.
ESSO ITALIANA. Augusta. Revamp of various units under construction. Contr: Foster. Completion: March 1991.
IGI SUD. Manfredonia. 5,000 mt/y argon and hydrogen recovery in the engineering stage. June 1991.
*MONTEDIPE. Mantua. 150,000 mt/y ethylbenzene plant under construction. Engr: Tecnimont. Completion: 1991.
*SIPET SPA. Frosinone. 63,000 mt/y polyester polycondensation plant in the engineering stage. Contr: Zimmer. Completion: 1992.
SOLVAY & CO. Rosiguano. 45,000 mt/y polyethylene finishing units in the engineering stage. (natural PE & black PE). Completion: Oct. 1993.
*TECONYLON. Ceriano L. 30,000 mt/y nylon 6.6 polymerization plant under construction. Engr: SNIA Engr. Completion: 1991.
JAPAN
DAICEL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. Shizuoka. 20,900 mt/y formalin plant. Contr: Toyo Engineering Corp. Lic: Mitsui Toatsu.
*IDEMITSU PETROCHEML CO. Chiba. 120,000 mt/y ethylene plant in the engineering stage. Engr: Kellogg. Contr: Kawasaki. Completion: 1991.
*50,000 mt/y polypropylene plant in the engineering stage. Design: Uhde Gmbh.
*MISUBISHI KASEI. Mizushima. 60,000 mt/y polypropylene plant. Completion: 1991.
MITSUBISHI TOATSU CHEMICALS INC. Osaka. 1,000 mt/d retrofit of ammonia converter. Engr: Toyo Engineering Corp. Lic: Kellogg.
MITSUBISHI PETROCHEMICAL CO. Kashima. 450,000 mt/y ethylene plant in the engineering stage. Completion: 1993.
*80,000 mt/y polypropylene plant. Completion: 1992.
NIHON POLYSTYRENE CO. LTD. Kawasaki. 30,000 mt/y polystyrene expansion under construction.
*NIPPON SHOKUBAI KAGAKU KOGYO CO. Chiyodaku. 60,000 mt/y acrylic acid, 25,000 mt/y ethylene glycol, and 25,000 mt/y ethylene oxide expansion.
OSAKA PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. Takaishishi, Osaka. 60,000 mt/y ethylene expansion. Feed: LPG, naphtha, heavy oil. Planned.
SHOWA DENKO K.K.. *Ohita. 60,000 mt/y polyethylene plant. Completion: 3rd Qtr. 1991.
TONEN SEKIYUKAGAKU KK. Kawasaki. 20,000 mt/y Butanediol plant in the engineering stage. Design & Engr: Davy McKee. Completion: Late 1991.
*35 mt/y maleic anhydride plant in the engineering stage. Completion: 1992.
*TOSOH CORP. Yokkaichi. 150,000 mt/y ethylene expansion. Completion: 1993-95.
*70,000 mt/y polypropylene plant. Completion: 1992.
KOREA
BP CHEMICALS. Acetic acid plant planned.
DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S KOREAN REPUBLIC. 10,000 mt/y ethylene oxide-glycol plant. $6.5 MM. Contr: Japan Catalytic Chemical and Hitachi Shipbuilding & Engineering.
DONG SUNG CHEMICALS INDUSTRIES LTD. Korea. 20,000 mt/y Butane plant under construction. Engr: Davy McKee. Completion: 1991.
HAN YANG CHEMICAL CORP. Yeochun. 350,000 mt/y ethylene plant in the engineering stage. Feed: Naphtha. Product: BTX (80,000 mt/y). Contr: Stone & Webster USA. Completion: March 1991.
70,000 mt/y polyvinyl chloride plant. Feed: Vinyl chloride. Contr: Kane Ka Fuchi. Planned. Completion: June 1992.
350,000 mt/y naphtha cracking plant. Contr: Stone & Webster.
4,200 b/d hydrodealkylation plant in the engineering stage. Design: HRI.
*HANIL SYNTH. FIBRE. Masan. 14,000 mt/y acrylic fibre plant under construction. Completion: 1991.
HONAM PETROCHEMCIAL CORP. Yoesu. 350,000 mt/y ethylene plant under construction. Contr: Toyo Engineering Corp.
HYUNDAI PETROCHEMICAL. Daesan. 350,000 mt/y ethylene plant in engineering stage. Feed: Naphtha, gas oil, LPG. Lic-eng: MW Kellogg. $300 MM. Completion: 1991.
60,000 mt/y low linear density polyethylene plant in the engineering stage. $80 MM. Engr: John Brown. Completion: 1991.
57,000 mt/y butadien extraction plant. Contr: Toyo Engineering Corp.
170,000 mt/y polypropylene plant. Lic: Hilmont Inc. Completion: Late 1991.
*100,000 mt/y ethylene glycol plant under construction. Lic: Scientific Design. Completion: 1991.
Ulsan. Styrene-butadiene-Acrylonitrile/methyl ethyl ketone plant in the engineering stage. Engr: Edeleanu. Completion: 1992.
*ISU CHEMICALS. Onsan. 200,000 mt/y polypropylene plant. Completion: 1991.
KOC. Korea. 300 mt/d nitric acid plant. Contr: Uhde Gmbh. Completion: 1991.
*KOHAP CHEMICAL CORP. Seone. 65 mt/d nylon 66 chips under construction. Contr: Davy McKee. Completion: 1991.
KOREA PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRIES CO. LTD. Onsan. 250,000 mt/y polymer grade ethylene and 145,000 mt/y propylene plant. Tech. Lummus Crest.
KUMHO SHELL CHEMICAL CO. LTD. Yeochun. 180,000 mt/y styrene plant. Design/Engr: Lummus Crest. Tech: Monsanto/Lummus Crest.
LUCKY PETROCHEMICAL LTD. Yeochon. 140,000 Mt/y C4 hydrogenation unit in the engineering stage. Completion: Mid 1991.
SAMSUNG GENERAL CHEMICALS CO. LTD. Daesan. 260,000 mt/y benzene/toluene plant in the engineering stage. Lic: Krupp Kopper. Completion: 1991.
*80,000 mt/y ethylene oxide/glycol plant under construction. Lic: Scientific Design. Completion: 1991.
Seosang. $20 million aromatics complex. Products: toluene, xylene, and ethylbenzene for conversion to 140,000 mt/y of benzene. Completion: summer 1992.
*Seosa. 31,000 mt/y isobutylene unit. Completion: 1991.
TONGYANG NYLON. Ulsan, South Korea. 165,000 mt/y polymer grade propylene. Lic: UOP.
YUKONG LTD. Ulsan. 35,000 mt/y isopropanol plant and 50,000 mt/y secondary butanol/methyl ethyl ketone unit in the engineering stage. $72 MM. Design/Engr: Edeleanu GmbH. Completion: 1992.
KUWAIT
KUWAIT NATIONAL PETROLEUM CO. Mina Al-Ahmadi. 1,300 mt/y MTBE unit. Lic: IFP. Completion: End 1992.
90,000 mt/y propylene unit planned. Completion: End 1992.
PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRIES. Shuaiba. 80,000 mt/y polypropylene unit. Feed: Propylene. Lic: Union Carbide. Completion: 1992.
100,000 mt/y polypropylene unit. Feed: Propylene. Planned. Completion: 1991.
LIBYA
*RAS LANUF OIL & GAS PROCESSING CO. Ras Lanuf. 80,000 mt/y HD polyethylene and 80,000 mt/y LLd polyethylene plant in the engineering stage. Completion: Feb. 1993.
MALAYSIA
ASEAN BINTULU FERTILIZER SDN. BHD. Bintulu. 66,000 mt/y synthesis gas/ammonia expansion under construction. Design: Uhde. Completion: 1991.
BP CHEMICALS. Low linear density polyethylene plant. Planned.
EXXON CHEMICAL CO. Kerteh. 450,000 mt/y ethylene and 450,000 mt/y polyethylene plant awaiting gov't approval. Completion: 1994.
MTBE MALAYSIA. Kuantan. (joint venture with Petronas, Idemitsu Petrochemical and Neste Oy) 80,000 mt/y polypropylene, 80,000 mt/y propylene and 300,000 MTBE plants in the engineering stage. Design/Engr: Kellogg. Contr: Stone & Webster. Completion: 1992.
*PAN-CENTURY OLEOCHEMICALS SDN BHD. Pasir Gudang Johor. 60,000 mt/y oleochemicals plant in the engineering stage. Engr: Davy Powergas India. Completion: 1992.
PETROLIAM NASIONAL BHD. seeking bids for three plants. 300,000 mt/y MTBE plant. 80,000 mt/y propylene plant. 80,000 mt/y polypropylene plant.
PETRONAS. Kuantan. 80,000 mt/y polypropylene plant in the engineering stage. Completion: 1992.
80,000 mt/y propylene plant in the engineering stage. Completion: 1992.
300,000 mt/y MTBE plant in the engineering stage. Completion: 1992.
POLYPROPYLENE MALAYSIA. Kuantan. (joint venture with Petronas, Idemitsu Petrochemical, and Neste Oy) 80,000 mt/y polypropylene plant. Planned.
SHELL MDS (MALAYSIA). Bintulu. 500,000 mt/y middle distillates synthesys. Contr: JGC. Completion: 1992.
TITAN POLYPROPYLENE (MALAYSIA) SDN. BHD.. Johor. 100,000 mt/y polypropylene. Design: Tecnimont. Contr: JGC. Completion: 1991.
MEXICO
CELANESE MEXICANA. Cangrejera, Veracruz. 60,000 mt/y vinyl acetate plant. Feed: Ethylene, acetic acid. Completion: 1991.
100,000 mt/y butyraldehyde, 5,400 mt/y isobutyraldehyde units. Feed: Propylene. Completion: 1991.
*30,000 mt/y acrylic acid plant. Feed: propylene. *4,600 mt/y polyester expansion. Completion: 1991.
DERIVADOS MALEICOS SA DE CV. Apizaco, Tlaxcala. 15,000 mt/y maleic anhydride unit. Feed: Benzene. Completion: End 1992.
FERTILIZANTES MEXICANOS. Camargo. 1,500 mt/d urea plant Engr: Latisa Contr: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1992.
Lazaro Cardenas. 1,500 mt/d urea plant under construction. Engr: Latisa Contr: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1992.
*FINACRIL. Tampico. 14,000 mt/y acrylic fibre expansion under construction. Completion: 1992.
*INDALPRO. Altamina. 100,000 mt/y polypropylene plant. Completion: 1991/92.
Tampico. 100,000 mt/y polypropylene plant under construction. Contr: Tecnimont. Completion: 1991.
PEMEX. Morelos. 100,000 mt/y hd polyethylene unit under construction. Feed: Ethylene.
500,000 mt/y ethylene unit under construction. Feed: Refinery gas.
350,000 mt/y propylene unit under construction. Design: Air Products. Completion: 1991.
75,000 mt/y isopropyl alcohol unit in engineering stage. Completion: 1991.
SINTESIS ORGANICAS SA DE CV. Apizaco, Tlaxcala. 15,000 mt/y plastizicers unit. Feed: 2-ethyl hexanol. Completion: End 1992.
NETHERLANDS
*DSM. Herleen. 145,000 mt/y polypropylene. Completion: 1991.
EXXON. Rotterdam. 57,000 mt/y phthalic anhyd. unit under construction. Design: Lurgi GmbH. Completion: March 1991.
SHELL NEDERLAND CHEMIE BV. Moerdijk, Netherlands. 363,000 mt/y ethylbenzene plant in the engineering stage. Tech: Mobil/Badger. Contr: KTI. Completion: Late 1991.
NIGERIA
NIGERIA LNG LTD. Rivers State. 4 million mt/y LNG. Technip/Snamprogetti Spa Tealarc liquefaction process. $2.5 billion. Specification preparation: Technip/Kellogg. Completion: 1993.
NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETRO. CO. Eleme. Phase Two of petrochemical complex. 250,000 mt/y LD & HD polyethylene, 80,000 mt/y polypropylene, 260,000 mt/y ethylene, 82,000 mt/y propylene and 20,000 mt/y butadiene plant. $1.2 billion. Contr: Du Pont Canada and IFP.
NORWAY
Statoil. Antwerp. 400,000 mt/y propylene plant and 180,000 mt/y polypropylene unit. pr: 1990, Po: 1991.
Den norske stats oljeselskap AS. Bamble. 40,000 mt/y expansion of their hd polyethylene plant. $23.9 MM.
PAKISTAN
FAUJI FERTILIZER CO. Machhi Goth. 1,215 mt/d ammonia plant and 2,105 mt/d urea plant under construction. Contr: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1992.
1,000 mt/d ammonia expansion and 1,925 mt/d urea expansion under construction. Contr: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1992.
OMAN
Oman government. 2,220 mt/y floating methanol plant. $250 MM. Tenders out. Completion: 1991.
PHILIPPINES
LUZON PETROCHEMICAL CORP. Batangas. 140,000 mt/y Ild and hd polyethylene, 110,000 mt/y of polyproylene plant. Contr: Mitsubishi Corp. Tech: Unipol process. (joint venture lead by USI Far East Corp.)
230,000 mt/y ethylene plant in the engineering stage. Contr: Toyo Engineering Corp. and Nissho Iwai Corp. Completion: Late 1992.
PORTUGAL
*CIA NACIONAL PETROCHIMICA'S. Sines. 50,000 mt/y ethylene cracker. Completion: 1992.
*EMPRESA DE POLIMEROS DE SINES. Sines. 40,000 mt/y HD polyethylene expansion and build a compounding unit on the site. Completion: 1992.
SAUDI ARABIA
AMOCO AND SAUDI CHEMICAL INVESTMENTS LTD. Feasibility study of building an aromatics complex. 400,000 mt/y paraxylene plant and a BTX extraction unit.
ARABIAN PETROCHEMICAL CO. Al Jubaul. 133,000 mt/y benzene plant in the engineering stage. Design: Air Products. Completion: 1991.
*500,000 mt/y ethylene project in the engineering stage. Lic: Kellogg.
IBN HAYYAN. Al Jubail. 100,000 mt/y polyvinyl chloride expansion under construction. Contr: Badger. Completion: 1991.
MOBIL CHEMICAL CO./SAUDI BASIC INDUSTRIES CORP. Yanbu. Installation of 2 ethylene furances, 50,000 mt/y polyethylene and 80,000 mt/y ethylene glycol expansion.
SAUDI METHANOL CO. Al-Jubail. 560,000 mt/y increase of methanol plant. Total capacity 1.2 million mt/y. (joint venture of Saudi Basic Industries Corp. and a japanese group led by Mitsubishi Gas Chemical.
SOUTH AFRICA
NATIONAL CHEMICAL PRODUCTS LTD. Durban. 6,000 mt/y maleic anhydride plant under construction. Feed: Butane. $17 MM U.S.
SOUTH SUMATRA
*PUSRI. Palembang. 1,350 mt/d ammonia plant in the engineering stage. Engr: Kellogg. Contr: Kellogg/Rekayasa. Completion: 1992.
SPAIN
ATOCHEM. Prat de Llobregat. 120,000 mt/y polyvinyl chloride plant. $60 MM. Planned. Completion: 1990-1991.
20,000 mt/y polystyrene expansion planned (75,000 mt/y total cap.).
*BASF. Tarragona. 50,000 mt/y polypropylene plant. Completion: 1991.
BAYER HISPANIA INDUSTRIAL SA. Tarragona. Expansion of the following: 36,000 mt/y isocynates, 11,000 mt/y ABS/SAN resins, 1,200 mt/y synthetic latex. $80 MM. Completion: 1991.
BP CHEMICALS LTD./CIA. ESPANOLA DE PETROLEOS SA. San Roque. 30,000 mt/y maleic anhydride plant. $50 MM. Completion: 1991.
Algeciras. 45,000 mt/y MTBE unit. Lic: UOP.
E.I. du PONT de NEMOURS INC. Barcelona. Polymers/composite materials plant. $80 MM. Completion: 1992.
*Oviedo, Asturias. $1 billion petrochemical complex to produce engineering plastics, advanced fibers, and other products. Completion: 1992.
*ERCROS SA. Cartagena. 880 mt/d revamp of ammonia plant.
*Puertollano. 600 mt/d revamp of ammonia plant.
ENFERSA. Puertollano. 420 mt/d urea expansion under construction. Feed: Ammonia. Contr: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1990.
GE PLASTICS DE ESPANA SA. Cartagena. acrylonitrile butadiene styrene plant. $2.5 billion. Contr: Foster Wheeler Iberia SA.
HIMONT (Hercules Inc. and Montedison SpA). 25,000 mt/y polypropylene plant. Planned.
*HISPAVIC-SOLVAY. Martorell. 55,000 mt/y polyvinyl chloride in the engineering stage. Contr: Tecnicas. Completion: 1991.
POLIPROPILENO DE GALICIA SA. El Ferrol. 50,000 mt/y polypropylene plant planned. Completion: Early 1991.
PRODUCTOS QUIMICOS DEL MEDITERRANEO SA. 20,000 mt/y caprolactam expansion. Feed: Cyclohexane. Planned.
REPSOL PETROLEO. Bibao. 100,000 mt/y polypropylene plant. Completion: 1992.
La Coruna. 160,000 mt/y hydrogenation butadiene plant. Completion: 1991.
Puertollano. 20,000 mt/y styrene expansion. Planned.
25,000 mt/y Id polypropylene expansion.
130,000 mt/y alkylation unit. Contr: Phillips. Completion: 1991.
Tarragona. 27,000 mt/y propylene plant. Completion: 1991.
1,400 mt/d olefins unit being revamped. Contr: Repsol/Linde.
250,000 mt/y fractionation gasoline pyrolysis. Contr: Repsol.
*70,000 mt/y ethylene expansion. Engr: Linde. Completion: 1991.
TARRAGONA QUIMICA SA. Tarragona. 25,000 mt/y hd polyethylene expansion (125,000 mt/y total cap.) $65 MM.
SWEDEN
NOBEL CHEMATUR. Stenungsund. 40,000 mt/y ethylene unit (from ethanol) in engineering stage. Design: Scientific Design.
TANZANIA
KILWA AMMONIA CO. Kilwa Masoko. $400 MM ammonia plant. Feed: Natural gas (from Songo Songo Island field).
THAILAND
CHIEM PATTANA KNITTING CO. LTD. Ratchaburi. 42,000 mt/y polyester polycondensation in the engineering stage. Contr: Zimmer, Completion: 1992.
*DOW CHEMICAL. Rayong province. 25,000 mt/y polyurethane plant. Completion: 1992.
*HMT POLYSTYRENE. Rayong. 25,000 mt/y polystyrene plant. Completion: 1991.
ICI INDUSTRIES plc AND SAHA UNION. Rayong province. (joint venture) 205,000 b/d purified terephthalic acid plant. Planned. Completion: 1992.
PETROLEUM AUTHORITY OF THAILAND. Rayong. Petrochemical complex 2: 500 MM lb/y aromatics and olefins. Eng. study/contr: Bechtel and Chem Systems. $1 billion. Completion: 1992.
*SUN FLAG (THAILAND) LTD. Aynthaya. 3,650 mt/y polyster resins in the engineering stage. Contr: Davy McKee. Completion: 1992.
*35,000 mt/y polyester polycondensation plant in the engineering stage. Contr: Zimmer. Completion: 1992.
THAI CHAROEN POKPHAND GROUP. Ma Ta Phut. (joint venture with Solvay Group) 135,000 mt/y polyvinyl chloride plant. Contr: Solvay.
THAI OLEFINS CO. Rayong province. 350,000 mt/y ethylene and 170,000 mt/y propylene plant. Engr: Bechtel. Completion: Mid-1993.
Mapta Phut. 600,000 mt/y NPC-2 olefins plant in the engineering stage. Contr: Bechtel. Completion: 1993.
*TPI. Rayong. 15,000 mt/y polystryene plant in the engineering stage. Engr: Uhde GmbH.
TRINIDAD
CARIBBEAN METHANOL CO. Point Lisas. 550,000 mt/y methanol plant in the engineering stage. Completion: 1992.
GOVERNMENT OF TRINIDAD-TOBAGO (51%), MW KELLOGG (24.5%), NORSK HYDRO (24.5%). Point Lisas. 1,500 mt/d ammonia plant. Contr: Kellogg.
*TRINIDAD & TOBAGO METHANOL CO. 1,380 mt/d methanol revamping in the engineering stage. Contr: Toyo Corp. Completion: 1992.
TUNISIA
*IMPOL. Hamman Lif. 44,000 mt/y polystyrene plant in the engineering stage. Engr: Tecnimont. Completion: 1992.
TURKEY
*PETKIM. Id polyethylene expansion in the engineering stage. Contr: Simon.
*POLIPET. Gaziantep. 80,000 mt/y polypropylene plant. Completion: 1991/92.
UNITED KINGDOM
BITMAC. Southampton. 2,000 mt/y phthalic anhydride expansion in engineering stage. Contr: Lurgi.
BP CHEMICALS LTD. Barry. pheolics resins plant under construction. Contr: John Brown. Completion: 1991.
Hull. Grangemouth, Scotland. 350,000 mt/y ethylene unit in the engineering stage. Design/Engr: Stone & Webster. Completion: 1991.
100,000 mt/y hd polyethylene expansion in engineering stage (250,000 mt/y total capacity).
600,000 total capacity of olfins. Design: Stone & Webster.
EXXON CHEMICAL LTD. Fife. Hiking ethylene capacity to 900,000 mt/y and adding a polymer grade propylene capacity of 180,000 mt/y. $316 MM. Completion: 1992.
*EXXON/SHELL. Mossmorran, Scot. 250,000 mt/y ethylene expansion in the engineering stage. Engr: Kellogg.
SHELL CHEMICALS UK LTD. Carrington. *130,000 mt/y LD polyethylene plant. Engr/Contr: Kellogg. Completion: 1991.
U.S.S.R.
Dzerzhinsk. 25,000 mt/y acrylic acid, 40,000 mt/y acrylic esters, 40,000 mt/y acrylic emulsions in engineering stage. Processes: Nippon Shokubai KK, Dainippon Inc. Consortium coordinator: Nissho Iwai. Contr: Mitsubishi HI. Completion: March 1991.
Kazan. 200,000 mt/y polyethylene expansion. Union Carbide technology. Contr: John Brown.
MINISTRY OF THE PETROCHEMICALS INDUSTRY AND ENI. Lithuania. (joint venture) 350,000 mt/y MTBE and 150,000 mt/y alkylates plant. Planned.
Nizhnevartovsk, Siberia. Petrochemical complex. Feed: Ethylene. $5 billion. Feasibility study: Mitsubishi, Mitsui, Chiyoda. Completion: Late 1990's.
Polotsk. 60,000 mt/y ethylene-propylene and 55,000 mt/y acrylonitrile.
PRESSINDUSTRIA. Tobolsk. 90,000 mt/y butyl rubber plant in the engineering stage. Contr: Techint. Completion: June 1993.
*SOJUZAGROCHIMEXPORT. Chirchik. 8,000 mt/y caprolactam expansion in the engineering stage. Engr: SNIA Engr. Completion: 1992.
SOVIET MINISTRY OF THE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY. Shevchenko. Petrochemical complex. Contr: Dow Europe-Litwin. Feasibility study.
STAVROPOL POLYMER. Budyennovsk. 100,000 mt/y expansion of their olefin plant in the engineering stage. Tech: Linde. Completion: 1992.
TECHMASHIMPORT. Budennowsk, Caucasus. 100,000 mt/y ethylene expansion at Stavropol polymer complex. Contr: Linde AG.
Budyennorsk. 100,000 mt/y polypropylene expansion under construction. Contr: John Brown. $95 MM. Completion: 1991.
*100,000 mt/y polyproplyene expansion under construction. $175 M. Contr: John Brown. completion: 1991.
Blagoveshchensk. 230,000 mt/y pure terephthalic acid in engineering stage. Contr: MES. Completion: 1992.
Mogilev. 25,000 mt/y dimethyl terephthalate modernization, expansion in the engineering stage. Contr: Krupps Koppers. Completion: 1992.
Nevinnonysk. 150,000 mt/y acetic acid under construction. Contr: MES. Completion: 1990.
Saratov. 75,000 mt/y expansion. Acrylonitrile. Engineering stage. Contr: Techimont. Completion: 1991.
Voronej. 30,000 mt/y thermoplastic styrene-butadiene elastomers plant planned. Contr: Litwin SA France. Completion: 1991.
500,000 mt/y ethylene revamping. Contr: Toyo Engineering Corp.
VENEZUELA
CORPOVEN. El Palito. 2,500 b/d revamp BTX unit. Engr/Lic: UOP. $100 MM. Completion: 1990.
DOW CHEMICAL CO. El Tablazo. 150,000 mt/y styrene monomer plant. $120 MM. (joint venture with Petroquimica de Venezuela and Grupo Zuliano).
NITRORIENTE. Anzotegui. 495,000 mt/y ammonia unit. Lic/Engr: Braun. $250 MM. Completion: 1991.
PEQUIVEN. Moron Complex. 500,000 mt/y ammonia and 500,000 mt/y urea expansion.
*Zulia Complex. 60,000 mt/y ethylene glycol, 16,000 mt/y ethylene oxide, 150,000 mt/y styrene, 130,000 mt/y vinyl chloride, 150,000 mt/y polyethylene, 70,000 mt/y polypropylene, 120,000PETROCHEMICALS-WORLDWIDE CONSTRUCTION
*Designates projects listed for the first t
El Tablazo, Zulia. Olefins plant expansion (250,000 mt/y ethylene and 125,000 t/y propylene) in the engineering stage. Feed: Ethane. Engr: Kellogg. Contr: Inelectra/Kellogg. Completion: 1991.
60,000 mt/y ethylene dichloride and vinyl chloride units planned. Feed: Ethylene, chloride. Completion: 1992.
Morn, Carabobo. 495,000 mt/y ammonia unit planned. Lic/Engr: Braun. Feed: Natural gas. Completion: 1991.
247,500 mt/y urea unit planned. Feed: Ammonia. Completion 1991.
308,000 mt/y solution urea. Feed: Ammonia. Planned. Completion: 1991.
*PEOUIVEN/ECOFUEL. Jose. 2,000 mt/d methanol plant in the engineering stage. Engr: Davy McKee. Completion: 1993.
PETROPROPANO DE VENEZUELA S.A. Jose. (joint venture of Petroquimica de Venezuela and Veba Oel AG) 250,000 mt/y propylene unit. Feed: Propane. Eng-design: UOP.
*PRALCA. Punta Camacho, Estado Zulia. 16,000 mt/y purified ethylene oxide, 66,000 mt/y monoethylene glycol, 6,300 mt/y diethylene glycol, 290 mt/y triethylene glycol in the engineering stage. Contr: TPL. Completion: Aug. 1992.
*PROPILVEN. El. Tablazo. 70,000 mt/y polypropylene plant. Completion: 1991.
SUPER OCTANOS C.A. Jose. 500,000 mt/y MTBE plant under construction. Contr: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1991.
320,000 mt/y Isobutylene plant under construction. Design: Air Products. Completion: 1991.
YUGOSLAVIA
*JUGOVINIL. Kastel Sucurac, Split. 85,000 mt/y polyvinyl chloride in the engineering stage. Feed: vinyl chloride monomer.
*PRVA ISKRA. Baric, Belgrade. 20,000 mt/y toluene plant. Feed: Natural gas, toluene.
*50,000 mt/y linear alkylbenzene plant. Feed: N paraffins, benzene.
PROGRES PRIZREN. Prizren. 7,000 mt/y polyamide 6 polymerization unit in engineering stage. Contr: Zimmer Ag
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