*Designates projects listed for the first time in the Journal.
UNITED STATES
AIR PRODUCTS. Deer Park, TX Polyvinyl alcohol plant under construction. Engr/Contr: Bechtel. Completion: 1991.
AMOCO CHEMICAL CO. Texas City, TX 750,000 t/y ethylene project in the engineering stage. Lic/Engr: Kellogg. 1992.
Chocolate Bayou, Alvin, TX 300 million lb/y polypropylene plant in the engineering stage.
Contr: John Brown. Completion: 1992.
Cedar Bayou, TX polypropylene modernization. Engr: S&B Engr. (Al)
Joliet, IL purified isophthalate acid expansion to 200 MM lb/y. Completion: 2nd Qtr. 1992.
ARCO CHEMICAL. Channelview, TX 500 MM lb/yr Propylene oxide and 1.25 billion lb/yr styrene monomer expansion under construction. $400 MM.
Contr: HB Zachry. Completion: Nov. 1991.
Polyols expansion under construction. Design/Engr: John Brown. Completion: 1991.
BETHLEHEM STEEL. Sparrow Point, MD 4,900 mt/y modified claus unit in the engineering stage. Contr: Still Otto GmbH. (A0)
BORDEN CHEMICAL. Louisville, KY Phenolic resin plant in the engineering stage. Contr: John Brown. Completion: 1991.
CHAMPLIN REFINING AND CHEMICALS INC. Corpus Christi, TX 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 MM lb/y expansion of hd polyethylene plant in the engineering stage. Contr: John Brown E&C. Completion: 1991.
CHEVRON USA. Beaumont, TX hd polyethylene in the engineering stage. Engr: John Brown. Completion: 1991.
*COASTAL CHEMICAL INC. Cheyenne, WY 3,000 mt/y MTBE plant. Contr: Davy McKee. Completion: Oct. 1992.
COMBUSTION ENGINEERING INC. Niles, OH WSA-SNO, plant under construction. Design/Engr: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1993.
COSMAR INC. Freeport, TX 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, TX 260,000 mt/y benzene plant in the engineering stage. Contr: Krupp Kopper. Completion: 1994.
DUPONT. Orange, TX ethylene expansion in the engineering stage. Engr: Lummus Crest. Completion: 1991.
EASTMAN. Longview, TX 100,000 mt/y polypropylene plant. Completion: 1991.
ENICHEM ELASTOMERS AMERICAS, INC. Baytown, TX. specialized polymer plant in the engineering stage. Contr: John Brown. Completion: 1992.
EPSILON. Marcus Hook, PA 120,000 t/y polypropylene plant. Completion: 1991.
EXXON CHEMICAL CO. Baytown, TX 150 MM lb/y paraxylene and 22 MM gal/y benzene units. Completion: Mid-1991.
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP. U.S.A. Point Comfort, TX 750,000 t/y ethylene plant, derivative units, and related facilities under construction. Lic: Kellogg. Completion: 1992.
300,000 t/y ethylene glycol plant in the engineering stage. Lic: Scientific Design. Engr: H-R International. Completion: 1991.
130,000 t/y polypropylene plant. Completion: 1991.
Pasadena, TX 71,200 t/y phenol expansion and 42,700 t/y acetone expansion. Feed: Cumeme. $36 MM. Planned. (09)
GOODYEAR. Beaumont, TX specialty polymers expansion in the engineering stage. Engr: John Brown. Completion: 1991.
HUNTSMAN CHEMICAL CORP. Belpre, OH 32,000 t/y polystyrene expansion. Contr: Lummus Crest. (A9)
Woodbury, NJ 150,000 t/y polypropylene plant. Completion: 1992.
LYONDELL PETROCHEMICAL CO. Channelview, TX butadiene recovery unit under construction. Engr: John Brown. Contr: KCI. Completion: 1991.
MELAMINE CHEMICALS. Donaldsonville, LA 30 MM lb melamine plant. Feed: Urea. (09)
MITSUI & CO. (U.S.A.) INC. Deer Park, TX 620,000 t/y MTBE plant in the engineering stage. Lic: Lummus Crest. Engr/Contr: Kellogg. Completion: Early 1992.
MOBIL CHEMICAL. Joliet, IL 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. Pasadena, TX 1 billion lb/y olefins unit at either Corpus Christi, Chocolate Bayou, or Lake Charles. Preliminary engineering studies under way. (09)
Corpus Christi, TX 450,000 t/y vinyl chloride monomer unit under construction.$200 MM. Engr: 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. Engr: Toyo Corp. Completion: 1992.
PAXON. Baton Rouge, LA hd polyethylene expansion in the engineering stage. Design: John Brown. Completion: 1991.
PD GLYCOL. Beaumont, TX 100,000 t/y ethylene glycol expansion. Engr: H-R Int. Contr: HR Int./staff. Completion: May 1991,
PETRO OIL & GAS INC. Sheridan, WY (joint venture with Perkins Power Inc.) 50 t/d polyurethane plant. $50 MM. (09)
PHILLIPS 66. Borger, TX 10 MM lbs/y isobutane facility. Design: STC. Contr: Fish. Completion: Aug. 1991.
Old Ocean, TX 1.5 billion lbs/y ethylene expansion at sweeny plant. Design: Brown & Root/Braun. Contr: Brown & Root. Completion: 2nd Qtr. 1991.
Pasadena, TX 600 MM lbs/y polyethylene rebuild. Engr: Kellogg. Contr: Brown & Root. Completion: June 1992.
POLYSAR POLYMERS. Orange, TX Expansion of EPDM Rubber plant in the engineering stage. Engr: Bechtel. Completion: 1991.
QUANTUM-USI DIVISION. Morris, IL 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, TX 1,000 b/d solvent fractionation expansion in the engineering stage. Engr: Frantz (09)
TENNECO INC. LaPorte, TX 12,500 b/d MTBE plant in the engineering stage. Lic/Engr/Contr: Kellogg. Completion: Early 1992.
TENNESSEE EASTMAN. Kingsport, TN Chemicals from coal expansion in the engineering stage. Engr: Bechtel. Completion: 1991.
100,000 t/y Acetic acid expansion under construction, Engr: Bechtel. Completion: 1991.
TEXACO CHEMICAL CO. Port Neches, TX 200,000 t/y propylene oxide/MTBE plant in the engineering stage. Engr: Bechtel. Completion: 1994.
TEXAS EASTMAN CO. Longview, TX 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.
UNION CARBIDE CHEMICALS & PLASTICS CO. INC. TAFT, LA 410 MM lb/y expansion of ethylene oxide plant. $200 MM. (09)
UNOCAL. West Sacramento, CA Expansion of nitrogen fertilizers complex in the engineering stage. Engr: Fluor Daniels. Completion: 1992.
Kankakee, IL Polymers plant under construction. Engr/Contr: John Brown. Completion: 1991.
*82,000 mt/y styrene-butadiene/polyvinyl alcohol plant under construction. Design/Engr: John Brown. Completion: 1991.
WESTLAKE POLYMERS. Lake Charles, LA 500,000 t/y ethylene plant under construction. Lic/Engr: Kellogg. Contr: KCI. Completion: 1991.
WESTLAKE STYRENE CORP. Gulf Coast. 160,000 t/y ethylbenzene/styrene plant in the engineering stage. Contr: Badger. Completion: 1992.
ALGERIA
$170 billion petrochemical complex (joint venture with India). 450,000 mt/y ethylene. Proposed.(A9)
ENTERPRISE NATIONALE DE LA PETROCHIMIE. Skikda. 50,000 mt/y linear alkylbenzene intermediates. UOP process. $80 MM. (A9)
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/CTIP/Techint. 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. Camagari. 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.
BANGLADESH
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD. Tarakandi. 1,700 mt/d urea plant under construction. Design: Snamprogetti. Completion: 19991.
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 purifiec terephthalic acid expansion under construction. Contr: TPL. Completion: June 1991.
Belgium. 945 mt/d nitric acid plant under construction. Completion: 1991.
ARCO Chemical Co. Rhieme. polypropylene engineering foam resins plant. Completion: 4th Qtr. 1991.
B.A.S.F. CORP. Antwerp. 600,000 mt/y ethylene plant. Completion: Mid 1993.
BAYER ANTWERPEN NV. Antwerp. 23,000 mt/y polycarbonate plant under construction. Feed: Bisphenol A. Contr: Fluor Daniel. (09)
24,000 mt/y polycarbonate plant. Feed: Bisphenol A. Contr: Fluor Corp. Planned. (09)
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. (A9)
200,000 mt/y linear alpha olefins plant under construction. $100 MM. Contr: John Brown. 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.
*hd polyethylene conversion under construction. Completion: 1991.
FINANESTE N.V. Antwerp. *612 mt/y aromatics extraction in the engineering stage. Design: HRI. Completion: 1992.
HIMONT/STATOIL NORTH SEA PETROCHEMICAL. Antwerp. 180,000 mt/y polypropylene plant. Completion: 1991.
*250,000 mt/y propane dehydrogenation unit under construction. Engr: Kellogg. 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. Contr: Kellogg. Completion: 1991.
PETROCHIM NV. Feluy. 126,000 mt/y hd polyethylene unit. Contr: Technip. Completion: 1991.
SOLVAY GROUP. Antwerp. 100,000 mt/y hd polyethylene plant. Contr: John Brown. Completion: Late 1991.
80,000 mt/y polypropylene plant. Contr: John Brown. 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, RS. 27,000 mt/y carbon black unit. Feed: Ethylene tar. $30 MM. Planned. Completion: 1991.
COPENE. Camagari. 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. (09)
ESTIRENO DO NORDESTE. Camacarl, BA. 175 mt/y ethylbenzene revamp in the engineering stage. Engr: Lummus Crest. Completion: 1992.
FIBRA SA. Americana. 2,000 mt/y nylon 6 plant in the engineering stage. Engr: SNIA. Completion: 1992.
NITROFERTIL. Camacarl. 160,000 mt/d nitric acid expansion in the design stage. (00)
360,000 mt/d urea expansion in the design stage. (00)
Retrofitting existing ammonia plant (200 mt/d) to produce oxo gas and hydrogen. In the design stage. (00)
Laranjeiras. 500,000 mt/d urea expansion in the design stage. (00)
NITROCARBONO SA. Camecari. 15,000 mt/y caprolactam and 30,000 mt/y ammonium sulfate expansion planned. Feed: Cyclohexanone, ammonia, hydrogen. (09)
15,900 mt/y cyclohexanone and 4,200 mt/y sodium sulfate expansion planned. Feed: Cyclohexane. (09)
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 Andrd. 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.
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. Camacarl. 130,000 mt/y low linear density polyethylene plant under construction. Contr: Lummus/Setal. Completion: 1991.
PRONOR PETROQUIMICA SA. Camacari. 30,000 mt/y toluene diisocyanate expansion under way. Feed: Toluene, chlorine, natural gas, nitric acid. Completion: 1991.
52,000 mt/y dimethyl terephthalate expansion planned. Feed: Paraxylene, methanol. Completion: 1991.
8,000 mt/y -diphenyl methane diisocyanate expansion planned. Feed: Benzene, chlorine, formaldehyde. Completion: 1992.
PROSINT PRODUTOS SINTOTICOS 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 lld polyethylene plant. $50 MM. Sclairtech process. Lic: DuPont Canada. Contr: Lummus Crest. Engr: Combustion Engineering Inc. (09)
Devnja. 150,000 mt/y vinylchloride monomer, 120,000 mt/y ethylene dichloride units in engineering stage. Contr: TEC. Completion: 1991.
NEFTOCHIM. Burgas. 14,000 mt/y acrylic fibre plant under construction. Engr: SNIA. Completion: 1992.
*150,000 mt/y ethylene plant under construction. Lic: Kellogg. Engr: Kellogg/Setpoint. Contr: Kellogg/Kawasaki. Completion: 1991.
CANADA
*ALBERTA ENVIRONFUELS INC. Edmonton. $350 MM petrochemical plant to produce MTBE. (Al)
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.
BORDEN CANADA. Edmonton, Alberta. 35,000 mt/y formaldehyde expansion under way. Feed: Methanol. (09)
Laval, Quebec. 35,000 mt/y formaldehyde expansion under way. Feed: Methanol. (09)
Laval, Quebec. 25,000 mt/y formaldehyde expansion under way. Feed: Methanol. (09)
Vancouver, B.C. 25,000 mt/y formaldehyde expansion under way. Feed: Methanol. (09)
West Hill, Ontario. 12,000 mt/y formaldehyde expansion under way. Feed: Methanol. (09)
CARGILL LTD. Bell Plaine, Sask. 1,500 mt/d anhydrous ammonia, 2,000 mt/y urea units. $350 MM. Completion: Spring 1992.
DOW CHEMICAL CANADA INC. Fort Sask. gas liquids fractionation facility and ethylene plant under construction. 3rd Qtr. 1994.
HUSKY OIL. Lloydminster. 32,000 b/d heavy oil upgrader facility with amine, sulfur and sour water under construction. Design: HRI. Engr: Monenco. Completion: March 1992.
NESTE OY. Edmonton, Alberta. (joint venture with Petro-Canada) 500,000 mt/y MTBE plant. $210 million. Engr/Contr: Fluor Corp. Completion: 1991.
*NOVACOR CHEMICALS. Alberta. 250,000 mt/y polyethylene unit. Engr/Const mgmt. Fluor Corp. Completion: 1991.
PETROMONT INC. Montreal, Quebec. 200,000 mt/y hd polyethylene plant expansion under construction. $75 MM. Contr: Bechtel. Completion: July 1991.
Varennes, Quebec. 40,000 mt/y ethylene revamp under construction. Engr: Stone & Webster. Completion: 1991.
PETROQUIMICA/SOC. GENERALE DE FINANCEMENT. St. Romuaid, Quebec. 75,000 mt/y linear alkybenzene plant (Al)
SHELL CANADA. Corunna, Ontario. 40,000 mt/y styrene expansion planned. Feed: Benzene, ethylene. Completion: 1991.
UNION CARBIDE. Prentiss. 600,000 mt/y ethylene glycol plant planned. Feed: Ethylene. Completion: Late 1994.
CHINA
Anda. 50,000 mt/y ethylene oxide and ethylene glycol units. Royal Dutch Shell process. $53.5 MM. Contr: Technip. Completion: 1991.
Bijing. 60,000 mt/y styrene monomer plant. Badger process. Contr: Partec Lavalin. (Al)
Jinxi, Liaoning Province. 1,000 mt/d ammonia plant in engineering stage. Tech: Braun. Contr: Technip. Completion: 1991.
Erlian, Inner Mongolia. 150 mt/d ammonia expansion under way. $10 MM. Contr: Humphreys & Glasgow. (09)
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 lid polyethylene, 40,000 mt/y polypropylene, 10,000 mt/y butene 1 units. Lic: BP on polyethylene, Mitsui PC on polypropylene, IFP on butene. Contr: Technipetrol. Completion: Sept. 1992.
Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. $600 MM petrochemical complex that includes a 140,000 mt/y ethylene plant. (09)
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). (A0)
CHINA INTERNATIONAL PETROCHEMICAL CO. Shanghai petrochemical complex. 80,000 mt/y polyethylene plant. Tech: Mitsubishi. Contr: Snamprogetti. (A0)
CHINA NATIONAL CHEMICAL CONSTRUCTION CORP. Hebei, Henan, Shanxi and Beijing Provinces. 4 urea plants, 400 mt/d each, under construction. Contr: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1991.
Liaoyang. 26,000 mt/y carbon disulfide plant in the engineering stage, Engr: SNIA. Completion: 1992.
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. Baoii. 400 mt/d urea plant under construction. Design: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1992
CHINA NATIONAL OFFSHORE OIL CORP./ROYAL DUTCH SHELL. Huizhou, Guangdong. 450,000 mt/y polyethylene plant under study. Completion: 1995.
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: Late 1991.
50,000 mt/y fatty alcohols plant under construction. Contr: Tecnicas. Completion: Late 1991.
50,000 mt/y ethylene oxide and 50,000 mt/y ethylene glycol unit. Contr: Technip. Completion: 1992.
6,000 mt/y modacrylic fibre plant in the engineering stage. Engr: SNIA. 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. Design/Engr: Uhde. Lic: Henkel. Completion: 1991.
Puyang. 40,000 mt/y polypropylene plant under construction. Contr: Tecnimont. Completion: 1992.
*12,000 mt/y butene plant in the engineering stage. Engr: CTIP. (Al)
*140,000 mt/y ethylene plant in the engineering stage. Engr: CTIP/Lummus Crest. (Al)
*140,000 mt/y polyethylene plant in the engineering stage. Engr: CTIP. (Al)
*Olefins plant in the engineering stage. Engr: CTIP. (Al) Weifang, Shandong. 6,000 mt/y polyethylene plant under construction. Engr: Uhde GmbH. (00)
CHINA PETROCHEMICAL INTERNATIONAL CO. Jinshanwei. 80,000 mt/y Id polyethylene plant under construction. Design/Contr: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1991.
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. (00)
NANJING ORIENTAL CHEMICALS IND. CORP. Nanjing. 50,000 mt/y caprolactam plant under construction. Contr: Didier/Voest Alpine. Process: Stamicarbon. Completion: 1992.
PANZHIHUA IRON & STEEL WORKS. Dukou. 7,000 mt/y ammonia plant under construction. Contr: Krupp Koppers. Completion: 1991.
QINGDAO COTTON MILL NO. 2. Quingdao Shandong Province. 7,000 mt/y polyamide 6 polymerization 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.
YIZHENG CORP. Yizheng. (Joint venture with Amoco Chemical). Polypropylene and purified terephthaiic acid plants planned. (09)
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 Id polyethylene plant in engineering stage. Engr: Lummus/CTCI. Contr: CTIP/CNTIC. $180 MM. Completion: 1992.
140,000 mt/y ethylene plant in engineering stage. Tech: Lummus Crest. Contr: CTIP/CNTIC. Completion: 1992.
12,000 mt/y butenes plant in the engineering stage. Engr: CTIP. (Al)
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. Yuen Long. 75,000 mt/y polystyrene plant under construction. Engr: Tecnimont. Completion: Feb. 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.
Olefins conversion in the engineering stage. Engr: Foster Wheeler. Completion: 1991.
Lin Yuan. 200,000 mt/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.
*560 mt/y aromatics extraction under construction. Design: HRI. Completion: 1992.
CHINA PETRO-CHEMICAL INTERNATIONAL CO. 15,000 mt/y polystyrene (SAN) plant. Contr: Toyo Engineering Corp. (09)
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 polymerization 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. 350,000 mt/y Purified terephthalic acid plant under construction. Contr/Engr: 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 mt/y butanols in the engineering stage. Engr: Davy McKee. $100 MM. (09)
ORIENTAL UNION CHEMICAL CORP. Kaoshiung. Ethylene glycol plant. Feed: Ethylene. Planned. (09)
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
DOW QUIMICA DE COLOMBIA. Cartagena. 40,000 mt/y polystyrene plant. Feed: Styrene. $16 MM. Completion: Late 1991.
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
CHEMOPETROL. Humenne. 17,500 mt/y polyamide 6 polymerization in the engineering stage. Contr: Zimmer. Completion: 1992.
Lovosice. 1,200 mt/d CAN plant under construction. Completion: 1991.
Neratovice. 120,000 mt/y normal alpha olefines plant under construction. Completion: 1992.
SLOVENSKY HODVAB. Semica. 4,900 mt/y polyester solid state polycondensation in the engineering stage. Contr: Zimmer. Completion: 1992.
TECHNOEXPORT-PRAHA. Lovosice. 1,200 mt/d calcium, ammonia, nitrate plant in the engineering phase. $43 MM. Completion: 1991.
Sokolov. 25,000 mt/y acrylic acid and 24,000 mt/y acrylic ester in the engineering stage. Lic: Mitsubishi/JGC Corp. Completion: 1995.
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 ld & hd polyethylene plant under study. (00)
FRANCE
ATOCHEM. Fos Sur Mer. vinyl chloride production expansion. Engr: Heurtey Petrochem Engineering. (Al)
Gonfreville. 110,000 mt/y polyethylene unit. Proposed. (09)
Lavera. 4,000 mt/y polybutadiene plant postponed. (Al)
BP CHEMICAL. Lavera. revamp and extend Polybutene capacity. (A0)
CRD TOTAL. Flandres, Dunkirk. addition of a propane/propylene unit under construction. Contr: Heurtey Industries. (00)
EXXON CHEMICAL LTD. Le Havre. 140,000 mt/y polypropylene plant. Proposed. (09)
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. Berra L'Etang. thermoplastic rubber plant. Contr: Technip. 1991.
130,000 mt/y polypropylene plant. Completion: 1991.
SOCIETE FRANCAISE EXXON CHEMICAL LTD. Notre Dame de Gravenchon. 220,000 mt/y lld polyethylene plant under construction. $158 MM. Contr: Foster Wheeler. Completion: Late 1991.
140,000 mt/y polypropylene plant under construction. Contr: Foster Wheeler. Completion: Late 1991.
GERMANY
BASF. Wesseling. 60,000 mt/y polypropylene plant. Completion: 1991.
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.
HUELS AG. Lulsdort. 60,000-70,000 mt/y dimethyl terephthalate revamp. Completion: 1992.
100,000 mt/y pure terephthalate acid plant. Completion: 1992.
Marls. 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.
*120,000 mt/y polyethylene plant. Process: Union Carbide. Completion: 1993.
LEUNA-WERKE. Leuna. reconstruction of phenol unit under construction. Completion: 1991.
RHEINISCHE OLEFINWERKE. Wesseling. 120,000 mt/y expansion of ethylene plant in the engineering stage. (two cracking furnaces) Contr: KTI. Completion: 1991.
90,000 mt/y expansion olefin plant in the engineering stage. Tech: Linde. Contr: KTI. Completion: 1991.
ROHM GmbH. Worms. 20,000 mt/y dispersed polymers expansion in the design stage. Lic: Rohm. (00)
RUHR OEL. Gelsenkirchen. 70,000 mt/y cumene expansion. Feed: Benzene, propylene. (09)
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: 1991.
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: Tecnimonty 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.
BOMBAY DYEING & MFG. CO. LTD. Pataiganga, Maharashtra. 60,000 mt/y dimethyl tereohthalate in the engineering stage. Completion: 1992.
CHAMBAL FERTILIZERS & CHEMICALS LTD. Gadepan, Kota district. 1,350 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. Haidia. 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. Completion: 1992.
Udyogamandal. 297,000 mt/y ammonia plant pending gov't approval. Replacement of old plant with capacity expansion. (Al)
FINOLEX. Ratnagiri. 80,000 mt/y polyvinyl chloride plant in the engineering stage. Design: Uhde GmbH. (00) 20,000 mt/y polyvinyl chloride plant in the engineering stage. Design: Uhde GmbH. (00)
100,000 mt/y vinyl chloride monomer plant in the engineering stage. Design: Uhde Gmbh. (00)
GAS AUTHORITY OF INDIA LTD. Auraiya, Uttar Pradesh. undisclosed volume of olefins and polyolefins. $1.65 billion. Planned. (A0)
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: 1991.
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.
HERDILLIA CHEMICALS LTD. Thane. 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. steam-reformer shift PSA in the engineering stage. Contr: Linde. Completion: 1991.
INDIAN PETROCHEMICAL CORP. LTD. Gujarat. petrochemical complex. $1.52 billion.
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. Completion: May 1991.
RASHTRIYA ISPAT NIGAM. Visakhapatnam. 33,000 mt/y aromatics plant in the engineering stage. Contr: Krupp Koppers. Completion: 1992.
RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LTD. Hazira, Gujarat. six petrochemical plants costing a total of $685 million. (A0)
SYNTHETICS & CHEMICALS LTD. Bareilly. 48,750 mt/y styrene expansion planned. Feed: Alcohol, benzene. (09)
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). 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.
335,000 mt/y paraxylene and 150,000 mt/y benzene. Contr: Mitsui & Co./Chiyoda Corp./Thyssen. Completion: 1993.
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: 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. Industries Ltd., and Sumitomo Chemical Co.) 400,000 mt/y polyethylene plant. Completion: Late 1992.
*East Java. 1,350 mt/d ammonia plant in the engineering stage. Lic/Engr: Kellogg. Completion: 1993.
PT AMOCO INDOPRAKARSA. Java. 250,000 mt/y purified terephthalic plant. Process design in progress. (Al)
PT ARUN AROMATIK INDONESIA. Arun, Sumatra. 321,200 mt/y benzene, 39,700 mt/y orthoxylene, 180,000 mt/y cyclo hexane, 1 9,600 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 under construction. Engr: Bechtel. Completion: 1991.
PT CHANDRA ASRI. Serang, Java. 550,000 mt/y ethylene and 300,000 mt/y propylene plant in the engineering stage. Lic: ABB Lummus. Contr: Toyo Engr. Corp. Completion: 1993.
PT GRAHA SWAKARSA PRIMA. West Java. 120,000 mt/y ethylbenze to styrene monomer unit. (00)
PT INDORAMA SYNTHETICS. Purwakarta. 52,500 mt/y polyester polycondensation under construction. Contr: Zimmer. Completion: 1991.
PT PTA INDONESIA. Arun, Aceh. 250,000 mt/y purified terephthaltic acid. Completion: 1993.
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 STYRINDO MONO INDONESIA. Meraku. 100,000 mt/y styrene monomer plant in the engineering stage. Process: ABB Lummus. Contr: Toyo Engr. Corp. (Al)
PT UNGGUL INDAH CORP. Merak. 60,000 mt/y alkyl benzene under construction. Design/ Engr/Contr: Chisso Engr. Completion: 1992.
PT YASON PERSADA. Tangerang. 22,750 mt/y polyamide 6 polarization plant in the engineering stage. Contr: Zimmer. Completion: 1992
PUSRI. Palembang. 1,350 mt/d ammonia plant in the engineering stage. Engr: Kellogg. Contr: Kellogg/Rekayasa. Completion: 1992.
SUMITOMO. Java. 100,000 mt/y polypropylene plant. Completion: 1991.
STYRENE MONOMER INDONESIA. Merak. 100 mt/y styrene plant in the engineering stage. Engr: Lummus Crest. Completion: 1992.
TPI. Cilacap, Java. 180,000 mt/y polypropylene plant. Completion: 1991.
IRAN
ARAK PETROCHEMICAL CO. Arak. 113,000 mt/y ethylene oxide and 105,000 mt/y ethylene glycol plant in the engineering stage. Turn-key: Tecnimont. 1993.
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. Design/Contr: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1991.
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.
250,000 mt/y ethylene plant under construction. Contr: TPL/KTI. Completion: 1992.
60,000 mt/y lid 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/Krupp Koppers. (A0)
300,000 mt/y ethylene plant. Contr: Daelim Industrial Co. (Al)
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
Present status unclear due to the Middle-East crises.
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. Baghdad. 1,000 mt/d ammonia and 1,750 mt/d urea expansion in the engineering stage. Feed: Natural gas. Engr/Contr: 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.
Hilia. 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.
Yusufiya. 15,000 mt/y plant in the engineering stage. Engr: CTIP. (Al)
15,000 mt/y propylene oxide in the engineering stage. Engr: CTIP. (Al)
8,000 mt/y propylene glycol plant in the engineering stage. Engr: CTIP. (Al)
TECHNICAL CORPS FOR SPECIAL PROJECTS. 70,000 mt/y butadiene extraction plant. Contr: Toyo Engineering Corp. Completion: 1991.
IRELAND
UNIFI TEXTURED YARNS EUROPE LTD. Leterkenny. 9,800 mt/y polyster polycondensation in the engineering stage. Contr: Zimmer. Completion: 1992.
ISRAEL
GADOT PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. Haifa Bay. 30,000 mt/y paraxylene plant. Feed: Xylenes. (09)
30,000 mt/y paraxylene expansion. Feed: Xylenes. (09)
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. (A9)
Augusta. oxo-alcohol expansion under construction. Contr: CTIP. Completion: 1991.
Brindisi. 400,000 mt/y ethylene plant. Contr: KTI/-Fechnipetrol. 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 WSASNO, under construction. Contr: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1992.
40,000 mt/y etoxilated alcohols plant under construction. Contr: Techint. Completion: Nov. 1991. ethylene expansion to 225,000 mt/y under construction. Design/Engr/Contr: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1991.
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. (00)
IGI SUD. Manfredonia. 5,000 mt/y argon and hydrogen recovery in the engineering stage. June 1991.
Ferrara. 5,000 mt/y argon recovery plant in the engineering stage. Design/Engr: Techint. Completion: 1992.
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. (09)
IDEMITSU PETROCHEML CO. Chiba. 120,000 mt/y ethylene plant under construction stage. Lic/Engr: Kellogg. Contr: Kawasaki. Completion: 1991.
50,000 mt/y polypropylene plant in the engineering stage. Design: Uhde Gmbh. (00)
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. (09)
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. (09)
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. (00)
OSAKA PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. Takaishishi, Osaka. 60,000 mt/y ethylene expansion. Feed: LPG, naphtha, heavy oil. Planned. (09)
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. (09)
*DAELIM INDUSTRIAL CO. 100,000 mt/y ld polyethylene in the engineering stage. Design: Simon-Craves. Completion: 1991.
Yochon. 92,000 mt/y MTBE plant under construction. Design: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1991.
56,000 mt/y isobutene plant under construction. Design: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1991.
20,000 mt/y butene-1 recovery plant under construction. Design: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1991.
DONGBU CHEMICAL. Ulsan. 30,000 mt/y polystyrene in the engineering stage. Lic/Engr: Lummus Crest. Completion: 1992.
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 naphtha cracking plant. Contr: Stone & Webster. (A0)
4,200 b/d hydrodealkylation plant in the engineering stage. Design: HRI. Completion: 1992.
*250 mt/y aromatics extraction in the engineering stage. Design: HRI. Completion: 1992.
HANIL SYNTHETIC FIBRE. Masan. 14,000 mt/y acrylic fibre plant under construction. Engr: SNIA. Completion: 1991.
HONAM PETROCHEMICAL CORP. Yoesu. 350,000 mt/y ethylene plant under construction. Contr: Toyo Engineering Corp. (A0)
HYUNDAI PETROCHEMICAL. Daesan. 350,000 mt/y ethylene plant under construction. Feed: Naphtha, gas oil, LPG. Lic: Kellogg Engr: Kellogg/Hyundai. Contr: Hyundai. Completion: Aug. 1991.
60,000 mt/y lld polyethylene plant in the engineering stage. $80 MM. Engr: John Brown. Completion: 1991.
57,000 mt/y butadien extraction plant. Contr: Toyo Engineering Corp. Completion: Aug 1991.
170,000 mt/y polypropylene plant. Lic: Hilmont Inc. Completion: Aug. 1991.
100,000 mt/y ethylene glycol plant under construction. Lic: Scientific Design. Completion: Aug. 1991.
260,000 mt/y polyethylene plant. Aug. 1991.
207,000 mt/y styrene plant. Aug. 1991.
140,000 mt/y benzene plant. Aug. 1991.
*142 mt/y aromatics extraction under construction. Design: HRI. Completion: 1991.
*142 mt/y hydroalkylation under construction. Design: HRI. 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. Seoul. 65 mt/d nylon 66 chips under construction. Contr: Davy McKee. Completion: 1991.
KOLON INDUSTRIES. Gumi City. 22,750 mt/y polyamide 6 polymerization in the engineering stage. Contr: Zimmer. Completion: 1992.
KOREA PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRIES CO. LTD. Onsan. 250,000 mt/y polymer grade ethylene and 145,000 mt/y propylene plant. Tech. Lummus Crest.
KOREA POLYOL CO. LTD. Seosan. 20,000 mt/y ethanol amine under construction. Design/Engr: Chisso Engr. Completion: 1991.
LUCKY PETROCHEMICAL LTD. Yeochon. 140,000 mt/y C4 hydrogenation unit in the engineering stage. Completion: Mid-1991.
*210 mt/y aromatics extraction in the engineering stage. Design: HRI. Completion: 1992.
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.
310,000 mt/y aromatics plant under construction. Engr: Krupp Koppers. Completion: 1991.
*140 mt/y hydrodealkylation under construction. Design: HRI. 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.
TAE KWANG INDUSTRIAL CO. Ulsan. 17,500 mt/y polyamide 6 polymerization in the engineering stage. Contr: Zimmer. Completion: 1992.
TONGYANG NYLON. Ulsan, South Korea. 165,000 mt/y polymer grade propylene. Lic: UOP. (A0)
*120,000 mt/y caprolactam in the engineering stage. Contr; Zimmer. Completion: 1992.
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. De-sign/Engr: Edeleanu GmbH. Completion: 1992.
KUWAIT
Present status unclear due to the Middle-East crises.
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. Shualba. 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 lid polyethylene plant in the engineering stage. Turnkey: Hyundai E. & C. 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. lld polyethylene plant. Planned. (A9)
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 mt/y MTBE plants in the engineering stage. Lic: IFP. Engr: Kellogg. 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.
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 MALAY-SIA. Kuantan. (joint venture with Petronas, Idemitsu Petrochemical, and Neste Oy) 80,000 mt/y polypropylene plant. Contr: Toyo Engr. Corp. Completion: 1992.
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.
200,000 mt/y ld & hd polyethylene plant. Completion: 1993.
Pasir Gudang. 230,000 mt/y ethylene Feedstock: Naphtha and LPG. Tech: Stone & Webster. Contr: JGC Corp. Completion: June 1993.
115,000 mt/y propylene plant. Feedstock: Naphtha and LPG. Tech: Stone & Webster. Completion: June 1993.
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. Camargo, Chih. 445,000 mt/y ammonia 2 unit under construction. Lic/Engr: Kellogg. Completion: 1991.
La Cangrejera, Ver. 75,000 mt/y styrene unit in the engineering stage. (Al)
95,000 mt/y ethylbenzene unit in the engineering stage. (Al)
40,000 mt/y cumene unit in the engineering stage. (Al)
Lazaro Cardenas, 445,000 mt/y ammonia unit under construction. Lic/Engr: Kellogg. Completion: 1991.
Morelos. 50,000 mt/y hd polyethylene unit under construction. Feed: Ethylene. (09)
350,000 mt/y propylene unit under construction. Design: Air Products. Completion: 1991.
150,000 mt/y acetaidehyde unit under construction. (Al) 100,000 mt/y polypropylene unit under construction. (Al)
50,000 mt/y acrylonitrile unit under construction. (Al)
100,000 mt/y butadiene unit in the engineering stage. (Al)
Pajaritos, Ver. 67,000 mt/y ethylene dichloride expansion capacity in the engineering stage. (Al)
100,000 mt/y vinyl chloride recovery unit expansion capacity in the engineering stage. (Al)
43,000 mt/y MTBE conversion from ethylene plant under construction. (Al)
Tula, Hgo. 2,000 mt/y Acetonitrile unit under construction. (Al)
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.
SHELL NEDERLAND CHEMIE BV. Moerdijk, Netherlands. 363,000 mt/y ethylbenzene plant in the engineering stage. Tech: Mobil/Badger. Contr: KTI. Completion: Late 1991.
64,000 mt/y styrene propylene oxide and 25,000 mt/y propylene. Engr: Fluor Corp. 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/IFP. (A0)
Port Harcourt. 80,000 mt/y polypropylene plant in the engineering stage. Lic: Himont. Contr: JGC Corp. (Al)
NORWAY
Statoil. Antwerp. 180,000 mt/y polypropylene unit. Completion: 1991.
Den norske stats oijeselskap AS. Bamble. 40,000 mt/y expansion of their hd polyethylene plant. $23.9 MM. (09)
OMAN
Oman government, 2,220 mt/y floating methanol plant. $250 MM. Tenders out. Completion: 1991.
PAKISTAN
DAWOOD HERCULES, Shekhupura. 815 mt/d ammonia, 1,350 mt/d urea revamp and expansion under construction. Engr/Contr: Kellogg. Completion: 1991.
FAUJI FERTILIZER CO. Machhi Goth. 1,215 mt/d ammonia plant and 2,105 mt/d urea plant under construction. Contr: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1992.
1,100 mt/d ammonia expansion and 1,925 mt/d urea expansion under construction. Desing/Engr/Contr: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1992.
PHILIPPINES
LUZON PETROCHEMICAL CORP. Batangas. 140,000 mt/y lld and hd polyethylene, 110,000 mt/y of polyproyiene plant. Contr: Mitsubishi Corp. Tech: Unipol process. (joint venture lead by USI Far East Corp.) (A0)
230,000 mt/y ethylene plant in the engineering stage. Contr: Toyo Engineering Corp./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.
QATAR
QATAR FERTILIZER CO. Umm Said. 1,000 mt/d ammonia and 2,000 mt/d urea. (Al)
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. (A0)
ARABIAN PETROCHEMICAL CO. Al Juball. 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. (00)
*300,000 mt/y propylene under construction. Completion: 1993.
*100,000 mt/y butadiene under construction. Completion: 1993.
*70,000 mt/y benzene-toluenexylene under construction. Completion: 1993.
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. (09)
PETROKEMYA. Al Juball. 500,000 mt/y ethylene project in the engineering stage. Lic: Kellogg. Engr: Heurtey Petrochem Engr. Completion: 1993.
SAUDI BASIC INDUSTRIES CORP. Jubail. 500,000 mt/y MTBE plant planned. (Al)
200,000 mt/y grassroots polypropylene plant planned. Tech: Union Carbide. Completion: Early 1993.
SAUDI EUROPEAN PETROCHEM CO. Al-Juball. 700,000 mt/y MTBE plant in the engineering stage. Lic: Lummus Crest. Completion: 1993.
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. (A0)
700,000 mt/y MTBE plant in the engineering stage. Lic: Lummus Crest. Completion: 1993.
SINGAPORE
CHINA AMERICAN PETROCHEMICAL CO. Pulau Ayer Chawan. (joint venture with Amoco Corp. and Exxon Corp.) 350,000 mt/y paraxylene plant and aromatics complex. (Al)
SOUTH AFRICA
NATIONAL CHEMICAL PRODUCTS LTD. Durban. 6,000 mt/y maleic anhydride plant under construction. Feed: Butane. $17 MM U.S. (09)
SPAIN
ATOCHEM. El Prat de Llobregat. 120,000 mt/y polyvinyl chloride plant. $60 MM. Completion: 1991.
25,000 mt/y polystyrene expansion. (75,000 mt/y total cap.). (Al)
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. (00)
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.
EMPRESA NACIONAL DE FERTILIZANTES SA. Puertollano. 420 mt/d urea plant under construction. Design/Contr: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1991.
ERTOIL SA. Cartagena. 880 mt/d revamp of ammonia plant.
Puertollano. 600 mt/d revamp of ammonia plant. (00)
GE PLASTICS DE ESPANA SA. Cartagena. acrylonitrile butadiene styrene plant. $2.5 billion. Contr: Foster Wheeler Iberia SA. (09)
HISPAVIC-SOLVAY. Martorell. 55,000 mt/y polyvinyl chloride under construction. Contr: Tecnicas. Completion: 1991.
PRODUCTOS QUIMICOS DEL MEDITERRANEO SA. 20,000 mt/y caprolactam expansion. Feed: Cyclohexane. Planned. (09)
REPSOL PETROLEO. Bibao. 100,000 mt/y polypropylene plant. Completion: 1992.
Gajano. 60 m-3/h carbon black and 150 m-3/h synthetic rubber under construction. Contr: Tecnicas. Completion: End 1991.
La Coruna. 160,000 mt/y hydrogenation butadiene plant. Completion: 1991.
Puertollano. 25,000 mt/y ld polypropylene expansion. (09)
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. (09)
250,000 mt/y fractionation gasoline pyrolysis. Contr: Repsol. (09)
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. (A9)
SWEDEN
STATOIL PETROKEMI AB. Stenungsund. 49,000 mt/y MTBE plant under construction. Design: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1991.
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. Engr. study/Contr: Bechtel/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. (A9)
THAI OLEFINS CO. Rayong province. 350,000 mt/y ethylene and 170,000 mt/y propylene plant. Engr: Bechtel. Completion: Mid-1993.
Map Ta Phut. 600,000 mt/y NPC-2 olefins plant in the engineering stage. Engr/Contr: Bechtel. Completion: 1991.
TPI. Rayong. 15,000 mt/y polystryene plant in the engineering stage. Engr: Uhde GmbH. (00)
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. (A9)
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. (00)
Aliaga. 140,000 mt/y polyvinyl chloride expansion in the engineering stage. Engr: CTIP. Process: Solvay. (Al)
POLIPET. Gaziantep. 80,000 mt/y polypropylene plant. Completion: 1991/92.
TURKIYE GUBRE SANAYII. Gemlik. 1,000 mt/d ammonia plant under construction. Lic/Engr: Kellogg. Completion: 1991.
UNITED KINGDOM
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). (09)
EXXON CHEMICAL LTD. Fawley. higher olefins plant under construction. Engr/Contr: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1991.
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 postponed. Engr: Kellogg. (Al)
SHELL CHEMICALS UK LTD. Carrington. 100,000 mt/y ld polyethylene plant. Contr: Kellogg. Completion: 1992.
*Glanford. 30,000 mt/y polyester solid state polycondensation in the engineering stage. Contr: Zimmer. Completion: 1992.
U.S.S.R.
Kazan. 200,000 mt/y polyethylene expansion. Tech: Union Carbide. Contr: John Brown. (09)
MINISTRY OF THE PETROCHEMICALS INDUSTRY AND ENI. Lithuania. (joint venture) 350,000 mt/y MTBE and 150,000 mt/y alkylates plant. Planned. (A9)
Nizhnevartovsk, Siberia. petrochemical complex. Feed: Ethylene. $5 billion. Feasibility study: Mitsubishi/Mitsui/Chiyoda Corp. Completion: Late 1990's.
PRESSINDUSTRIA. Tobolsk. 90,000 mt/y butyl rubber plant in the engineering stage. Contr: Techint. Completion: June 1993.
SOJUZAGROCHIMEXPORT. Chirchik. 90,000 mt/y caprolactam expansion in the engineering stage. Engr: SNIA. Completion: 1992.
SOVIET MINISTRY OF THE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY. Shevchenko. Petrochemical complex. Contr: Dow Europe-Litwin. Feasibility study. (09)
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. (09)
Budyenovsk. 100,000 mt/y polyproplyene plant under construction. $175 M. Contr: John Brown. Completion: 1991.
polyethylene expansion under construction. Engr/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 under construction. Contr: Krupps Koppers. Completion: 1992.
Saratov. 75,000 mt/y acrylonitrile expansion in the engineering stage. Contr: Techimont. Completion: 1991.
Vorohej. 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. (09)
TOBOLSK. W. Siberia. 457,000 mt/y propylene plant. (Al)
VENEZUELA
DOW CHEMICAL CO. El Tablazo. 150,000 mt/y styrene monomer plant. $120 MM. (joint venture with Petroquimica de Venezuela and Grupo Zuliano).
NITRORIENTE. Anzoategui. 495,000 mt/y ammonia unit. Lic/Engr: Braun. $250 MM. Completion: 1991.
PEOUIVEN. 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, 120,000 mt/y polyvinyl chloride, 350,000 mt/y ethylene and 130,000 mt/y propylene expansion. (00)
El Tablazo, Zulia. olefins plant expansion (250,000 mt/y ethylene and 125,000 t/y propylene) in the engineering stage. Feed: Ethane. Engr/Contr: Inelectra/Kellogg. Completion: 1991.
60,000 mt/y ethylene dichloride and vinyl chloride units planned. Feed: Ethylene, chloride. Completion: 1992.
Moron, 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. (A9)
PRALCA. Punta Camacho, Estado Zulia. 16,000 mt/y purified ethylene oxide, 72,000 mt/y ethylene glycol, 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.
VIET NAM
GOVERNMENT. $600-800 MM petrochemical complex. Completion: 1995.
YUGOSLAVIA
JUGOVINIL. Kastel Sucurac, Split. 85,000 mt/y polyvinyl chloride in the engineering stage. Feed: vinyl chloride monomer. (00)
PRVA ISKRA. Baric, Belgrade. 20,000 mt/y toluene plant. Feed: Natural gas, toluene, (00)
50,000 mt/y linear alkylbenzene plant. Feed: N-paraffins, benzene. (00)
ZAMBIA
NITROGEN CHEMICALS OF ZAMBIA. Kafue. 100,000 mt/y ammonia modernization expansion under construction. Contr: Krupp Koppers. Completion: 1991.
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