PETROCHEMICALS- WORLDWIDE CONSTRUCTION

Oct. 28, 1991
*Designates projects listed for the first time in the Journal. AIR PRODUCTS. Deer Park, Tex. Polyvinyl alcohol plant under construction. Engr/Contr: Bechtel. Completion: 1991. AMOCO CHEMICAL Co. Chocolate Bayou, Alvin, Tex. 300 million lb/y polypropylene plant in the engineering stage. Contr: John Brown. Completion: 1992. *No. 2 Olefins debottlenecking. Completion: 1994. *500 MM lbs/y ethylene expansion in the engineering stage. Lic/Engr: Stone & Webster. Completion: 1994. Cedar Bayou,

*Designates projects listed for the first time in the Journal.

UNITED STATES

AIR PRODUCTS. Deer Park, Tex. Polyvinyl alcohol plant under construction. Engr/Contr: Bechtel. Completion: 1991.

AMOCO CHEMICAL Co. Chocolate Bayou, Alvin, Tex. 300 million lb/y polypropylene plant in the engineering stage. Contr: John Brown. Completion: 1992.

*No. 2 Olefins debottlenecking. Completion: 1994.

*500 MM lbs/y ethylene expansion in the engineering stage. Lic/Engr: Stone & Webster. Completion: 1994.

Cedar Bayou, Tex. polypropylene modernization. Engr: S&B Engr.

Joliet, III. purified isophthalate acid expansion to 200 MM lb/y. Completion: 2nd Qtr. 1992.

Texas City, Tex. 1.5 billion lb/y ethylene expansion in the engineering stage. Lic/Engr: Kellogg. Completion: 1992.

ARCO CHEMICAL. Channelview, Tex. 500 MM lb/yr Propylene oxide and 1.25 billion lb/yr styrene monomer expansion under construction. $400 MM. Contr: HB Zachry. Completion: 1992.

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.

BORDEN CHEMICAL. Louisville, Ky. Phenolic resin plant in the engineering stage. Contr: John Brown. Completion: 1991.

CF INDUSTRIES Inc. Donaldsonville, La. 1, 1 00 t/d urea plant under construction. Engr/Contr: Kellogg. Completion: Mid-1993.

CHEVRON CHEMICAL. Orange, Tex. 127,000 mt/y expansion of hd polyethylene plant under construction. Contr: Brown & Root-Braun. Completion: 1991.

CHEVRON U.S.A. Beaumont, Tex. hd polyethylene in the engineering stage. Engr: John Brown. Completion: 1991.

COASTAL CHEMICAL Inc. Cheyenne, Wyo. 3,000 mt/y MTBE plant under construction. $72 MM. Contr: Davy McKee. Completion: Oct. 1992.

COMBUSTION ENGINEERING Inc. Niles, Ohio 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, Tex. 260,000 mt/y benzene plant in the engineering stage. Contr: Krupp Kopper. Completion: 1994.

DUPONT. Orange, Tex. ethylene expansion in the engineering stage. Engr: Lummus Crest. Completion: 1991.

EASTMAN. Longview, Tex. 100,000 mt/y polypropylene plant. Completion: 1991.

ENICHEM ELASTOMERS AMERICAS, Inc. Baytown, Tex. specialized polymer plant in the engineering stage. Contr: John Brown. Completion: 1992.

EPSILON. Marcus Hook, Pa. 120,000 t/y polypropylene plant. Completion: 1991.

FARMLAND INDUSTRIES. Pollock, La. Installation of ammonia optimizer under construction. Lic/Engr/Contr: Kellogg.

FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP. U.S.A. Point Comfort, Tex. 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, Tex. 71,200 t/y phenol expansion and 42,700 t/y acetone expansion. Feed: Cumeme. $36 MM. Planned.

GOODYEAR. Beaumont, Tex. specialty polymers expansion in the engineering stage. Engr: John Brown. Completion: 1991.

HUNTSMAN CHEMICAL Corp. Belpre, Ohio 32,000 t/y polystyrene expansion. Contr: Lummus Crest.

Woodbury, N.J. 150,000 t/y polypropylene plant. Completion: 1992.

LYONDELL PETROCHEMICAL Co. Channelview, Tex. Increase capacity of flexibility unit to a total of 980 million lbs./y propylene. Engr: Lummus. Completion: 1st Qtr. 1993.

MELAMINE CHEMICALS. Donaldsonville, La. 30 MM lb/y melamine plant. Feed: Urea.

MITSUI & Co. (U.S.A.) Inc. Deer Park, Tex. 12,500 b/d MTBE plant in the engineering stage. Lic: Lummus Crest. Engr/Contr: Kellogg. Completion: Early 1992.

MOBIL CHEMICAL. Pasadena, Tex. olefins plant expansion under construction. Contr: Fish. Completion: 1991.

OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL. Pasadena, Tex. 1 billion lb/y olefins unit at either Corpus Christi,

Chocolate Bayou, or Lake Charles. Preliminary engineering studies under way.

Corpus Christi, Tex. 450,000 t/y vinyl chloride monomer unit under construction.$200 MM. Engr: Becon. Contr: Bechtel. Completion:1991.

OXYCHEM. Chocolate Bayou, Tex. butadiene plant in the engineering stage. Engr: John Brown. Completion: 1991.

*1,875 b/d MTBE plant planned. Completion: 4th Qtr. 1992.

OXYMAR. Corpus Christi, Tex. 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.

PETRO OIL & GAS Inc. Sheridan, Wyo. (joint venture with Perkins Power Inc.) 50 t/d polyurethane plant. $50 MM.

PHILLIPS 66. Pasadena, Tex. 600 MM lbs/y polyethylene rebuild. Engr: Kellogg. Contr: Brown & Root. Completion: June 1992.

QUANTUM-USI DIVISION. Morris, III. 66,000 t/y polypropylene expansion under construction. Feed: Propylene. Completion: 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

TENNECO Inc. LaPorte, Tex. 12,500 b/d MTBE plant in the engineering stage. Lic/Engr/Contr: Kellogg. Completion: Early 1992.

TENNESSEE EASTMAN. Kingsport, Tenn. 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, Tex. 200,000 t/y propylene oxide/MTBE plant in the engineering stage. Engr: Kellogg. Completion: 1994.

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.

UNION CARBIDE CHEMICALS & PLASTICS Co. Inc. TAFT, La. 410 MM lb/y expansion of ethylene oxide plant. $200 MM.

UNOCAL. West Sacramento, Calif. Expansion of nitrogen fertilizers complex in the engineering stage. Engr: Fluor Daniels. Completion: 1993.

WESTLAKE STYRENE Corp. Gulf Coast. 160,000 t/y ethylbenzene/styrene plant under construction. Contr: Badger. Completion: 1992,

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.

POLYMED. Skikda. 130,000 mt/y hd polyethylene plant in the engineering stage. Contr: Tecnicas/Initec/Dyc. Completion: Late 1993.

SONATRACH. Arzew. 600,000 t/y MTBE plant planned. (joint venture with Total and Ecofuel.).

ARGENTINA

ELECTRODOR. Bahia Blanca, Buenos Aires. 41,500 mt/y polyvinyl chloride plant under construction. Engr: Davy McKee. Completion: 1992.

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 and 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 in the engineering stage. $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: 1993.

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.

AUSTRIA

AGRO LINZ. Linz. Ammonia plant in the engineering stage. Contr: VAI. Completion: 1992.

AUSTRALIA

ALTONA PETROCHEMICAL Co. Altona. ethylene expansion in the engineering stage. 310,000 mt/y total capacity. Lic: Stone & Webster. Completion: 1995.

Butadiene plant in the engineering stage. Design/Engr: Davy McKee. Completion: 1993.

BHP PETROLEUM. Laverton. 55,000 mt/y methanol plant in the engineering stage. $32 MM. Design: Davy McKee. Completion: 1993

BANGLADESH

JAMUNA FERTILIZER Co. Ltd. Jamalpur. 1,078 mt/d ammonia and 1,700 mt/d urea plant under construction. Contr: Mitsubishi. Completion: Dec. 1991.

MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES Ltd. Tarakandi. 1,700 mt/d urea plant under construction. Design: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1991.

BAHRAIN

BAHRAIN GOVERNMENT. 100,000 mt/y propylene and polypropylene complex. $200 MM. Feasibility study: Bechtel. Completion: 1991.

BELGIUM

AMOCO CHEMICAL Co. Belgium. 945 mt/d nitric acid plant under construction. Completion: 1991.

ARCO CHEMICAL Co. Rhieme. polypropylene engineering foam resins plant. Completion: 4 th Qtr. 1991.

B.A.S.F. Corp. Antwerp. 600,000 mt/y ethylene plant. Completion: Mid 1993.

1,800 mt/d ammonia revamp under construction. Contr: Uhde GmbH. 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 Corp. 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.

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 NV. Antwerp.612 mt/y aromatics extraction in the engineering stage. Design: HRI. Completion: 1992.

HIMONT/STATOIL NORTH SEA PETROCHEMICAL. Antwerp. 250,000 mt/y propane dehydrogenation unit under construction. Engr: Kellogg. Completion: 1991.

MONSANTO. Antwerp. Polyvinyl butyral resin expansion under construction. Contr: Badger.

PETROCHIM NV. Feluy. 126,000 mt/y hd polyethylene unit. Contr: Technic. Completion: 1991.

PHENOLCHEMIE GmbH. Antwerpen. 200,000 mt/y phenol and 130,000 mt/y acetone under construction. Contr: Lurgi. Completion: Dec. 1992.

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.

15,000 mt/y carbon black expansion planned. Feed: Ethylene tar. $19.2 MM. Completion: 1994.

12,000 mt/y carbon black expansion planned. Feed: Ethylene tar. $6.5 MM. Completion: 1997.

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.

*60,000 mt/y MTBE plant under construction. $10 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.

FIBRA SA. Americana. 2,000 mt/y nylon 6 plant in the engineering stage. Engr: SNIA. Completion: 1992.

NITROFERTIL. Camacari.

Retrofitting existing ammonia plant (200 mt/d) to produce oxo gas and hydrogen.

Laranjeiras. 500,000 mt/d urea expansion in the design stage.

NITRIFLEX SA. Camacari.

*15,000 mt/y san-acrylonitrile styrene plant. Completion: 1994. *5,500 mt/y MBS resins plant. Completion: 1993.

NITROCARBONO SA. Camacari. 15,000 mt/y caprolactam and 30,000 mt/y ammonium sulfate expansion planned. Feed: Cyclohexanone, ammonia and 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 Andre. 100,000 mt/y ethylene, 56,000 mt/y propylene, 28,000 mt/y butadiene, 104,000 mt/y aromatics units (all total capacities) under way. Feed: Naphtha. Completion: 1993.

*10,000 mt/y resins plant planned. Completion: 1995.

POLIBRASIL. Duque De Caxias. *150,000 mt/y polypropylene plant. $1 00 MM. Completion: March 1992.

Itaguai. 100,000 mt/y polypropylene plant. $85 MM. Completion: 1996.

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: 1992.

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 and formaldehyde. Completion: 1992.

PROSINT PRODUTOS SINTETICOS 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 lid polyethylene plant. $50 MM. Sclairtech process. Lic: DuPont Canada. Contr: Lummus Crest. Engr: Combustion Engineering Inc.

Devnja. 150,000 mt/y vinyl chloride 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. (Joint venture of Neste Oy, Petro-Canada and Chevron). Edmonton. 530,000 mt/y petrochemical plant to produce MTBE. Engr/Contr: Fluor Daniels. $350 MM. Completion: 1991.

ALBERTA GAS ETHYLENE Co. Ltd. Joffre, Alta. 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, Alta. 35,000 mt/y formaldehyde expansion under way. Feed: Methanol.

Laval, Que. 35,000 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. Lic/Engr/Contr: Uhde. Completion: Spring 1992.

DOW CHEMICAL CANADA Inc. Fort Sask. gas liquids fractionation facility and ethylene plant under construction. 3 Id 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.

NOVACOR CHEMICALS. Alta. 250,000 mt/y polyethylene unit. Engr/Const. mgmt. Fluor Corp. Completion: 1991.

OCELOT AMMONIA Co. Kitimat. Revamp of plant in the engineering stage. Engr/Contr: Kellogg. Completion: 1992.

PETROMONT Inc. Varennes, Quebec. 40,000 mt/y ethylene revamp under construction. Engr: Stone & Webster. Completion: 1991.

200,000 mt/y hd polyethylene expansion under construction. $75 MM. Engr: Bechtel. Completion: 1991.

PETROQUIMICA/SOC. GENERALE DE FINANCEMENT. St. Romuald, Que. 75,000 mt/y linear alkybenzene plant.

SHELL CANADA. Corunna, Ont. 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: Technic. Completion: 1991.

Bijing. 60,000 mt/y styrene monomer plant. Badger process. Contr: Partec Lavalin.

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.

Panjing, Liaoning Province.

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.

BEIJING EASTERN CHEMICAL WORKS. Beijing. 15,000 mt/y acrylic acid expansion under construction. Contr: Mitsubishi. Completion: Dec. 1991.

CHIA TAI Co. Ltd. Shantou Special Economic Zone, Guangdong Province. $800 MM petrochemical complex (250,000 mt/y ethylene, 480,000 try 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. Contr: 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.

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. Baoji. 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. 'Beijing. 115,000 mt/y ethylene plant and butadiene unit. Completion: Fall 1994.

*Dong Fang. 120,000 mt/y ethylene, 35,000 mt/y butadiene extraction in the engineering stage. Contr: TPL. Completion: End. 1994.

Dushanzi. 40,000 mt/y ethylene oxide and ethylene glycol plant in the engineering stage. Contr: Tecnicas. Completion: Late 1993.

70,000 mt/y polypropylene plant.Engr: Tecnimont/intecsa/ Udhe. Completion: 1994.

120,000 mt/y polyethylene plant in the engineering stage. Completion: Sept. 1994.

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 fatly 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 under construction. Completion: Sept. 1992.

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. Contr: IFP. Completion: 1993.

140,000 mt/y ethylene plant in the engineering stage. Engr: CTIP/Lummus Crest.

140,000 mt/y polyethylene plant in the engineering stage. Engr: CTIP.

Sichuan. 15,000 mt/y alcohols plant in engineering stage. Design/Engr: Uhde. Lic: Henkel. Completion: 1991.

Tianjin. 140,000 mt/y ethylene plant in the engineering stage. Contr: Tecnicas. Completion: Late 1994.

10,000 mt/y methionine plant under construction. Contr: Speichim. Completion: 1992.

Weifang, Shandong. 6,000 mt/y polyethylene plant under construction. Engr: Uhde GmbH.

Zhong Yuan. 12,000 mt/y butene plant in the engineering stage. Engr: CTIP.

CHINA PETROCHEMICAL INTERNATIONAL Co. Jinshanwei. 80,000 mt/y Id polyethylene plant under construction. Design/ Contr: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1991.

*Dushanzi, Xinjang. 75,000 mt/y purified terephthalic acid, 14,000 mt/y ethylene, 27,000 mt/y butadiene and 10,000 mt/y butene-1 plant. Contr: Snamprogetti. Completion: Jan. 1995.

JILIN CHEMICAL Inc. 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 Inc. Corp. Nanjing. 50,000 mt/y caprolactam plant under construction. Contr: Deutsche Engr./Voest Alpine. 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 enneering stage. Contr: Zimmer. Completion: 1992.

SHANGHAI PETROCHEMICAL COMPLEX. Shanghai. 70,000 mt/y polypropylene unit under construction. Engr/Design/Contr: Tecnimont. Completion: 1991.

SHANTOU OCEAN AUDIO & VIDEO GENERAL Corp. Shantou, Guangdong Province. 50,000 mt/y polystyrene plant under construction. $21 MM. Contr: Fluor Daniel. Completion: Late 1991.

URUMQI GENERAL PETROCHEMICAL WORKS. Xinjiang, Uygur. 75,000 mt/y purified terephthalic acid unit and 55,000 mt/y paraxylene unit. Completion: 1995.

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 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. Contr: IFP. Completion: 1993.

1,000 mt/d ammonia plant. Contr: Uhde GmbH. Completion: 1991.

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: 1993.

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.

CIBA GEIGY TAIWAN Ltd. Kaohsiung. 6,000 mt/y phonolic anti-oxidant plant. Engr/Design: CTCI. Completion: 1991

FORMOSA PLASTICS Corp. Mailiao. *450,000 mt/y ethylene unit. Engr: Stone & Webster. Completion: 1994.

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 planned. Feed: Ethylene, benzene. 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. 350,000 mt/y purified terephthalic acid plant under construction. Engr/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 mt/y butanols in the engineering stage. Engr: Davy McKee. $100MM.

ORIENTAL UNION CHEMICAL Corp. Kaoshiung. Ethylene glycol plant planned. Feed: Ethylene.

TAIWAN PROSOERITY CHEMICAL Co. Kaohsiung. *135,000 mt/y cumene, 100,000 mt/y phenol and 81,600 mt/y acetone complex in the engineering stage. Engr: Kellogg. Completion: 1993.

TUNTEX PETROCHEMICAL Inc. Shan-Shang. *285,000 mt/y terephthalic acid plant under construction. Lic: Tecnimont. Engr: Hiyachi.

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.

YUNG CHIA CHEMICAL INDUSTRIAL Corp. Lin-Yuan. 110,000 mt/y polypropylene expansion under construction. Lic: BASF.

COLOMBIA

CARBOQUIMICA SA. Bogota. *5,000 mt/y phthalic anhydride expansion under construction.

DOW QUIMICA DE COLOMBIA. Cartagena. 40,000 mt/y polystyrene plant. Feed: Styrene. $16MM. Completion: Late 1991.

ECOPETROL. Barrancabermeja. *34,000 mt/y polyethylene expansion under construction. Completion: 1994.

PETROQUIMICA COLOBIANA SA. Cartagena. 40,000 mt/y polyvinyl chloride expansion under construction. Completion: Jan. 1992.

CZECHOSLOVAKIA

CHEMICKE ZAVODY SOKOLOV. Sokolov. 25,000 mt/y acrylic acid and 24,000 mt/y acrylic ester in the engineering stage. Lic: Mitsubishi/JGC Corp. Completion: 1995.

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.

SPOLANA. Spolana, Neratovice. *120,000 mt/y linear alphaolefins plant under construction. Completion: April 1992.

TECHNOEXPORT-PRAHA. Lovosice. 1,200 mt/d calcium, ammonia, nitrate plant in the engineering phase. $43 MM. Completion: 1991.

Neratovice. 120,000 mt/y alphaolefins plant under construction. Contr: VAI. Completion: 1992.

EGYPT

EGYPTIAN PETRO. Co. ElAmerya-Alex. 80,000 mt/y Id & hd polyethylene plant under study.

FRANCE

ATOCHEM. Fos Sur Mer. vinyl chloride production expansion. Engr: Heurtey.

Lavera. 4,000 mt/y polybutadiene plant postponed.

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.

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. Completion: 1991.

OXOCHEMIE SA. Lavera.

170,000 mt/y n-butyraldehyde in the engineering stage. Contr: Davy McKee. Completion: 1991.

RHONE-POULENC CHIMIE.

Roussillon. *50,000 mt/y phenol expansion under construction. Completion: Early 1992.

*Pardies. 70,000 mt/y acetic acid expansion planned.

SHELL CHIMIE. Berre L'Etang. Thermo-plastic 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 IId polyethylene plant under construction. $158 MM. Contr: Foster Wheeler. Completion: 1992.

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.

HOECHST. Knapsnack. 120,000 mt/y polypropylene plant. Completion: 1991.

HUELS AG. Lulsdorf. 60,00070,000 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.

RUHR OEL. Gelsenkirchen.

70,000 mt/y cumene expansion. Feed: Benzene, propylene.

100,000 mt/y benzene plant in under construction. Feed: pyrolysis gasoline. Lic/Contr: Lurgi GmgH. Completion: 1992.

100,000 mt/y benzene 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: Tecnimont/ Danube Refinery. Completion: 1991.

20,000 mt/y polystyrene plant under construction. Feed: Styrene. Contr: Tecnimont/Danube Refinery. Completion: 1991.

TISZAI VEGYI KOMBINAT. Tiszaujvaros. *60,000 int/y Id polyethylene plant under construction. Completion: 1991.

*Ethylene revamp under construction. Contr: Linde. 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.

Udhna, Surat. *7,200 mt/y maleic anhydride plant. Lic: Scientific Design. Completion: Oct. 1992.

BINDAL AGRO CHEMICAL Ltd. Shahjahnpur. 2 urea plants 1,100 mt/d each and 1,350 mt/d ammonia plant under construction. Design: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1994.

BOMBAY DYEING & MFG. Co. Ltd. Patalganga, Maharashtra. 40,000 mt/y dimethyl tereohthalate under construction. Completion: Early 1993.

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. Haldia. 12,000 mt/y Acrylc fibre plant under construction. $57 million. Contr: Davy Powergas. Completion: 1991.

DEEPAK FERTILIZERS & CHEMICALS Corp. Ltd. Taloja, Maharashtra. 16,500 mt/y carbon dioxide, 45,000 mt/y formaldehyde and 10,000 mt/y hexamine plant in the engineering stage. $10 MM. Contr: Davy Powergas. Completion: 1992.

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.

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. $1.65 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: 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 FERTILISERS Co. Ltd. Baroda. 5,000 mt/y melamine expansion in the engineering stage. $35 MM. Contr: Davy Powergas. Completion: 1993.

*445,000 mt/y ammonia expansion planned. Completion: 1994.

HERDILLIA CHEMICALS Ltd. Thane. *1,500 mt/y propylene oxide plant planned.

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 tube 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. Baroda. 75,000 mt/y polyproylene plant. Contr: Tecnimont. Completion: 1994.

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. 66,000 mt/y styrene plant planned. Feed: Ethylbenzene. Completion: 1992.

20,000 mt/y polystyrene plant 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. 900 t/d ammonia and 1,500 mt/d urea plant under construction. Design/Contr: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1991.

NATIONAL AROMATICS & PETROCHEMICALS Corp. Ltd. Manali, Tamil Nadu. *200,000 mt/y purified terephthalic acid/aromatics complex. Completion: 1994.

POLYCHEM Ltd. Maharashtra. *80,000 mt/y styrene, 40,000 mt/y polystyrene and 3,000 mt/y toluene plant. Completion: Early 1994.

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.

SYNTHETICS & CHEMICALS Ltd. Bareilly. 48,750 mt/y styrene expansion planned. Feed: Alcohol, benzene.

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.

VINATI ORGANIOS. Mahad. *1,000 mt/y isobutylbenzene plant in the engineering stage. Contr: IFP. 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. 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. 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. Contr: JGC Consortium. Completion: 1991.

Pare-Pare, South Sulawesi. 660,000 mt/y methanol plant. Feed: Natural gas. $282 MM. Completion: 1992.

Plaju, South Sumatra. 30,000 mt/y polypropylene expansion. Feed: Propylene. $40 MM. 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.

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 under construction. Engr: Bechtel. Completion: 1992.

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.

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.

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 polyerisation plant in the engineering stage. Contr: Zimmer. Completion: 1992

PUSRI. Palembang. 1,350 mt/d ammonia plant in the engineering stage. Lic/Engr: Kellogg. Contr: Kellogg/Rekayasa. 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

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.

55,000 mt/y oxo alcohol plant in the engineering stage. Turnkey: Speichim. Completion: 1994.

*60,000 mt/y Id polyethylene, 7,000 mt/y butene plant under construction. Contr: TPL. Completion: Dec. 1991.

*240,000 mt/y ethylene plant under construction. Contr: TPL. Completion: March 1992.

BANDAR IMAM PETROLEUM Co. Bandar Imam. 50,000 mt/y hd and 60,000 mt/y Id polyethylene and 100,000 polypropylene reconstruction. Completion: 1993.

*175,000 mt/y polyvinyl chloride unit in the engineering stage. Design/Engr/Contr: Krupp Kopper. Completion: 1994.

*150,000 mt/y vinyl chloride monomer reconstruction in the engineering stage. Engr/Contr: Krupp Kopper. Completion: 1994.

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 vinyl acetate 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 hd polyethylene plant. Contr: Uhde. Completion: 1992.

105,000 mt/y pyrolysis gasoline hydrogen plant in the engineering stage. Completion: Dec. 1991.

*7,000 mt/y butenes plant under construction. Engr: TPL. Contr: IFP. Completion: 1992.

Bandar Khomeini. 1.3 million mt/y LPG unit and three utilities. Reconstruction. Contr: Lummus Crest/Krupp Koppers.

300,000 mt/y ethylene plant. Contr: Daelim Industrial Co.

*175,000 mt/y polyvinyl chloride plant. Contr: Krupp Koppers. Completion: Dec. 1992.

Esfahan. aromatics plant under construction. Contr: Tecnicas. Completion: 1991.

Tabriz. 136,000 mt/y ethylene plant under construction. Contr: KTI/TPL. Completion: May 1993

*55,000 mt/y aromatics plant in the engineering stage. Design: Krupp Kopper. Completion: 1994.

*100,000 mt/y polyethylene, 7,000 mt/y butene plant in the engineering stage. Contr: TPL. Completion: Mid-1994.

IRAQ

MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY. Baghdad. 1,000 t/d ammonia and 1,750 t/d urea plant in the engineering stage. Engr/Contr: Kellogg. Completion: 1992.

IRELAND

UNIFI TEXTURED YARNS EUROPE Ltd. Leterkenny. 9,800 mt/y polyester polycondensation in the engineering stage. Contr: Zimmer. Completion: 1992.

ISRAEL

GADOT PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRIES Ltd. Haifa Bay. 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: 1992.

ASHLAND CHEMICAL ITALIANA SpA. Milano. *1,000 mt/y acrylics and 7,000 mt/y alkyds.

BRINDISI ETILENE SrI.

350,000 mt/y ethylene plant under construction. Design: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1992.

DUTRAL. Ferrara. 25,000 mt/y synthetic rubber plant under construction. Engr: Tecnimont. Completion: 1991.

ENICHEM. Augusta. 240 mt/d kerosene feed pretreatment expansion under construction. Engr: CTIP.

110 t/d oxo-alcohol expansion under construction. Contr: CTIP. Completion: 1991.

ENICHEM ANIC. Gela. 100,000 cum/h WSA-SNOx under construction. Contr: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1993.

40,000 mt/y etoxilated alcohols plant under construction. Contr: Techint. Completion: Nov. 1991.

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 under construction. Completion: May 1992.

HIMONT ITALIA. Brindisi.

180,000 mt/y polypropylene plant. Completion: 3' Qtr. 1992.

IGI SUD. 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. Completion: 1991.

JAPAN

DAICEL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES Ltd. Shizuoka. 20,900 mt/y formalin plant. Contr: Toyo Engineering Corp. Lic: Mitsui Toatsu.

IDEMITSU PETROCHEMICAL Co. Chiba. 50,000 mt/y polypropylene plant in the engineering stage. Design: Uhde Gmbh.

JAPAN SYNTHETIC RUBBER Co. Ltd. Kashima, Ibaraki. *20,000 mt/y EPDM plant. Completion: Fall 1992.

LUCKY HOECHST CORP. Yeochon. 120,000 mt/y hd polyethylene plant in the engineering stage. Design: Uhde GmbH.

MISUBISHI KASEI. Mizushima. 60,000 mt/y polypropylene plant. Completion: 1991.

MITSUBISHI KASEI POLYTEC Co. Yokkaichi. *40,000 mt/y polystyrene expansion under construction. Completion: 2,d Qtr. 1992.

MITSUBISHI TOATSU CHEMICALS Inc. Osaka. 1,000 mt/d retrofit of ammonia converter. Engr: Toyo Engineering Corp. Lic: Kellogg.

MITSUBISHI PETROCHEMICAL Co. Kashima. Ethylene Oxide and ethylene glycols plant under construction. Contr: Mitsubishi. Completion: April 1992.

80,000 mt/y polypropylene plant under construction. Contr: Mitsubishi. Completion: May 1992.

80,000 mt/y polyethylene plant under construction. Contr: Mitsubishi. Completion: March 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.

SAMKYUNG CHEMICAL Co. Ltd. Ulsan. *10,000 mt/y phthalic anhydride expansion under construction. Contr: Lurgi. Completion: 1992.

*1,500 mt/y fumaric acid under construction. Contr: Mannesman. Completion: 1992.

SHOWA DENKO K.K. Oita. 60,000 mt/y polyethylene plant under construction. Contr: Mitsubishi. Completion: Dec. 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.

DAELIM INDUSTRIAL Co. 100,000 mt/y Id 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.

250 mt/y aromatics extraction in the engineering stage. Design: HRI. Completion: 1992.

*350,000 mt/y ethylene unit under construction. Lic/Engr: Stone & Webster. 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.

HYUNDAI PETROCHEMICAL. Daesan. 60,000 mt/y lid polyethylene plant in the engineering stage. $80 MM. Engr: John Brown. Completion: 1991.

142 mt/y aromatics extraction under construction. Design: HRI. Completion: 1991.

350,000 mt/y ethylene plant under construction. Engr: Kellogg/Hyundai. Contr: Hyundai. 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. 21 0 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.

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.

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.

LIBYA

NAPETCO. Marsa el Brega. 1,200 mt/d ammonia revamp under construction. Contr: Uhde GmbH. Completion: 1991.

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.

*88,000 mt/y benzene, 58,600 mt/y butadiene, 47,700 mt/y MTBE, 18,300 mt/y Butene-1 expansion. Completion: 1993.

*68,000 mt/y polyproylene expansion proposed. Completion: 1994.

MALAYSIA

ASEAN BINTULU FERTILIZER SDN. BHD. Bintulu. 66,000 mt/y synthesis gas/ammonia expansion under construction. Design: Uhde. Completion: 1991.

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 under construction. Lic: IFP. Engr: Kellogg. Contr: Mitsubishi/Kellogg. Completion: Aug. 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 MALAYSIA. Kuantan. (joint venture with Petronas, Idemitsu Petrochemical, and Neste Oy) 80,000 mt/y polypropylene plant. Engr: Stone & Webster. Contr: Toyo Engr. Corp. Completion: 1992.

SHELL MDS (MALAYSIA). Bintulu. 500,000 mt/y middle distillates syntheses. 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 Id & 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.

200,000 mt/y polyethylene plant in the engineering stage. Contr: Mitsubishi. 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.

Morelos, Veracruz. 30,000

mt/y maleic anhydride plant under construction. Completion: 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.

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: Delayed.

Cadereyta, Nuevo Leon.

600,000 mt/y of paraxylene, ortho-xylene and benzene in the engineering stage. $500 MM. Engr: Badger. Completion: 1994.

La Cangrejera, Ver. 75,000 mt/y styrene unit in the engineering stage.

95,000 mt/y ethylbenzene unit in the engineering stage.

40,000 mt/y cumene unit in the engineering stage.

Lazaro Cardenas, 445,000

mt/y ammonia unit under construction. Lic/Engr: Kellogg. Completion: Delayed.

Morelos. 350,000 mt/y propylene unit under construction. Design: Air Products. Contr: Bufete Industrial. Completion: 1992.

100,000 mt/y butadiene unit in the engineering stage.

Pajaritos, Ver. 67,000 mt/y ethylene dichloride expansion capacity in the engineering stage.

100,000 mt/y vinyl chloride recovery unit expansion capacity in the engineering stage.

43,000 mt/y MTBE conversion from ethylene plant under construction.

Tula, Hgo. 2,000 mt/y acetonitrile unit under construction.

SINTESIS ORGANICAS SA DE CV. Apizaco, Tlaxcala. 15,000 mt/y plastizicers unit. Feed: 2-ethyl hexanol. Completion: End 1992.

TEREFTALATOS MEXICANOS. Cosoleacaque, Veracruz. 60,000 mt/y terephthalic acid expansion in the engineering stage. Engr: Bufete Industrial. Completion: 1991.

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, Port Harcourt. phase two of Petrochemical complex. 270,000 mt/y Id & 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. Engr: Stone & Webster. Contr: Du Pont Canada/IFP. Completion: 1993.

80,000 mt/y polypropylene plant in the engineering stage. Lic: Himont. Contr: JGC Corp.

*22,000 mt/y butenes plant in the engineering stage. Engr: Stone & Webster. Contr: IFP. Completion: 1993.

NORWAY

Statoil. Antwerp. 180,000 my y polypropylene unit. Completion: 1991,

Den norske stats oljeselskap AS. Bamble. 40,000 mt/y expansion of their hd polyethylene plant. $23.9 MM.

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, 1 00 mt/d ammonia expansion and 1,925 mt/d urea expansion under construction. Desing/Engr/Contr: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1992.

PHILIPPINES

COLUMBIAN CARBON PHILIPPINES Inc. Bataan. 2,000 mt/y caron black expansion planned. Completion: 1991.

LUZON PETROCHEMICAL Corp. Batangas. 140,000 mt/y IId 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./Nissho Iwai Corp. Completion: Late 1992.

POLAND

ZAKLADY AZOTOWE PULAWY. Pulawy. 1,700 mt/y urea expansion in the engineering stage. Contr: Tecnimont. Completion: 1993.

PORTUGAL

CIA NACIONAL PETROCHIMICA'S. Sines. 50,000 mt/y ethylene cracker. Completion:. 1 992.

EMPRESA DE POLIMEROS DE SINES. Sines. 40,000 mt/y hd polyethylene expansion and build a compounding unit on the site. Completion: 1992.

NESTE OY/PETROGAL. Sines. 50,000 mt/y MTBE and 200,000 mt/y alkylates plant. Completion: 1994.

QATAR

QATAR FERTILIZER Co.

Umm Said. 1,000 mt/d ammonia and 2,000 mt/d urea.

*300,000 mt/y ethylene expansion under study.

* 1 70,000 mt/y polyethylene expansion under study.

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 Juball. 133,000 mt/y benzene plant in the engineering stage. Design: Air Products. Completion: 1991.

500,000 mt/y ethylene project under construction. Lic: Kellogg. Contr: Mitsui. Completion: 1993.

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.

EASTERN PETROCHEMICAL Co. 330,000 mt/y ethylene glycol and 140,000 mt/y polyethylene expansion under construction. Contr: Chiyoda Corp.

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 furnaces, 50,000 mt/y polyethylene and 80,000 mt/y ethylene glycol expansion.

NATIONAL PETROCHEMICAL Co. Al-Jubail. 100,000 mt/y polyvinyl chloride expansion under construction. Contr: Badger.

PETROKEMYA. Al Jubail.

500,000 mt/y ethylene project in the engineering stage. Lic: Kellogg. Engr: Heurtey Petrochem Engr. Completion: 1993.

SAUDI ARABIAN FERTILIZER Co. Jubail. 500,000 mt/y ammonia and 600,000 mt/y urea plant. Contr: Chiyoda Corp. Completion: 1992.

SAUDI BASIC INDUSTRIES Corp. Jubail. 500,000 mt/y MTBE plant planned.

200,000 mt/y grassroots polypropylene plant planned. Tech: Union Carbide. Completion: Early 1993.

SAUDI EUROPEAN PETROCHEM Co. Al-Jubail. 700,000 mt/y MTBE and 200,000 polypropylene plant under construction. Lic: Lummus Crest. Contr: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1993.

SAUDI METHANOL Co. Al-Juball. 700,000 mt/y MTBE plant in the engineering stage. Lic: Lummus Crest. Completion: 1993.

SAUDI PETROCHEMICAL Co. Al-Jubail. *54,000 mt/y styrene expansion planned.

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.

MOBIL CORP. Jurong.

*190,000 mt/y cyclohexane plant in the engineering stage. Engr: Badger. Contr: IFP. Completion: 1992.

*300,000 mt/y paraxylene, benzene, cyclohexane, orthoxylene and solvents in the engineering stage. $600 MM. Engr/Contr: Badger. Completion: 1993.

SOUTH AFRICA

NATIONAL CHEMICAL PRODUCTS Ltd. Durban. 6,000 mt/y maleic anhydride plant under construction. Feed: Butane. $17 MM.

SASOL Ltd. Sasolburg.

*240,000 mt/y ammonia plant. Contr: Uhde GmbH. Completion: Mid-1993.

SASTECH. Sasolburg. 730

mt/d ammonia plant under construction. Contr: Uhde GmbH. Completion: 1993.

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).

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.

ERTOIL SA. Huela refinery. 30,000 mt/y propylene plant under construction. Completion: 1992.

GE PLASTICS DE ESPANA SA. Cartagena. acrylonitrile butadiene styrene plant. $2.5 billion. Contr: Foster Wheeler Iberia SA.

HISPAVIC-SOLVAY. Martorell. 55,000 mt/y polyvinyl chloride under construction. Contr: Tecnicas. Completion: 1992.

REPSOL PETROLEO. Bibao. 100,000 mt/y polypropylene plant. Completion: 1992.

Gajano. 60 M3/h carbon black and 150 M3 /h synthetic rubber under construction. Contr: Tecnicas. Completion: End 1991.

La Coruna. 160,000 mt/y hydrogenation butadiene plant. Completion: 1991.

Puertollano. 130,000 mt/y alkylation unit. Contr: Phillips. Completion: 1991.

Tarragona. 27,000 mt/y propylene plant. Completion: 1991.

70,000 mt/y ethylene expansion. Engr: Linde. Completion: Mid-1992.

REPSOL QUIMICA SA. Puertollano. *20,000 mt/y hd polyethylene expansion.

TARRAGONA QUIMICA SA. Tarragona. 25,000 mt/y hd polyethylene expansion (125,000 mt/y total cap.) $65 MM.

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.

ICI INDUSTRIES plc/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 polyester 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. Me 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.

Map Ta Phut. 600,000 mt/y NPC-2 olefins plant in the engineering stage. $500 MM. Engr/Contr: Bechtel. Completion: 1993.

*350,000 mt/y ethylene unit in the engineering stage. Lic/Engr: Stone & Webster. Completion: 1994.

TPI. Rayong. 15,000 mt/y polystyrene plant in the engineering stage. Engr: Uhde GmbH.

TRINIDAD

CARIBBEAN METHANOL Co. Point Lisas. 550,000 mt/y methanol plant in the engineering stage. Contr: Davy Powergas. Completion: 1992.

FERTRIR. *1,500 mt/d ammonia plant upgrade in the engineering stage. Engr: Kellogg. Completion: 1992.

FERTILIZERS OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Ltd. Pont Lisas. 180 mt/d expansion of their ammonia plant. Completion: Mid-1993.

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. Aliaga. 140,000 mt/y polyvinyl chloride expansion in the engineering stage. Engr: CTIP. Process: Solvay. Completion: 1992.

*Ethylene expansion in the engineering stage. Lic/Engr: Stone & Webster. Completion: 1992.

*14,000 mt/y polypropylene expansion. Completion: 1993.

*15,000 mt/y Id polyethylene expansion. Completion: 1992.

*16,000 mt/y hd polyethylene expansion. Completion: 1992.

*25,000 mt/y vinyl chloride monomer expansion. Completion: 1993.

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 under construction. Lic/Engr: Stone & Webster. Completion: 1992.

100,000 mt/y hd polyethylene expansion in engineering stage (250,000 mt/y total capacity).

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.

SHELL CHEMICALS U.K. Ltd. Carrington. 100,000 mt/y Id polyethylene and 130,000 mt/y polypropylene plant in the engineering stage. Engr/Contr: Kellogg. Completion: 1992.

*Glanford. 30,000 mt/y polyester solid state polycondensation in the engineering stage. Contr: Zimmer. Completion: 1992.

Stanlow. *Ethylbenzene expansion under construction. Completion: 1994.

U.S.S.R.

Kazan. 200,000 mt/y polyethylene expansion. Tech: Union Carbide. 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 Corp. Completion: Late 1990's.

P.O. CHLORVINYL. Kalusch.

370,000 mt/y vinyl chloride monomer expansion. Engr: Uhde GmbH. Completion: 1994.

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. 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.

Budyenovsk. 100,000 mt/y polyproplyene plant under construction. $175 MM. 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.

Dzerjinsk. 40,000 mt/y acrylic monomer and 40,000 mt/y acrulic emulsion plant under construction. Contr: Mitsubishi.

Mogilev. 25,000 mt/y dimethyl terephthalate modernization, expansion under construction. Contr: Krupps Koppers. Completion: 1993.

Saratov. 75,000 mt/y acrylonitrile expansion in the 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.

TOBOLSK. W. Siberia.

457,000 mt/y propylene plant.

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.

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.

150,000 mt/y ethylene dichloride unit under construction. Contr: Uhde GbmH. Completion: 1991.

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.

Zulia Complex. 60,000 mt/y ethylene glycol, 16,000 mt/y ethylene oxide, 150,000 mt/y styrene, 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.

110,000 mt/y ethylene dichlolride unit under construction. Contr: Uhde GbmH. Completion: 1991.

130,000 mt/y vinyl chloride monomer unit under construction. Contr: Uhde GbmH. Completion: 1991.

PEOUIVEN/ECOFUEL. Jose.

2,000 mt/d methanol plant in the engineering stage. Engr: Davy McKee. Completion: 1993.

PETROPROPANO DE VENEZUELA SA Jose. (joint venture of Petroquimica de Venezuela and Veba Oel AG) 250,000 mt/y propylene unit. Feed: Propane. Engr/Design: UOP.

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: Sept. 1992.

SUPER OCTANOS CA Jose. 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.

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.

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