* Designates projects listed for the first time in the Journal.
UNITED STATES
AMOCO CHEMICAL Co. Chocolate Bayou, Alvin, Tex. No. 2 Olefins debottlenecking. 500 MM lb/y ethylene expansion in the engineering stage. Feed: Butane. Lic/Engr: Stone & Webster. Completion: 2nd Qtr. 1994.
*240,000 mt/y ethylene cracking furnace in engineering stage. Contr: KTI. Completion: 1994.
ASHLAND CHEMICAL. Neal, W. Va. 10 MM lb/yr expansion of maleic anhydride plant under construction. $12.5 MM. Engr: H-R. Completion: Mid-1993.
BELVIEU ENVIRONMENTAL FUELS. Mont Belvieu, Tex. (Sun Co., Enterprise Products Co.,[operator] and Mitchell Energy and Development) 12,500 mt/y MTBE plant. $220 MM. Lic: UOP. Completion: Mid-1994.
CHEVRON CHEMICAL CO. Aromatics & Derivatives Div. Pascagoula, Miss. *502,000 mt/y benzene plant under construction. Feed: Penhex. Contr: Brown & Root. PD/Engr: Krupp Koppers. Completion: December 1993.
CHEVRON CHEMICAL CO. Olefins & Derivatives Div. Cedar Bayou, Tex. *172,000 mt/y expansion of polyethylene plant through debottlenecking. Engr/design stage. Completion: 4th Qtr. 1995.
*30,000 mt/y ethylene expansion through addition of cracking furnace. Engr/design stage. 4th Qtr. 1996.
CHI ME[ INDUSTRIAL CO. LTD. Texas. *(Taiwan company) plans for a 200,000 m@ acrylonitrile butadiene styrene plant. Completion: 1995.
CITGO PETROLEUM Corp. Lake Charles, La. *1,500 b/d toluene expansion. Feed: reformate. Completion: 111 Qtr. 1994.
CF INDUSTRIES Inc. Donaldsonville, La. 345,000 mt/y urea plant under construction. $49 MM. Engr/Contr: Kellogg. Completion: Mid-1993.
DOW CHEMICAL. Freeport, Tex. 260,000 mt/y benzene plant in the engineering stage. Contr: Krupp Kopper. Completion: 1994.
EXXON CHEMICALS. Baton Rouge, La. plasticizer unit under construction. PD/Engr/DD/Contr: Parsons. 4th Qtr. 1994.
new brominated butyl rubber unit in engineering stage. PD/Engr/CS: Litwin. $20 MM. 1993.
*oxoalcohols unit in engineering and construction stages. PD/Engr/DD/PE/CS: Parson. Completion: 1994.
Baytown, Tex. revamp upgrade of aromatics unit under construction. CS: Becon. Proc/Engr: Jacobs Engineering. Comple-tion: 2rO Qtr. 1994.
*450 MM lb/y ethylene expansion. Tech: Exxon. Completion: Late 1994.
FORMOSA PLASTICS Corp. U.S.A. Pasadena, Tex. 71,200 t/y phenol expansion and 42,700 t/y acetone expansion. Feed: Cumeme. $36 MM. Planned.
Point Comfort, Tex. 750,000 t/y ethylene plant and derivatives units under construction. Lic/Engr: Kellogg. Contr: Formosa. Completion: 1993.
FORTIER METHANOL Inc. Westwego, La. 1,800 t/d methanol in engineering stage. PD/Engr/DD/PE/Lic: Lurgi. Completion: 1993.
GEORGIA GULF Corp. Plaquemine, La. *60,000 t/y methanol expansion. $6 MM. PD/Engr: John Brown. Completion: Mid-1994.
*108,400 mt/y polyvinyl chloride expansion under construction. Feed: Vinyl chloride monomer.
HIMONT, U.S.A., Mont Belvieu, Tex. ooint venture with Entreprise and Mitchell) 500 MM lb/y propyiene plant under study. Completion: 1994.
HOESCHST CELANESE. Clear Lake, Tex. *657,000 mt/y methanol plant to be restarted. (Joint venture of Hoeschst 51%, Methanex 49%). Completion: 41h Qtr. 1993.
HUNTSMAN CHEMICAL Corp. Belpre, Ohio. 32,000 t/y polystyrene expansion. Contr: Lummus Crest.
KOCH NITROGEN. Sterlington, La. 1,150 t/d ammonia optimizer in engineering stage. Lic/Engr/Contr: Kellogg. 1993.
OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL. 1 billion lb/y olefins unit at either Corpus Christi, Chocolate Bayou, or Lake Charles. Preliminary engineering studies under way.
PETRO OIL & GAS Inc. Sheridan, Wyo. joint venture with Perkins Power Inc.) 50 t/d polyurethane plant. $50 MM.
PHILLIPS PETROLEUM. Pasadena, Tex. Upgrade polypropylene plant. Engr: Kellogg. Const: Brown & Root Braun. Completion: 4th Qtr. 1993.
PHILLIPS SUMIKA POLYPROPYLENE Co. Houston, Tex. Ooint venture of Phillips Petroleum and Sumika Polymers America Corp.) 270 MM lb/yr polypropylene plant under study.
RESINALL. Hattiesburg, Miss. *alkyld resins under construction. Engr: Frantz Co. Completion: January 1994.
*40 MM lb/y alkyld resins solutions under construction. Engr: Frantz Co. Completion: February 1994.
ROHM AND HAAS. Pasadena, Tex. 90,000 mt/y acrylic acid expansion. Engr. stage. Engr/Contr: Bechtel. Completion: 4th Qtr. 1995.
SAND CREEK CHEMICAL LP. Denver, Colo. 91,000 mt/y methanol plant. PD: Lurgi. Engr/Const. Mgmt.: BEI Engineers/ Constructors Inc.
SHELL CHEMICAL. Geismar, La. 181,000 mt/y ethylene oxide and 227,000 mt/y ethylene glycol. Completion: December 1994.
SOUTH HAMPTON Co. Silsbee, Tex. 1,000 b/d solvent fractionation expansion in the engineering stage. Engr: Frantz
TENNESSEE EASTMAN. Kinsport, Tex. Revamp expansion under construction. Const: Becon. Completion: 4 th Qtr. 1993.
TEXACO CHEMICAL Co. Port Neches, Tex. 200,000 t/y propylene oxide, 19,500 bl d MTBE plant expansion under construction. Contr: Brown & Root Braun. Engr: Kellogg. Completion: 1994.
TOSCO REFINING. Martinez, Calif. *2,050 b/d methanol under construction. $35 MM. Engr/PE/CS: Jacobs Engr. Completion: 4th Qtr. 1993.
UNION CARBIDE CHEMICALS & PLASTICS Co. Inc. Taft, La. 410 MM lb/y expansion of ethylene oxide plant. $200 MM.
*650 MM lb/y polyethylene plant planned.
WESTLAKE POLYMERS Corp. Lake Charles, La. 100 MM lb/y revamp expansion of ld polyethylene. Completion: Fall 1993.
ALGERIA
POLYMED. Skikda. 130,000 mt/y hd polyethylene plant in the engineering stage. $141 MM. Engr/DD/PE/CS: Tecnicas/Initec/ Dragados. Completion: 1995.
SONATRACH. Arzew. Ooint venture with Total and Ecofuel.) 600,000 mt/y MTBE and 460,000 mt/y isobutane unit. Lic/Engr.: Lummus/Snamprogetti.
ARGENTINA
CARBOCLOR ASTRA EVANGELISTA SA. Campana. *30,000 mt/y MTBE plant. Coproduct: 14,000 mt/y butenes. Feed: LPG. Contr: IFP/AESA. 11 Qtr. 1994.
ELECTROCLOR. Bahia Blanca, Buenos Aires. 41,500 mt/y polyvinyl chloride plant under construction. Contr: ICI. Engr: Davy McKee. Completion: 1995.
Puerto Gral. San Martin, Santa Fe. 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, Santa Fe province. Ethylene expansion in the engineering stage. Completion: 1993.
PETROQUIMICA GENERAL MOSCONI. Ensenada. polyethylene terephthalate plant (12,000 mt/y fiber-grade; 5,000 mt/y bottlegrade) in the engineering stage. Contr: Krupp Koppers. Completion: 1993.
POLIBUTENOS ARGENTINOS SA. Ensenada. 40,000 mt/y polybutene plant in engineering stage. DD: McKee Del Plata. Completion: 4th Qtr. 1993.
AUSTRALIA
ALTONA PETROCHEMICAL Co. Altona. ethylene expansion in the engineering stage. 310,000 mtty total capacity. Lic: Stone & Webster. Completion: 1995.
BHP PETROLEUM. Laverton. 55,000 mt/y methanol new plant in the engineering stage. $60 MM. Engr/PE: Davy John Brown. Completion: 1st Qtr. 1995.
Melbourne. 160 mt/d methanol plant in the engineering stage. $40 MM. PD: ICI Process. Completion: 1993.
CONTINENTAL CARBON AUST. PTY. LTD. Kurnell. Carbon black unit.
SHELL CHEMICAL (AUSTRALIA) PTY. LTD. Clyde, NSW. 40,000 mt/y polypropylene expansion. Feed: refinery gas. Completion: January 1994.
BANGLADESH
BANGLADESH CHEMICAL INDS. Ghorasal. Ammonia plant under construction. Lic: Kellogg. Contr: Toyo. 1993.
KARNAPHULI FERTILZER Co. Ltd. Chittagong. *547,000 mt/y ammonia, 638,000 mt/y urea plant planned. DD/PE/ CS: Chiyoda. Completion: 1995.
BELGIUM
B.A.S.F. Corp. Antwerp. 600,000 mt/y ethylene plant. Completion: Mid 1993.
ETHYL SA. Feluy. polyalphaolefin plant. Contr: John Brown.
PHENOLCHEMIE GmbH. Antwerpen. 200,000 mt/y phenol and 125,000 mt/y acetone under construction. Engr/Const: Lurgi. Completion: 1993.
STATOIL. Antwerp. 700,000 mt/y MTBE plant under study.
BRAZIL
CAMICARI. Salvador, Bahia. 130,000 t/y lld/hd polyethylene unit under construction. PD: Unipol.
CAPUAVA CARBONOS INDUSTRIAIS SA. Maua, SP. 15,000 mt/y carbon black expansion planned. Feed: Ethylene tar. $19.2 MM. Completion: 1995.
12,000 mt/y carbon black expansion planned. Feed: Ethylene tar. $6.5 MM. Completion: 1997.
CIQUINE COMPANHIA PETROQUIMICA. Camacari. *31,000 mt/y oxoalcohols unit expansion planned. Feed: propylene. Completion: 1994.
*9,000 mt/y phthalic anhydride expansion planned. Feed: orthoxylene. Completion: 1994.
COPERBO. Cabo. 8,000 thermoplastic elastomer plant expansion planned. Feed: Butadiene, styrene. Completion: End 1996,
ESTIRENO DO NORDESTE. Camacari, BA. styrene product with toluene as coproduct and polystyrene.
NITROFERTIL. Camacari. Retrofitting existing ammonia plant (200 mt/d) to produce oxo gas and hydrogen.
Laranieiras. 500,000 mt/d urea expansion in the design stage.
NORCLOR SA. Marechal Deodoro. 200,000 mt/y new polyvinyl chloride in the engineering stage. $120 MM. Engr: Bechtel. Completion: 4th Qtr. 1995.
200,000 mt/y new vinyl chloride in the engineering stage, $140 MM. Engr: Bechtel. Completion: 4th Qtr. 1995.
PETROQUIMICA UNIAO. Santo Andr6. 100,000 mt/y ethylene, 56,000 mt/y propylene, 28,000 mt/y butadiene, 104,000 mt/y aromatics expansion (all total capacities) planned. Feed: Naphtha. Completion: 1995.
ltaguai. 100,000 mt/y polypropylene plant. $85 MM. Completion: 1996.
POLIALDEN PETROQUIMICA SA. Camacari. 15,000 mt/y hd polyethylene expansion. Feed: ethylene. Completion: 1993.
*new 100,000 mt/y polypropylene unit planned. Feed: propylene.
POLITENO INDUSTRIA E COMERCIO SA. Camacari. *new 130,000 mt/y lid polyethylene/hd polyethylene under construction. Feed: ethylene.
PROSINT PRODUTOS SINTTTICOS SA. Rio de Janeiro. 79,200 mt/y methanol expansion planned. Feed: Natural gas. $35 MM (U.S.) Completion: Early 1993.
SALGEMA. Macelo. Ethylene expansion project.
SHELL BRAZIL CHEMICAL. 20,000 mt/y thermoplastic rubber. $85 MM. Completion: Mid-1994.
USIMINAS. lpatinga. *5,820 t/y ammonia, 18,000 t/y BTX units.
BULGARIA
CHIMCO. Vratza. 2,000 mt/d urea, ammonia plant under construction. $33 MM. Engr/PE/CS: Jacobs Engr. Completion: 4th Qtr. 1993.
CHIMINVEST. Burgas. 50,000 mt/y lid polyethylene plant. $50 MM. Sclairtech process. Lic: DuPont Canada. Contr: Lummus Crest. Engr: Combustion Engineering Inc.
NEFTOCHIM. Burgas. *300,000 mt/y ethylene plant under construction. Lie: Kellogg. Completion: 1994.
CANADA
ALBERTA ENVIRONFUELS Inc. Edmonton, Alta. Ooint venture of Chevron Canada and Neste Canada) 10,600 b/d of MTBE. Feed: Butane and methanol. $395 MM. PD: UOP.
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.
NOVACOR CHEMICALS. Joffre, Alta. debottleneck olefins complex. 50,000 mt/y expansion of ethylene. Feed: ethane. Completion: 4th Qtr. 1993.
Medicine Hat, Alta. 180,000 mt/y expansion of methanol. Feed: natural gas. $10 MM. Completion: 4th Qtr. 1993.
OCELOT AMMONIA. Kitimat, B.C. *ammonia revamp in engineering stage. Lic/ Engr/Contr: Kellogg.
PETROQUIMICAISOC. GENERALE DE FINANCEMENT. St. Romuaid, Que. 75,000 mt/y linear alkylbenzene plant.
UNION CARBIDE. Prentiss. 600,000 mt/y ethylene glycol plant planned. Feed: Ethylene. Completion: Late 1994.
CHILE
CAPE HORN METHANOL. Cabo Nego. 10% expansion of methanol plant. Feed: natural gas.
CHINA
Shaanxi province. 300,000 mt/y ammonia and 500,000 mt/y urea. Feed: gasified coal. Completion: September 1995.
ANQING PETROCHEMCIAL WORKS. Anquing, Anhui province. *50,000 mt/y acrylonitrile under construction. Engr/PE/CS: Niigata Engr.
BEIHAI PETROCHEMICAL COMPLEX.
*50,000 mt/y polyester plant under way. $600 MM.
CHIA TAI Co. Ltd. Shantou Special Economic Zone, Guangdong province. $800 MM petrochemical complex (250,000 mt/y ethylene, 480,000 mt/y synthetic resin, and 180,000 mt/y organic chemicals and other products).
CHINA INTERNATIONAL PETROCHEMICAL Co. Shanghai Petrochemical Complex. Wuiing. 80,000 mt/y polyethylene plant. Tech: Mitsubishi. Contr: Snamprogetti.
*100,000 mVy acetic acid unit in engineering stage. $60 MM. PD/Engr/DD/PE/CS: John Brown. Completion: 1996.
CHINA NATIONAL OFFSHORE OIL Corp./ROYAL DUTCH SHELL. Huizhou, Guangdong. 450,000 mt/y polyethylene plant under study. Completion: 1995.
CHINA NATIONAL PETROLEUM Corp. Beijing. 115,000 mt/y ethylene, 40,000 mt/y ethyl vinyl acetate resins, 40,000 mt/y ethyl glycol, 70,000 mt/y gasoline additives. $537 MM.
CHINA NATIONAL TECHNICAL IMPORT Corp. Beijing. 40,000 mt/y ethylene vinyl acetate under construction. Design/PE/ CS: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1994.
32,000 mt/y butadiene plant in the engineering stage. PD: Lurgi.
60,000 mt/y styrene monomer plant. PD: Badger. Contr: Partec Lavalin.
*120,000 mt/y ethylene plant in engineering stage. CS: TPL. Contr: KTI. Completion: 1994,
Dalian. 60,000 mt/y polypropylene plant in the engineering stage. DD/PE/Contr/ Engr: Tecnimont. Completion: 1994.
Dong Fang. 120,000 mt/y ethylene, 35,000 mt/y butadiene extraction under construction. Grassroots plant.Contr: TPL. Completion: 1994.
300,000 mt/y ammonia and 520,000 mt/y urea, $130 MM. Dushanzi.
*40,000 mt/y ethylene oxide/ ethylene glycol in engineering stage. Engr/ DD/PE/CS: Tecnicas Reunidas. Completion: 4th Qtr. 1995.
*120,000 mt/y polyethylene unit under construction. $150 MM. PD/Engr/PE/CS: 1995.
Fuling, Sichuan province. 1,750 mt/d urea plant under construction Design: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1993.
Guangzhou. *40,000 mt/y polypropylene under construction. $56 MM. PD/Engr/PE/ CS: TPL. Completion: July 1995,
Jining. 146,000 mt/y urea plant under construction. Design: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1996.
Jiujiang, Jiangxi province. 642,000 mt/y urea plant under construction. Design: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1993.
Tianjin. 140,000 mt/y ethylene plant in the engineering stage. $300 MM. Lic: Lummus. DD/Engr/PE/CS: Tecnicas. Completion: 4th Qtr. 1995.
40,000 mt/y polypropylene plant in the engineering stage. DD/PE/Contr/Engr: Tecnimont. Completion: 1995
Weifang, Shandong. 6,000 mt/y polyethylene plant under construction. Engr: Uhde GmbH.
Weinan City. 1,000 t/d ammonia plant in engineering stage. PD: Linde. Completion: 1995.
Yizheng. 250,000 mt/y PTA plant in engineering stage. $170 MM. Lic: Amoco. Engr/ CS: TPL. Completion: June 1995.
*70,000 mt/y polyester polymer and chips plant in engineering stage. Contr: Zimmer. Completion: 1995.
CHINA NEWTECH DEVELOPMENT & TRADE Corp. *15,000 t/y maleic anhydride. Engr/PE/CS supervision: Toyo Engr. Lic: Alusuisse/Lummus.
CHINA PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRIAL CORP. Guangzhou, Guangdon province. $72 MM polypropylene plant planned.
CHINA PETROCHEMICAL INTERNATIONAL Co. Anquing. 50,000 mt/y acrylonitrile reactor under construction. Engr/CS: Niigata Engr.
Daqing. 60,000 mt/y stryene. Engr: Badger. 1995.
25,000 mt/y polystyrene unit (third phase). Contr: Daelim Engr.
40,000 mt/y polypropylene. Tech: Mitsui Petrochemical. Contr: Mitsui & Co. Engr/DD/ PE/CS: Mitsui Engr. & Shipbuilding. Completion: 1996.
Dushanzi, Xinjang. Autonomous region. $600 MM petrochemical complex that includes a 140,000 mt/y ethylene plant.
40,000 mt/y ethylene oxide and ethylene glycol plant in the engineering stage. $150 MM. DD/Engr/PE/CS: Tecnicas. Completion: 1995.
70,000 mt/y polypropylene plant. Engr: Tecnimont/Intecsa/Udhe. Completion: 1994.
120,000 mVy polyethylene plant in the engineering stage. Completion: September 1994.
24,000 mt/y butadiene, 10,000 mt/y butene-1 plant under construction. Lic: Lummus. Design/PE/CS: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1994.
75,000 mtty purified terephthalic acid. Contr: Snamprogetti. Completion: January 1995.
Guangzhou, Guangdong province.
115,000 mt/y ethylene plant in the planning stage. Engr/Contr: Tecnimont. Completion: 1996.
80,000 mt/y ethylbenzene/styrene plant in the engineering stage. $38 MM. Contr: Marubeni. Engr: Badger. Completion: 3rd Qtr. 1996.
70,000 mt/y polypropylene in engineering stage. $56 MM. Engr/DD/PE/CS: Mitsui Engr. & Shipbuilding. Engr/CS: TPL Completion: July 1995.
100,000 mt/y polyethylene, 80,000 mt/y styrene, 50,000 polystyrene.
2-polyester units at 60,000 mt/y and 100,000 Mt/Y.
Liaoning province. 400,000 mt/y naphtha, 185,000 mt/y paraxylene and 70,000 mt/y benzene. Lic/Engr: UOP.
225,000 mt/y purified terephthalic acid plant. Engr: Foster Wheeler USA.
Maoming. *100,000 mt/y ld polyethylene in engineering stage. Engr/DD/PE/CS: Mitsui Engr. & Shipbuilding.
*80,000 mt/y ethylene oxide and 100,000 mt/y ethylene glycol in engineering stage. Engr/PE/CS: Mitsui Engr. & Shipbuilding.
Tianjin. 6,000 mt/y butene plant in engineering stage. Contr: IFP. Completion: 1994.
DALIAN CHEMICAL & LIGHT INDUSTRIAL Corp. Liaoning. *ammonia plant. Tech: Texaco. Completion: 1995.
DAQING PETROLEUM ADMINISTRATIVE BUREAU. Daquin, Heilongiiang province. *50,000 mt/y acrylontrile under construction. Engr/PE/DD/CS: Niigata Engr.
INNER MONGOLIA CHEMICAL FERTILIZER WORKS. Huhehot City, Inner Mongolia, China. *330,000 t/y ammonia plant. Lic: Kellogg. Contr: Toyo Engr. Corp./Mitsui & Co. Completion: 1996.
JILIN CHEMICAL Inc. Jilin, Jilin province. 40,000 mt/y ethylene oxide plant in the engineering stage. Lic: Scientific Design.
300,000 mt/y ethylene and 165,000 mt/y propylene in engineering stage. PD: Linde. Completion: 1996.
*1 00,000 t/y polyethylene and 1 0,000 mt/y butene-1 separation plant. $71.2 MM. Tech: Union Carbide. Contr: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. Process: Nippon.
JIUJIANG PETROCHEMICAL. Jiangxi province. *365,000 mt/y ammonia plant in engineering stage. Lic: Kellogg. Engr: Toyo.
LANZHOU CHEMICAL INDUSTRY Co. Gensu. Ethylene plant expansion in engineering stage. Lic/Engr: Kellogg.
*365,000 mt/y ammonia plant in engineering stage. Engr:Toyo. Lic: Kellogg.
LIAOYANG PETROCHEMICAL FIBER Co. Liaoyang. 200,000 mt/y polyester resins in engineering stage. Contr: Zimmer. Completion: 1996.
MAOMING PETRO. Co. Maoming. 300,000 mt/y grassroots ethylene, 100,000 mt/y Id polyethylene, 140,000 Ild polyethylene, 165,000 mVy propylene, 300,000 synthetic ammonia. Tech Lic/PD: Stone & Webster. DD: Stone & Webster/JGC Corp. $275 MM. Completion: 1995.
100,000 mt/y styrene monomer. Contr: Snamprogetti.
140,000 mt/y polypropylene in engineering stage. Engr/PE/CS: Tecnimont. Completion: 1995.
100,000 mt/y ethylene oxide/glycol. Process: Shelf. Completion: 1995.
NANJING ORIENTAL CHEMICAL INDUSTRY. Nanjing. 50,000 t/y caprolactam, benzene hydrogenation, cyclohexane oxidation, cyclohexanol oxidation under construction. PD: Stamicarbon. Engr: John Brown Deutsche Engr. DD/PE/CS:Voest John Brown/John Brown Deutsche Engr. Completion: 1993.
NINGBO BESTON PETROCHEMICAL Co. Ltd. Ningbo, Zhejiang. Ooint venture of Beston Petrochemical and Chia Tai Co., Thailand) 120,000 mt/y polyvinyl chloride plant planned. $94 MM.
SHANGHAI TEXTILE POLYESTER. Shanghai. 80,000 mt/y polyester resins under construction. Contr: Zimmer. Completion: 1993.
SINONEWTECH. Sichuan province. (Yibun Tianyuan Chemical Complex). 20,000 mt/y mass PVC resin and 5,000 mt/y PVC compounds under construction. Contr: Krebs. Completion: 1995.
SINOPEC. Jilin. *180,000t/y propylene in engineering stage. Contr: IFP/Linde. 1995.
TIANJIN MUNICIPAL GOV'T. Tianjin City. aoint venture with China Petrochemical Corp.) 140,000 mt/y ethylene plant in the engineering stage. Also will produce 55,000 mt/y ethylene oxide, 41.800 mt/y ethylene glycol, 60,000 mt/y polyethylene and 40,000 mt/y polypropylene. Engineering stage. Engr: Lummus/Foster Wheeler. DD/PE/CS: Foster Wheeler. (FW on the ethylene oxide/glycol units). Completion: 1994.
TIANJIN UNITED CHEMICAL Corp. Tianjin. 60,000 mVy polyethylene plant. Lic: Union Carbide Corp. Completion: Mid- 1 994.
URUMQI GENERAL PETROCHEMICAL WORKS. Xinjiang, Uygur. 75,000 mt/y purified terephthalic acid unit and 55,000 mt/y paraxylene unit. Completion: 1995.
Urumqi. 1,000 t/d ammonia plant planned. Engr/PE/CS: Tecnimont. Completion: 1996.
55,000 mt/y paraxylene/benzene in the engineering stage. PD: Babcock. Completion: 1996.
YANSHAN PETROCHEMICAL Corp. Beijing. 150,000 mt/y ethylene expansion. Contr: Lummus. Completion: September 1994.
ZHENIANG CHEMICAL FACTORY. Zheniang province. Ooint venture with Dow Chemical). 20,000 mt/y propyiene oxide, 5,000 mt/y propylene glycol. $50 MM. Contr: Dow Chemical. Completion: 1993.
ZHONGYUAN PETROCHEMICAL UNITED Corp. Puyang, Henan province. 12,000 mt/y butene plant in the engineering stage. Engr: CTIP. Contr: IFP. Completion: 1993.
120,000 mt/y polyethylene, and 10,000 mt/y butylene plant.
140,000 mt/y ethylene plant in the engineering stage. Engr: CTIP/Lummus Crest. Completion: 1995
CHINA, TAIWAN
CHINA AMERICAN PETROCHEMICAL Co. Ltd. Kaohsiung County. *PTA plant. Feed: paraxylene.
CHINA PETRO-CHEMICAL INTERNATIONAL Co. 15,000 mt/y polystyrene plant. Contr: Toyo Engineering Corp.
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/ CTCI/Nippon Zeon. Completion: 1994.
Olefins conversion in the engineering stage. Engr: Foster Wheeler. Completion: 1993.
Ta Sheh. *30,000 mt/y acetic acid plant expansion. Feed: methanol. Completion: 1993.
Tonfen. *new 50,000 t/y caprolactam plant. Feed: cylcohexane. Completion: 1995.
CHINA STEEL CHEMICAL Corp. Kaohsiung. 28,000 mt/y aromatics unit underconstruction. Engr/PE: Krupp Koppers. CS: CTCI Corp.Completion: 1993.
FORMOSA PLASTICS Corp. Mailiao. 450,000 mt/y ethylene unit. Engr: Stone & Webster. Completion: 1994.
235,000 mt/y polyvinyl chloride resin, 140,000 mt/y Ild polyethylene, 65,000 phenol, 24,650 mt/y methyl methacrylate, 200,000 mt/y hd polyethylene, 240,000 mt/y vinyl chloride monomer, 9,000,000 mt/y naphtha, 450,000 mt/y ethylene, 24,000 mt/ y epichlorohydrin, 70,000 mt/y acrylonitrile plants planned. Site uncertain.
GRAND PACIFIC PETROCHEMICAL Corp. Kaoshiung. 20,000 mt/y ABS expansion. Completion: 1993,
*30,000 mt/y cumene revamp work under construction. Engr/DD/PE/CS: CTCI Corp. Completion: Mid-1994.
ORIENTAL UNION CHEMICAL Corp. Kaoshiung. Mono-ethylene glycol plant planned. Feed: ethylene.
TAIWAN PROSPERITY CHEMICAL Co. Kaohsiung. 135,000 mt/y cumene under construction. CS: CTCI Corp. Lic: Kellogg/ Monsanto. Engr: Kellogg. Completion: 1994.
100,000 mt/y phenol and 61,500 mt/y acetone complex under construction. Lic: Keliogg/Hercules. CS: CTCI Corp. Engr: Kellogg. Completion: 1994.
*25,000 mt/y bisphenol-A plant in engineering stage. PD/Engr/DD/PE/CS: Chiyoda. Engr/PE/CS: CTCI Corp. Completion: 1995.
TUNTEX PETROCHEMICAL Inc. Me!liao. 285,000 mt/y terephthalic acid plant under construction. $227 MM Lic: Tecnimont. Engr: Hiyachi.
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. ECOPETROL. Barrancabermeja.
34,000 mt/y polyethylene expansion under construction. Completion: 1994.
POLICOLSA. Barrancabermeja.
32,000 mt/y Id polyethylene expansion planned. Feed: ethylene.
COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES
(FORMERLY U.S.S.R)
Kazan. 200,000 mt/y polyethylene expansion. Tech: Union Carbide. Contr: John Brown.
Sakhalin Island. 660,000 mVy methanol and 330,000 mt/y ethylene plant.
ANGARSKNEFTEORGSINTEZ. Angarsk, Russia. 90,000 mt/y ethylene expansion. Study: Lummus.
GORKNEFTE ORG SINTEZ. Gorki. 150,000 mt/y ethylene revamp in the engineering stage. Contr: KTI. Completion: 1994.
INACOMM INTERNATIONAL. Novopolotsk, Belarus. *65,000 mt/y paraxylene unit in engineering stage. Engr/DD: Babcock Contractors. Completion: 2n, Qtr. 1995.
LISICHANSK REFINERY. Lisichansk, Ukraine. 100,000 mt/y polypropylene plant in the planning stage. Turnkey. Completion: 1995.
MINISTRY OF THE PETROCHEMICALS INDUSTRY AND ENI. Nizhnevartovsk, Siberia. petrochemical complex. Feed: Ethylene. $5 billion. Feasibility study: Mitsubishi/ Mitsui/Chiyoda Corp. Completion: Late 1990's.
MOSCOW REFINERY. Moscow. 100,000 mt/y polypropylene plant in engineering stage. Turn-key. Completion: 1995.
P.O. CHLORVINYL. Kalusch, Ukraine. 370,000 mt/y vinyl chloride monomer expansion planned. Lic: Hoechst AG. Engr/Contr: Uhde GmbH. Completion: 1994.
*expansion of polyvinyl chloride plant in engineering stage. Engr/Contr: Uhde. Lic: Hoechst. Completion: 1994.
SOVIET MINISTRY OF THE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY. Shevchenko. Petrochemical complex. Contr: Dow Europe-Litwin. Feasibility study.
TECHMASHIMPORT. Budennowsk, Caucasus. 100,000 mt/y ethylene expansion at Stavropol polymer complex. Contr: Linde AG.
Budyenovsk. 100,000 mt/y polypropylene plant under construction. $175 MM Contr: John Brown. Completion: 1995.
Dzerjinsk. *40,000 mt/y acrylic monomer and 40,000 mt/y acrylic emulsion under construction. Engr/DD/PE/CS/PD: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.
Mogiley. 500,000 mt/y ethylene revamping. Contr: Toyo Engineering Corp.
25,000 mt/y dimethyiterephthalate expansion under construction. Engr/Const: Krupp Koppers. Completion: 1993.
Nevinnomyssk, Russia. *150,000 mt/y acetic acid under construction. Engr/DD/PE/ CS: Mitsui Engr. & Shipbuilding.
TOBOLSK. W. Siberia. 457,000 mt/y propylene plant.
TMI. Salavat, Russia. *200,000 mt/y ethylbenzene, 250,000 mt/y styrene in engineering stage. Engr/DD/PE/CS: Lurgi. Completion: 1996.
UFA REFINERY. Bashkortostan, Russia. *100,000 mt/y polypropylene plant in engineering stage. Contr: Tecnimont. Completion: 1996.
WESTERN SIBERIA PETROCHEMICAL COMPLEX. Tobolsk, Russia. (Joint venture with Neste and ABB Combustion Engineering) new butadiene styrene and polypropylene units. Completion: 1995-96.
ZANGAS. Stavropol, Russia. *100,000 mt/y polypropylene plant. $115 MM. Contr: Tefken Holding. Completion: 1995.
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
CHEMICKE ZAVODY SOKOLOY AS. Sokoloy. Feed: propylene. Butyl, methyl acrylate, and 25,000 mt/y acrylic acid under construction. Lic: Mitsubishi Petrochemical Co. Completion: 1994.
KAUCUK KRALUPY. Kralupy. 10,400 mt/y ABS polymer expansion. Feed. Styrene, butadiene. $10 MM. Lic: Kaucuk. Engr/Contr: Chemoprojekt. Completion: 1993.
2,000 mt/y butadiene rubber (liquid) planned. $5 MM. Lic: Kaucuk. Completion:1995.
SLOVNAFT BRATISLAVA. Bratislava.
Revamp ethylene plant. Contr: KTI Group BY. Completion: Late 1993.
*Revamp polypropylene complex. (Joint venture with Itochu Corp.) $40-50 MM.
EGYPT
ALEXANDIRA CARBON BLACK Co. Alexandria. *20,000 t/y carbon black under construction. $30 MM. Engr/DD/PE/CS: Davy Powergas India. Completion: 1994.
EGYPTIAN PETRO. Co. El-AmriyaAlex. 150,000 mt/y ethylene and 100,000 mt/y polyethylene plant. Completion: June 1996.
FINLAND
NESTE OY CHEMICALS. Porvoo. 100,000 mt/y benzene in the engineering stage. PD/Engr: Krupp Koppers. Completion: 1994.
FRANCE
ATOCHEM. Fos Sur Mer. vinyl chloride production expansion. Engr: Heurtey.
BP CHEMICAL. Lavera. revamp and extend polybutene capacity.
EXXON CHEMICAL Ltd. Le Havre. 140,000 mt/y polypropylene plant proposed.
SHELL CHIMIE. Berre. 20,000 mt/y styrene thermoplastic elastomer unit. $3.5 MM. Design Engr: Foster Wheeler.Completion: Early 1994.
GERMANY
BUNA. Schkopau. *150,000 mt/y ethylene dichloride/vinyl chloride monomer in engineering stage. Engr/DD/PE/CS: Lurgi. Completion: 1996
ELF. Leuna. Ooint venture with Thyssen Group) *224,000 mtty butylene in engineering stage. Contr: Lurgi/IFP. Completion: 1995
HOECHST. Frankfurt. 39,000 mt/y hd polyethylene expansion under construction. Feed: ethylene. Lic: Hoechst. Engr/Contr: Uhde. Completion: 1994.
HUELS AG. Marls. 120,000 mt/y polyethylene plant. PD: Union Carbide. Completion: 1993.
THUERINGISCHE FASERWERKE SCHWARZA. lngoistadt. 240 t/d polyethylene-terephthalate in engineering stage. PD/ Engr: John Brown Deutsche Engr. Comple-tion: 1995
TICONA POLYMERWERKE. Kelsterbach. 60,000 mt/y polyacetal expansion under construction. Lic: Ticona. Engr/Contr: Uhde. Completion: 1993.
GREECE
EKO CHEMICALS. Thessalonia. 26,000 mt/y polyvinyl chloride expansion. Feed: vinyl chloride monomer. Completion: 1995.
LIGHT HYDROCARBONS PROCESSING SA. Astakos. 500,000 mt/y MTBE plant planned. Lic: UOP. Completion: 1994.
HUNGARY
COLUMBIAN TISZAI CARBON Ltd. Tiszaujraros. (Joint venture of Columbian Chemicals Co. and Tezai Vegyi Kombinat RT) 50,000 mt/y carbon black plant. Completion: 2nd half 1993.
INDIA
ANDHRA PETROCHEMICAL Ltd. Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. 30,000 mt/y
2-ethyl hexanol butanols (LP oxo process) under construction. PD/Engr/CS: Davy Process Technology. Completion: 1993.
ATY PETROCHEM. Kosikalan. *120,000 mt/y terephthalic acid in engineering stage. (Relocation of plant from France). $150 MM. Engr/DD/PE/CS: Tata Consulting Engrs. Completion: February 1995.
BINDAL AGRO CHEMICAL Ltd. Shahjahnpur. 2 urea plants, 402,000 mt/y each and 493,000 mt/y ammonia plant under construction. Design: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1994.
BOMBAY DYEING & MFG. Co. Ltd. Pataiganga, Maharashtra. 40,000 mt/y dimethyl terephthalate under constructon. Contr: Glitschlnc. Completion: Early 1993.
CALICO POLYESTER FIBRE DIVISION. Baroda. 7,500 mt/y polyester staple fibre expansion under construction. Engr: Davy Powergas India. Completion: 1994.
CHAMBAL FERTILIZERS & CHEMICALS Ltd. Gadepan. Kota district. 493,000 mt/y ammonia plant under construction. DD/Engr/Contr: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1993.
410,000 mt/y each, 2 urea plants under construction. DD/Engr/Contr: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1993.
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS TRAVACORE Ltd. Udyogamandal. 300,000 mt/y ammonia plant pending gov't approval. Replacement of old plant with capacity expansion. $200 MM. Engr/Design/CS: Fact Engineering & Design Organization.
FINOLEX. Ratnagiri. 80,000 mt/y polyvinyl chloride plant under construction. Lic: Hoechst. Engr/Contr: Uhde/Uhde India. Completion: 1993.
20,000 mt/y polyvinyl chloride plant under construction. Lic: Hoechst. Engr/Contr: Uhde/Uhde India. Completion: 1993.
*100,000 mt/y vinyl chloride plant under construction. Engr/Contr: Uhde/Uhde India. Lic: Hoechst. Completion: 1993.
GAS AUTHORITY OF INDIA Ltd. Auraiya, Uttar Pradesh. undisclosed volume of olefins and polyolefins. $1.65 billion. Planned.
100,000 mt/y hd polyethylene in engineering stage. Engr/CS: Tecnimont. Completion: 1996.
GUJARAT NARMADA VALLEY FERTILIZERS CO. LTD. Narmadanagar, Bharuch. 50,000 mt/y acetic acid plant in engineering stage, Feed: methanol and carbon monoxide.Contr: BP Chemicals. Engr/PE/CS: Mitsui Engr. & Shipbuilding.
20,000 mt/y aniline plant planned. Feed: benzene, nitric acid. Contr: Chematur AB.
Baroda. 50,000 mt/y acetic acid. Contr: BP Chemicals. Completion: 1995.
GUJARAT STATE FERTILIZERS Co. Ltd. Baroda. 445,000 mt/y ammonia expansion planned. Completion: 1994.
HALDIA PETROCHEMICALS Ltd. Haldia. 120,000 mt/y hd polyethylene and 150,000 mt/y polypropylene in the planning stage. Engr/CS: Tecnimont. Completion: 1996.
West Bengal. 300,000 mt/y ethylene in the engineering stage. $300 MM. Engr: Lummus. Completion: 1996.
HERDILLIA CHEMICALS Ltd. Thane. 1,500 mt/y propylene oxide plant planned.
HINDUSTAN PETROLEUM Corp. Visakapatnam. 45,000 mt/y n-paraffin expansion planned. Completion: 1994.
HI-TECH CARBON BOMBAY. Renukoot Tamil Nadu. 20,000 mt/y carbon black expansion in the engineering stage. $15 MM. Contr: Davy Powergas India Pvt. Ltd. Com-pletion: 1993.
INDIAN PETROCHEMICAL Corp. Ltd. Baroda Complex. 75,000 mt/y polypropylene plant under construction. Contr: Himont. Engr/CS: Tecnimont. Completion: December 1995.
15,000 mt/y butadiene expansion under construction. $15 MM. Contr: BASF. Engr: Lummus. Detailed Engr: Engineers India. Completion: December 1995.
Jageshwar, Gujarat. Gandhar Petrochemical Complex. *300,000 mt/y ethylene, 38,000 mt/y propylene, 15,000 mt/y mixed C4'S, 120,000 mt/y ethylene oxide, 100,000 mt/y alpha olefins, 100,000 mt/y primary alcohols, 150,000 mt/y polyvinyl chloride, 170,000 mt/y vinyl chloride monomer. Under construction. Tech: Stone & Webster (cracker)/Scientific Design (EO)/BF Goodrich (PVC)/EUC Americas (VCM). Detailed Engr: Engineers India. Completion: March 1995.
Nagothane Complex. *100,000 mt/y ethylene, 25,000 mt/y ]Id/hd polyethylene expansions and 75,000 mt/y hd polyethylene. Completion: December 1995.
MADRAS FERTILIZERS Ltd. -109,000 mt/y ammonia, 215,000 mt/y urea plant upgrade. Lic: Haldor Topsoe/UTI Construction. Completion: Mid-1995.
McDOWELL & Co. Ltd. (Polymers Division). Visakhapatnam. 6,300 mt/y ethylbenzene revamp planned. Feed: Benzene, molasses.
MURABLACK INDIA LTD. BOMBAY. Tarapur Maharashtra. 9,000 mt/y carbon black plant in the engineering stage. $17 MM. Contr: Davy Powergas India Pvt. Ltd. Completion: 1993.
NATIONAL AROMATICS & PETROCHEMICALS Corp. Ltd. Madras. 200,000 mt/y purified terephthalic acid plant planned. Lic: Mitsui Petrochemicals. Completion: 1995.
136,000 mt/y paraxylene, 30,000 mt/y orthoxylene, 94,600 mt/y benzene. Feed: naphtha. Lic: UOP/EIL. Completion: 1st Qtr. 1995.
OSWAL AGRO MILLS Ltd. 55,000 mt/y Id polyethylene in engineering stage. PD/ Engr/DD/CS: Simon-Carves. Completion nl Qtr. 1994.
POLYCHEM Ltd. Maharashtra. 80,000
mt/y styrene, 40,000 mt/y polystyrene and 3,000 mt/y toluene plant. Feed: benzene, ethylene. Completion: Early 1994.
PROJECTS AND DEVELOPMENT INDIA Ltd. Shahjahanpur. 1,100 t/d each, two urea plants under construction. Design: Sanmprogetti. Completion: 1995.
RASHTRIYA ISPAT NIGAM. Visakhapatnam. 33,000 mVy aromatics plant under construction. Engr/CS: Krupp Koppers. Completion: 1993.
RELIANCE INDUSTRIES Ltd. Hazira, Gujarat. Grassroots natural gas/naphtha cracker that will include 400,000 mt/y ethylene unit, pyrolysis gasoline and C4 hydrogenation unit. Design/Engr/PE: Stone & Webster. Completion: 1995.
*186,000 mt/y butylene unit in engineering stage. Contr: Stone & Webster/IFP. Completion: 1995.
SUPREME PETROCHEM LTD. Nagothane, Maharashtra. 60,000 mt/y polystyrene plant. Contr: Lummus/Huntsman Chemical. Completion: 1994.
100,000 mt/y ethylbenzene/styrene monomer unit. Lic/Engr: UOP. Completion: 1994.
SYNTHETICS & CHEMICALS Ltd. Bareilly. 48,750 mt/y styrene expansion planned. Feed: Alcohol, benzene.
40,000 mt/y SBR latex (total capacity) expansion under construction. $25 MM. De-sign/Engr/Contr: Tata Consulting Engr. Completion: 4 Ih Qtr. 1993.
29.000 mt/y SBR elastomer (total capacity) expansion under construction. $14 MM.
DD/Engr/Contr: Tata Consulting Engr. Com-pletion: 4th Qtr. 1993.
TATA CHEMICALS Ltd. Babrala, Uftar Pradesh. 493,000 mt/y ammonia plant under construction. Contr: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1993.
2 urea units, 411,000 mt/y each under construction: Contr: Snamprogetti. Comple-tion: 1993.
INDONESIA
BAKRIE KASEI. Merak, West Java. ooint venture of Bakrie & Brothers and Mitsubishi Kasei) 250,000 mt/y purified terphthalic acid plant. $350 MM.
Bunyu, East Kalimantan. 300,000 mt/y MTBE plant. Completion: 1993.
60.000 mt/y acetic acid plant. Completion: 1993.
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 Cs-Py gas, and 120.000 mt/y Cg-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 mVy orthoxylene 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.
Palembang. 45,000 mt/y polypropylene plant. Engr/CS: Mitusi Petrochemical. Completion: 1993.
Plaja, South Sumatara. 30,000 mt/y polypropylene expansion. Feed: propylene. $40 MM. Completion: 1993.
PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRIES OF INDONESIA. Ooint venture of Royal Dutch/ Shell. Mitsubishi Corp., C. Itoh & Co. and International Finance Corp.) 375,000 mt/y ethylene, 220,000 mVy propylene plant proposed. $1.95 billion. Completion: 1996.
PETROKIMIA NUSANTARA INTERINDO. East Java. 493,000 mt/y ammonia plant under construction. Lic/Engr: Kellogg. Completion: 1993.
PT AMOCO INDOPRAKARSA. Java. 250,000 mt/y purified terephthalic plant. Process design in progess.
PT CHANDRA ASRI. Serang, Java. 522,000 mt/y ethylene and 200,000 mt/y propylene plant in the engineering stage. Lic: ABB Lummus/Union Carbide. Contr: Toyo Engr. Corp. Completion: Early 1995..
PT DINAMIKA-ERAJAYA. Serang.
39,000 mt/y SBR elastomer in the engineering stage. Lic: Korea Kumho. Design: Daewood Engr. Co. Completion: 1993.
PT GRAHA SWAKARSA PRIMA. West Java. 120,000 mt/y ethylbenzene to styrene monomer unit.
PT INDO ACIDATAMA. Solo. *14,000 mt/y acetic acid in engineering stage. PD/ Engr/CS: Krupp Koppers. Completion: 1994.
PT PETROKIMIA. Gresik, E. Java. *493,000 mt/y ammonia plant under construction. Lic/Engr: Kellogg. Contr: IKPT. Completion: 1993.
PT POLYFIN. Bandung. 63,000 mt/y polyester resins in engineering stage. Contr: Zimmer. Completion: 1994.
PT PTA INDONESIA. Arun, Aceh. 250,000 mt/y purified terephthalic acid. Completion: 1993.
PT PUSAKA WARNA. Serang, West Java. 200,000 mt/y polyethylene and 140,000 mt/y polypropylene plant. Contr: Sinopec Engr. Lic: Union Carbide. Completion: 4 th Qtr. 1994.
PT RISJAD BRASALI STYRINDO. Serang. 15,000 mt/y expandable polystyrene in the engineering stage. Engr: Lummus. Lic: Huntsman. Completion: 1993.
PT TRI POLYTA INDONESIA. Ciiegon, 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. PD: ABB Lummus. Contr: Toyo Engr. Corp.
PUSRI. Palembang, South Sumatra. 1,350 mt/d ammonia plant under construction. Lic/Engr: Kellogg. Contr: Kellogg/Rekayasa. Completion: 1993.
IRAN
ARAK PETROCHEMICAL Co. Arak. 113,000 mt/y ethylene oxide and 105,000 mt/y ethylene glycol plant in the engineering stage. Turnkey: Tecnimont. 1993.
7,000 mt/y butene under construction. Contr: TPL. Lic: IFP. Completion: 1993.
2-ethylhexanol butanols synthesis gas (55,000 mt/y) in the engineering stage. $290 MM. PD/Engr: Davy Process Technology. Completion: 1994.
30,000 mt/y vinyl acetate under construction. Lic: Bayer, Engr/Contr: Snamprogetti/ Uhde. Completion: 1993,
30,000 mt/y acetic acid under construction. Lic: Hoechst. Engr/Contr: Snamprogetti/Uhde. Completion: 1993.
25,000 mt/y polybutadiene rubber. Engr/ CS: Nippon Zeon. Engr/DD/PE/CS: Mitsui Engr. & Shipbuilding. Completion: 1993.
Bandar Khomeini. 300,000 mVy ethylene plant. Contr: Daelim Industrial Co.
BANDAR IMAM PETROLEUM Co. Bandar Imam. 50,000 mt/y hd and 60,000 mt/y Id polyethylene and 100,000 mt/y polypropylene reconstruction. Completion: 1993.
175,000 mt/y polyvinyl chloride unit under construction.Design/Engr/Contr: Krupp Kopper. Completion: 1994.
180,000 mt/y vinyl chloride monomer reconstruction under construction. Engr/Contr: Krupp Kopper. Completion: 1994.
300,000 mt/y ethylene dichloride reconstruction under construction. Engr/Contr: Krupp Koppers. Completion: 1994.
260,000 mt/y hydroalkylation benzene, 160,000 mt/y mixed xylenes, 120,000 mt/y benzene reconstruction in the engineering stage. PD/Engr/Contr: Krupp Koppers. PD: HRI. Completion: 1994.
540,000 mt/y BTX-extraction reconstruction in the engineering stage. Engr/Const: Krupp Koppers. Completion: 1994.
FIBER CHEMICALS. Bandar Imam. 50,000 mVy acrylonitrile, 17,000 mt/y methyi-methaorylate in engineering stage. Engr/ PE/CS: Tecnimont. Completion: 1996.
KHORASAN PETROCHEMICAL. Boinurd. 365,000 mt/y ammonia, 547,000 mt/y urea plant under construction. Lic: Kellogg/ Stamicarbon. Engr/Contr: Kellogg/Kawasaki. Completion: 1994.
IRAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES INVESTMENT Co. Esfahan. 50,000 mt/y linear alkyl benzene under construction. DD/PE/CS: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1994.
TABRIZ PETROCHEMICAL Co. Tabriz. 136,000 mt/y ethylene plant under construction. Contr: TPL/KTI. Lic: KTI. Completion: 1995.
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 under construction. Contr: TPL. Completion: January 1995.
expansion of ethylbenzene, styrene, polystyrene, cumene and phenol. Engr/PE: Technip.
OESHM FTZ. Qeshm. 600,000 mt/y methanol, urea, and ammonia. (Qeshm FTZ - 60%, Kobe Co. and others - 40%). Completion: 1995.
IRAQ
TECHCORPS. Baghdad. 11,000 b/d C4 hydrotreater and 1,860 b/d MTBE. Contr: IFP. Completion: 1993.
Yusufiya. *15,000 t/y butenes, 15,000 t/y propylene oxide, 8,000 t/y propylene glycol. On hold. Contr: CTIP.
ISRAEL
CARMEL OLEFINS LTD. Haifa. 100,000 mVy polypropylene plant under construction. Feed: propylene. Completion: Mid-1993.
*35,000 mt/y ethylene expansion. Copro-duct: propylene and pyrolysis gasoline. Feed: naphtha, Completion: End 1994.
GADOT PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRIES Ltd. Haifa Bay. 30,000 mt/y paraxylene expansion. Feed: Xylenes.
ITALY
ALUSUISSE ITALIA. Ravenna. *50,000 mt/y maleic anhydride. Feed: n-butane. Contr: Alusuisse Italia. Completion: End 1993.
ASHLAND CHEMICAL ITALIANA SpA. Milano. 1,000 mt/y acrylics, 7,000 mt/y alkyds.
ENICHEM. Augusta. 87,600 mt/y kerosine feed pretreatment expansion under construction. Eng: CTIP.
HIMONT ITALIA. Brindisi. *20,000 mt/y polypropylene expansion.
SOLVAY & Co. Rosiguano. 45,000 mt/y polyethylene finishing units in the engineering stage. (natural PE & black PE). Completion: October 1993.
JAPAN
ADCHEMCO Corp. Kasaoka. 120,000 mt/y aromatics extraction unit under construction. PD: HRI. Completion: 1993.
CHIBA STYRENE MONOMER LTD. Co. Chiba. 250,000 mt/y styrene unit. $160 MM. PD/Engr: Lummus. Completion: 2nd Qtr. 1994.
DENKA. Chiba. 250,000 mt/y ethylbenzene and styrene monomer plant. Lic: Lummus.
LUCKY HOECHST CORP. Yeochon. 120,000 mt/y hd polyethylene plant in the engineering stage. Design: Uhde GmbH.
MARUZEN PETROCHEMICAL Corp. lchihara, Chiba. 600,000 mt/y ethylene plant in the engineering stage. $650 MM. Engr: Lummus. Contr: TEC. Completion: 1993.
*200,000 mt/y vinyl chloride monomer plant. Feed: ethylene. $117 MM. Ooint venture with Asahi Glass Co.) Completion: April 1995.
MITSUBISHI TOATSU CHEMICALS Inc. Osaka. 365,000 mt/y retrofit of ammonia converter. Engr: Toyo Engineering Corp. Lic: Kellogg.
MYKK. Yokkaichi. 260,000 mt/y ethylbenzene plant. Lic: CDTECH.
NIHON POLYSTYRENE Co. Ltd. Kawasaki. 30,000 mt/y polystyrene expansion under construction.
NIPPON SHOKUBAI KAGAKU KOGYO Co. Chiyoda-ku. 25,000 mVy ethylene glycol, and 25,000 mt/y ethylene oxide expansion.
SHOWA DENKO KK. Oita. 500,000 mt/y ethylene plant planned.
TOSOH Corp. Yokkaichi. 150,000 mt/y ethylene expansion. Completion: Spring 1996.
UBE INDUSTRIES LTD. Ube.( Joint venture with Mitsui Toatsu Chemicals and Nippon Petrochemicals Co.) *500,000 mt/y ethylene plant. Delayed completion. Completion: 1996.
KOREA
DAELIM INDUSTRIAL CO. Yochon, Cheonianam-do. *12,000 mt/y polybutene expansion planned. Lic: Daelim. Completion: 1994.
*100,000 mt/y Ild polyethylene unit planned. Lic: Spherilene. Completion: 1994.
100,000 mt/y Id polyethylene under construction. Contr: Simon-Carves Ltd. Completion: 1993.
HAN YANG CHEMICAL Corp. Yeochun. 350,000 mt/y ethylene plant. Feed: naphtha. Contr: Stone & Webster.
HONAM PETROCHEMICAL Corp. Yoesu. 350,000 mVy ethylene plant under construction. Contr: Toyo Engineering Corp.
JUNG WOO. Kwangyang. 120,000 mVy benzene and toluene plant in engineering stage. PE/Engr: Krupp Koppers. Completion: 1994.
KOREA KUMHO PETROCHEMICAL Co. Yeochun. 50,000 mt/y butadiene under construction. Lic: Columbia Chemical Co.
Design/PE/CS.: Daewood Engr. Co. Com-pletion: 1994.
KOREA PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRIES Co. Ltd. Ulsan. 250,000 mtty polymer grade ethylene and 186,000 mt/y propylene plant under construction. Tech. Lummus Crest/IFP. Completion: 1994.
SAMSUNG PETROCHEMICAL Co. Ltd. Ulsan. *250,000 mt/y terephthalic acid/purifed terphthalic acid in engineering stage. DD/PE/CS: Chiyoda. Completion: 1995.
TONGYANG NYLON. Ulsan, South Korea. 165,000 mt/y polymer grade propylene. Lic: UOP.
YUKONG Ltd. Ulsan. 35,000 mtty isopropanol plant and 50,000 mt/y secondary butanol/methyl ethyl ketone unit in the engineering stage. $72 MM. Lic: RWE-DEA. Design/Engr: Edeleanu GmbH. Completion: Late 1994-January 1995.
150,000 mt/y polyethylene and 100,000 mt/y polypropylene planned. Feed: ethylene, propylene. Completion: Early 1996.
KUWAIT
PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTIRES CO. KSC of KUWAIT. (Joint venture with Union Carbide Corp.) *petrochemical complex to include 650,000 mt/y ethane cracker, 450,000 mt/y polyethylene and 350,000 mt/y ethylene glycol. Completion: 1997.
LIBYA
RAS LANUF OIL & GAS Co. Ras Lanuf. 160,000 mt/y polyethylene, 68,000 mt/y polypropylene, 88,000 mt/y benzene, 18,300 mt/y butene, 47,700 mt/y MTBE, 58,600 mt/y butadiene in the engineering stage. $100 MM. Engr/PE: Monenco Inc. Completion: 1995.
LITHUANIA
MINISTRY OF THE PETROCHEMICALS INDUSTRY AND ENI. Lithuania. aoint venture) 350,000 mt/y MTBE and 150,000 mt/y alkylates plant planned.
MALAYSIA
ETHYLENE MALAYSIA AND POLYETHYLENE MALAYSIA. Kertih, Terengganu. Ooint venture with Petronas, BP, and Idemitsu) 320,000 t/y ethylene in the engineering stage. $1 billion. Contr: Toyo Engr/ Lummus/Mitsui & Co. PM: John Brown. Completion: 1996.
200,000 polyethylene plant. Engr/PE/CS: Technip. Completion: Mid-1995.
EXXON CHEMICAL Co. Kerteh. 450,000 mt/y ethylene and 450,000 mt/y polyethylene plant awaiting gov't approval. Completion: 1994.
IDEMITSU. Pasir Gudang Johor. 200,000 mt/y styrene in the engineering stage. $150 MM. Engr: Lummus. Completion: 1994.
MTBE MALAYSIA. Kuantan. 80,000 t/y propylene plant under construction. Engr: Kellogg. Engr: Mitsubishi/Kellogg. COntr: Nichimen/Pilecon Eng. Lic: UOP. 1993.
PETROCHEMICAL MALAYSIA. Johor.
50,000 mt/y polystyrene plant under construction. Engr/CS: ldemitsu. Completion: 1994.
POLYETHYLENE MALAYSIA. Terengganu. ooint venture with Petroleum National Bhd., ldemitsu Petrochemical Co. and BP Chemical Co.) 320,000 mt/y ethylene and 200,000 mt/y polyethylene plant under construction. $55 MM. Contr: John Brown.
MEXICO
CELANESE MEXICANA. La Cangrejera, Veracruz. 75,000 mt/y vinyl acetate under construction. Lic: Hoechst-Celanese. Engr/ Contr: Uhde.
Cosoleacaque, Veracruz. 38,000 mt/y acrylates. Engr: Bufete Industrial.
DERIVADOS MALEICOS. Morelos, Veracruz. 30,000 mt/y maleic anhydride plant planned. Feed: n-butane. Completion: 1993.
GLICOLES MEXICANOS. Morelos, Veracruz. 120,000 mt/y ethylene oxide planned. Feed: ethylene. Completion: 1995. 100,000 mt/y ethylene glycol plant planned. Feed: ethylene oxide.
INDUSTRIAS DERICADAS DEL ETILENO SA. Morelos, Veracruz. 15,000 mt/y ethanolamines under construction. Feed: ethylene oxide, ammonia. Completion: 1993.
PEMEX. Camargo. Ammonia plant under construction. Lic/Engr/Contr: Kellogg. 1993.
Coatzacoalcos, Ver. 350,000 mt/y polymer and polypropylene unit. Completion: Mid-1993.
La Cangrejera, Ver. 225,000 mt/y expansion of styrene unit in the engineering stage.
95,000 mt/y expansion of ethylbenzene unit in the engineering stage.
40,000 mt/y expansion cumene unit in the engineering stage.
Lazaro Cardenas. Ammonia plant under construction. Lic/Engr/Contr: Kellogg. 1993.
Morelos. 350,000 mVy propylene unit under construction. Lic: Air Products. Engr/Contr: Bufete Industrial. $190 MM. Comple-tion: 1993.
28,000 mt/y butadiene unit in engineering stage.
Pajaritos, Ver. 67,000 mt/y ethylene dichloride expansion capacity in the engineering stage.
200,000 mt/y vinyl chloride expansion capacity in the engineering stage.
Tula, Hgo. 2,000 mt/y acetonitrile plant under construction.
PRODUCTOS ECOLOGICOS SA de CY. ooint venture with Valero Energy, Promociones Industriales Banamex and Grupo Infomin and Dragados Construcciones) 13,000 b/d MTBE plant in engineering stage. Completion: 2 od half 1995.
NETHERLANDS
ARCO CHEMICAL Co. Botiek. 70,000 mt/y propylene glycol ethers plant. Approved. Completion: Mid-1995.
DSM. South Limburg. *195,000 mt/y Id polyethylene unit. Feed: ethylene. Comple-tion: lst Qtr. 1994.
NIGERIA
NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETRO. Co. Eleme, Port Harcourt. Phase 11 of petrochemical complex. 250,000 mt/y lld & hd polyethylene, 80,000 mt/y polypropylene, 300,000 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: Mid-1993.
300,000 mt/y ethylene under construction. Lic: Kellogg. Engr/Contr: Kellogg/Chiyoda. Completion: 1993.
80,000 mVy polypropylene plant in the engineering stage. Lic: Himont. Contr: JGC Corp.
22,000 mt/y butene plant in the engineering stage. Engr: Stone & Webster. Contr: IFP. Completion: 1993.
NORWAY
STATOIL. Bamble. 40,000 mt/y expansion of their hd polyethylene plant. $23.9 MM.
Karsto. 500,000 mt/y MTBE plant planned. Tech: UOP. Completion: 1995.
Heidrun field. (Joint venture with Conoco - 20%) 830,000 mt/y methanol plant planned. $370 MM. Completion: 1996.
PAKISTAN
DAWOOD HERCULES CHEMICALS Ltd. Chichoki Millian. *ammonia and urea units. Feed: natural gas.
ENGRO CHEMICAL PAKISTAN. Daharki Sindhi. 320,000 mt/y urea expansion. $120 MM. Contr: Sinopec.
FAUJI FERTILIZER CO. Ltd. Port Oasim. ooint venture with Phosphate Mines Co. Ltd. - Jordan) *346,000 mt/y urea. Completion: End 1996.
RAVI CHEMICALS Ltd. 12,000 mt/y phthalic anhydride, 600 mt/y maleic anhydride, 15,000 mt/y DOP. PD/CS: Lurgi. Completion: End 1994.
PHILIPPINES
LUZON PETROCHEMICAL Corp. Batangas. 140,000 mVy Ild and hd polyethylene, 1 1 0,000 mt/y of polypropylene plant. Contr: Mitsubishi Corp. Tech: Unipol process. aoint venture lead by USI Far East Corp.)
POLAND
MAZOVIAN REFINERY & PETROCHEMICAL WORKS. Plock. *60,000 mt/y ethylene expansion. Part of the Ethylene Plant 11 debottlenecking and modernization program under study. Engr/CS: KTI. Completion: 1995.
ZAKLADY AZOTOWE PULAWY. Pulawy. 1,700 mt/y urea expansion in the engineering stage. Contr: Tecnimont. Completion: 1993.
PUERTO RICO
PHILLIPS PUERTO RICO. Guayama. Upgrade aromatics units. Engr/PE: Fluor Daniel Williams Brothers. DD: Caribbean Engrs. & Architects. Completion: February 1995.
QATAR
QATAR FERTILIZER CO. UMM SAID.
190,000 mt/y ethylene expansion under study. Late 1995.
180,000 mt/y Id polyethylene. Late 1995.
QATAR GENERAL PETROLEUM Corp. Umm Said. 170,000 mt/y ethylene expansion. $400 MM. Contr: Technip/Lummus. Completion: 1995-96.
QATAR PETROLEUM Corp. Umm Said. ooint venture with France's Total and International Octane Ltd. - both with 25% interest. Qatar Petr. - 50%) 475,000 mt/y methanol and 500,000 mt/y MTBE plant planned. $600 MM. Completion: Mid-1994.
SAUDI ARABIA
AL JUBAIL FERTILIZER Co. (SAMAD). Al Jubail. Ooint venture with Taiwan Fertilizer Co.) 2-ethyl hexanol butanols synthesis gas (1 50,000 mt/y) in the engineering stage. $150 MM.Engr: IDavy Powergas Technology. Completion: 1995,
AJPC. Al Jabail. expansion of hd polyethylene plant in the engineering stage. Engr/DD/Contr: John Brown. Completion: 1993.
AMOCO CHEMICAL CO. AND SAUDI CHEMICAL INVESTMENTS Ltd. Al Juball. 400,000 mt/y paraxylene plant in the engineering stage. Completion: 1996.
ARABIAN CHEMICAL Co. Ltd. Ooint venture of Dow Chemical Co. - Europe and E.A. Juffail & Brothers) 30,000 mt/y SBR plant. Tech: Dow. Completion: 1" Qtr. 1995.
ARABIAN INDUSTRIAL FIBERS Co. Yanbu. *160,000 mt/y polyester polymer and chips in engineering stage. Contr: Zimmer. Completion: 1996.
ARABIAN PETROCHEMICAL Co. (PETROKEMYA) Al Jubail. 500,000 mt/y ethylene project expansion under construction. Lic: Kellogg. Contr: Mitsui. Completion: 1993.
polystyrene unit in engineering stage. $15 MM. PD/Engr/CS: Litwin. Completion: 1993.
500,000 mt/y olefin and 123,000 mt/y butadiene. Engr/CS: Kellogg/BASF. Completion: 1993.
*50,000 mt/y butene-1 expansion in engineering stage. $20 MM. PD/Engr/PE/CS: TPL. Completion: Jaunuary 1995.
CHEVRON. Jubail. *letter of intent to build a 420,000 t/y benzene and 270,000 t/y cyclohexane plant.
EASTERN PETROCHEMICAL Co. (SHARO). Al Juba![. 500,000 mt/y ethylene glycol and 140,000 mt/y polyethylene expansion under construction. Engr/PE: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. Contr/Engr: Saudi Shinhwa Co. $150 MM. Completion: January 1994.
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.
NATIONAL METHANOL (IBN SINA). Al Jubail. 700,000 mt/y MTBE plant expansion in the engineering stage. $275 MM. Engr/ Contr: Flour Daniel. Completion 1993.
NATIONAL PLASTIC Co. (IBN HAYYAN). 100,000 mt/y polyvinyl chloride expansion.
SABIC. Al Jubail. Ooint venture with Vista) 50,000 mt/y linear alkyl benzene. Feasibility study.
.plans for a 2-ethyl hexanol plant, production of 150,000 mt/y polyvinyl chloride.
*50,000 mt/y butene plant. Engr: IFP. 1995.
Yanbu. 140,000 mt/y polyester plant. $350 MM. Contr: Zimmer. Completion: 1995.
SADAF. Al Jubail. Ooint venture of SABIC and Pecten Arabia) 100,000 mt/y styrene, 280,000 mt/y ethylene dichloride expansion and construction of a grassroots 700,000 mt/y MTBE/ETBE unit. PM: Brown Root & Braun/Brown Root Saudi Ltd. Contr: Kellogg.
SAUDI EUROPEAN PETROCHEM Co. (IBN ZAHR) Al Jubail. 700,000 mt/y MTBE and 200,000 polypropylene plant expansion under construction. Lie: Lummus Crest. Design/Contr: Snamprogetti. CS: Consolidated Contractors. Completion: 1993.
SAUDI METHANOL Co. (AR-RAZI) AlJubail. 700,000 mt/y MTBE plant in the engineering stage. Lie: Lummus Crest. Completion: 1993.
560,000 mt/y methanol expansion. 200,000 mt/y polypropylene.
SAUDI VENTURE CAPITAL. Jubail. *600,000 mt/y aromatics in engineering stage. $500 MM. PD: Bechtel. Completion: 4th Qtr. 1996.
SINGAPORE
CHINA AMERICAN PETROCHEMICAL Co. Pulau Ayer Chawan. Uoint venture with Amoco Corp. - 40% and Exxon Corp. - 50%) 350,000 mt/y paraxylene plant and aromatics complex in the engineering stage. Completion: 2nd half 1996.
PETROCHEMICAL Corp. of SINGAPORE. Pulau Ayer Morbau. (Shell 30%) 400,000 mt/y ethylene and 200,000 mt/y propylene expansion. Study. Completion: 1995.
PHILLIPS PETROLEUM SINGAPORE CHEMICALS Ltd. Pulau Ayer Morbau. 200,000 mt/y polyethylene expansion. Study.
SHELL EASTERN CHEMICALS. Pulau Serata. 320,000 mt/y styrene monomer, 140,000 propylene oxide under study. Completion: 1995.
SICL. Seraya Islands. *styrene monomer, propylene oxide units in process design stage. PD: Comprimo. Completion: 1996.
SOUTH AFRICA
SASTECH. Sasolburg. 266,500 mt/y ammonia plant under construction. Contr: Uhde GmbH. Completion: 1993.
SENTRACHEM Ltd. Durban. *5,000 mt/y polyster resins. Completion: February 1994.
SPAIN
ELF ATOCHEM. Algeciras. 45,000 mt/y MTBE unit. Lie: UOP.
GE PLASTICS DE ESPANA SA. Cartagena. acrylonitrile butadiene styrene plant. $2.5 billion. Contr: Foster Wheeler *Iberia SA.
PETROQUIMICA ESPANOLA SA. San Roque. 18,000 mt/y alkylbenzene, 32,000 mt/y linear alkylbenzene sulfonic acid, 180,000 mt/y normal paraffins, 10,000 mt/y heavy alkylate, 15,000 mt/y white oils, 15,000 mt/y dearomatized solvents. Feed: kerosine, benzene.
TARRAGONA QUIMICA SA. Tarragona. 25,000 mt/y hd polyethylene expansion (125,000 mt/y total cap.) $65 MM.
SWEDEN
STATOIL PETROKEMI AB. Stenungsund. 48,000 mt/y MTBE plant under construction. Feed: iso-butene and methanol. Design: Snamprogetti.
THAILAND
AROMATICS THAILAND Co. (TAC). Map Ta Phud. 230,000 mt/y benzene, 52,000 mt/y toluene and 355,000 mt/y xylene, 312,000 mt/y paraxylene. Project Ccnsuit.: Foster Wheeler. Competion: End 1995.
BANGKOK POLYETHYLENE Co. Map Ta Phud, Rayong. *2-100,000 mt/y hd polyethylene units under construction. Engr/DD/ PE/CS: Mitsui Engr. & Shipbuilding.
NATIONAL PETROCHEMICAL Corp. Rayong. 126,000 mt/y propylene and 378,000 mt/y ethylene units revamp. $58 MM. Engr: Lummus. Completion: 1993.
THAI ACRYLIC FIBER Co. Ltd. Bangkok. *14,000 mt/y acrylic fiber expansion in engineering stage. $40 MM. Engr/DD/PE/ CS: Davy Powergas India. Completion: 1994.
THAI CHAROEN POKPHAND GROUP. Map Ta Phut. Ooint venture with Solvay Group) 135,000 mt/y polyvinyl chloride plant. Contr: Solvay.
THAI OLEFINS Co. Map Ta Phut, Rayong. 350,000 mt/y ethylene and 170,000 mt/y propylene plant under construction. $500 MM. Engr/CS: Bechtel. Completion: 41" Qtr. 1994.
600,000 mt/y 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.
*248,000 mt/y propylene unit in engineering stage. Contr: Stone & Webster/IFP. Completion: 1994.
THAI POLYETHYLENE Co. Ltd. Rayong. 70,000 mt/y Id polyethylene in engineering stage. $40 MM. PD/Engr/DD/ PE/CS: Simon-Carves. Completion: 2nd half 1994.
2-1 00,000 mt/y hd polyethylene. Engr/CS: Mitsui Petrochemical. Completion: 1994.
THAI PETROCHEM. INDUSTRY. Rayong. *75,000 mt/y Id polyethylene in engineering stage. Lie: Hoechst/Wek Ruhrchemie. Engr/Contr; Uhde. Completion: 1995.
TUTNEX PETRCHEMICAL (Thai) Inc. *350,000 mt/y purified terephthalic acid in engineering stage. Engr/DD/PE/CS: CTCI Corp. Completion: Mid-1995.
TRINIDAD
CARIBBEAN METHANOL Co. Point Lisas. 550,000 t/y methanol plant under construction. PD/Engr/CS: Davy Process Technology. Completion: 1993.
FERTILIZERS OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Ltd. Pont Lisas. 1,500 t/d upgrade of ammonia plant. Lic/Engr: Kellogg. Completion: Mid-1993.
GOVERNMENT OF TRINIDAD-TOBAGO (51%), MW KELLOGG (24.5%),
NORSK HYDRO (24.5%). Point Lisas. 54,700 t/d ammonia plant. Contr: Kellogg.
POINT FORTIN CHEM. CO. Point Fortin. 876,000 mt/y methanol under construction. Engr/Contr: Brown & Root Braun.
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO METHANOL CO. Point Lisas. 140,000 t/y MTBE plant in the engineering stage. PD/Engr: John Brown. Lie: Phillips Petroleum. Completion: 1993.
TURKEY
PETKIM. Allaga. 14,000 mt/y polypropylene expansion under construction. Lie: Mitsubishi Petrochemicals. Completion: 1993.
*20,000 mt/y acrylonitrile expansion. Feed: propylene, ammonia. Under construction. Lie: BP Chem. Completion: 1993.
*16,000 mt/y Id polyethylene. Under construction. Lie: Japan Steel Work. Completion: 1993.
*35,000 mt/y polyvinyl chloride expansion under construction. Feed: vinyl chloride. Lie: Solvay. Completion: 1994.
*16,000 mt/y hd polyethylene. Feed: ethylene. Under construction. Lie: Mitsui Engr. Completion: 1993.
34,000 mt/y vinyl chloride monomer expansion under construction. Feed: ethylene, chlorine. Lie: Solvay. Completion: 1994.
Yarimca. *4,000 mt/y polystyrene expansion planned. Feed: styrene. Lie: Finatecnolog.
*15,000 mt/y polyvinyl chloride expansion planned. Feed: vinyl choloride. Lie: ICI/Solvay.
*2,000 mt/y styrene, butadiene expansion planned. Lie: Polysar.
UNITED KINGDOM
BP CHEMICALS Ltd. Hull. Grangemouth. 100,000 mt/y hd polyethylene expansion in engineering stage (250,000 mt/y total capacity).
EXXON CHEMICAL OLEFINS. Mossmorran, Fife. New debutanizer to produce C5+. CS: Foster Wheeler Energy Ltd. Completion: lst half 1994.
VENEZUELA
ABB-CETICO. Ooint venture with Pequiven and Grupo Zuliano) 150,000 mt/y linear polyethylene plant. Completion: I-It Qtr. 1994.
AMOCO CHEMICAL. aoint venture with Petroquimica de Venezuela, S.A., and Organizacion Cisneros) Feasibility study for a paraxylene plant.
CERASOL. Jose, Anzoategui. 730,000 mt/y methanol plant being planned. $335 MM.
Paraguana, Falcon. 40,000 mt/y naphthalene planned. $32 MM. Completion: 1995.
aromatics plant planned. Feed: 442,000 mt/y benzene, 422,000 mt/y xylene, 212,000 mt/y heavy aromatics, and 343,000 mt/y raffinate. $191 MM. Completion: 1996.
397,000 mt/y p-xylene planned. $248 MM. Completion: 1995.
270,000 mt/y cumene planned. $78 MM. Completion: 1996.
120,000 mt/y cyclohexane planned. S18 MM Completion: 1996.
500,000 mt/y MTBE plant planned $362 MM. Completion: 1997.
DOW CHEMICAL Co. El Tablazo. 150,000 mt/y styrene monomer plant. $120 MM. Ooint venture with Petroquimica de Venezuela and Grupo Zuliano).
METOR SA. Eastern, Venezuela. Ooint venture of Pequiven, Mitsubishi Gas Chemical, Mitsubishi Corp. and others) 735,000 mVy methanol plant under construction. $340 MM. Lic: Mitsubishi G. PD/Engr/DD/ PE/CS: Electra/Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. Completion: 1994.
PEOUIVEN. El Tabiazo, Zulia. 120,000 mt/y polyvinyl chloride plant planned. $145 MM. Completion: 1995.
330,000 granulated urea plant planned. Completion: 1994.
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 expansion.
120,000 mt/y polyvinyl chloride planned expansion. $137 MM. Completion: 1996.
Jose, Anzoategui. 250,000 mt/y propylene (polymer grade) plant planned. $313 MM. Completion: 1995.
400,000 mt/y ethylene plant planned. Completion: 2000.
390,000 mt/y ethylene dichloride plant planned. $36 MM. Completion: 1996. 180,000 mt/y alpha-olefins plant planned. $266 MM. Completion: 1996.
120,000 mt/y polypropylene plant planned. Completion: 2000.
500,000 mt/y MTBE plant planned. $367 MM. Engr/Contr: UOP/Houdry/Snamprogetti. Completion: 1994.
690,000 mt/y methanol plant planned. $300 MM. Lic: ICI. Engr/Contr: Davy McKee/ Snamprogetti. Completion: 1995.
*220,000 mt/y polyethylene plant planned. Completion: 2000.
(joint venture with Eastman Chemical Co.) 250,000 mt/y acetic acid plant. Feed: natural gas.
Moron, Carabobo. 500,000 mt/y ammonia planned. Completion: 1996.
330,000 mt/y urea planned. Completion: 1996.
330,000 granulated urea plant planned. Completion: 1996.
Paraguana. *125,000 mt/y cyclohexane, 280,000 mt/y cumene, and 440,000 mt/y benzene planned. Completion: 1996.
PETROPROPANO DE VENEZUELA SA Jose. ooint venture of Petroquimica de Venezuela and Veba Oel AG) 250,000 mt/y propylene unit. Feed: Propane. Engr/Design: UOP.
RESILIN. El Tablazo, Zulia. Ooint venture of Pequiven, Combustion Engr. and Banco Latino) 150,000 mt/y lid polyethylene unit under constructions Lic: DuPont. Engr/CS: Lummus, Completion: 1994.
SUPERMETANOL. Jose. ooint venture with Pequiven and Ecofuel) 670,000 mt/y methanol under construction. Feed: natural gas. $360 M. PD/Engr: Davy Powergas Technology. Lic: ICI. CS: Snamprogetti/Tecnoconsult. Completion: 1995.
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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