PETROCHEMICALS- WORLDWIDE CONSTRUCTION

April 16, 1990
*Designates projects listed for the first time in the Journal. AIR PRODUCTS. Deer Park, Tex. Polyvinyl alcohol plant under construction. Engr. and Design: Bechtel. Completion: 1991. AMOCO CHEMICAL. Texas City, Tex. 1.5 billion lb/y ethylene plant. Feed: Ethane, propane. Products: Ethylene, methane, propylene, butadiene, fuel oil. $300 MM. Tech: MW Kellogg. Eng/des/lic: MW Kellogg. Completion: 1992. Planned. Paraxylene debottleneck under construction. Completion: Sept. 1990. Chocolate

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

UNITED STATES

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

AMOCO CHEMICAL. Texas City, Tex. 1.5 billion lb/y ethylene plant. Feed: Ethane, propane. Products: Ethylene, methane, propylene, butadiene, fuel oil. $300 MM. Tech: MW Kellogg. Eng/des/lic: MW Kellogg. Completion: 1992. Planned.

Paraxylene debottleneck under construction. Completion: Sept. 1990.

Chocolate Bayou, Alvin, Tex. Olefins unit in engineering study stage. Eng: MW Kellogg. Completion: 1992.

300 million lb/y polypropylene expansion under construction. Contr: Fish. Completion: 1991.

Cedar Bayou, Baytown, Tex. Polypropylene debottleneck under construction. Contr: Fish. Completion: 1990.

AMOCO PRODUCTS CO. Alvin, Tex. Polyethylene debottleneck under construction. Contr: Fish. Completion: 1990.

AMOCO PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS INC. Greenville, S.C. 1.2 million lb/y polyacrylonitrile carbon fiber plant. Completion: Early 1990.

ARCO CHEMICAL. Gulf Coast. Propylene oxide and styrene monomer plant. Engineering studies under way. Completion: Late 1991 or early 1992.

Monaca, Pa. 120 MM lb/y thermoplastic elastomer plant in engineering stage. Eng: JV/EniChem. Contr: John Brown. Completion: End 1990.

Channelview, Tex. 500 MM lb/yr Propylene and 1.125 billion lb/yr oxide/styrene monomer 11 expansion in the engineering stage. $400 MM. Contr: Badger/S&B Eng./HB Zachry. Completion: 1992.

75 million lb/yr. Butanediol & derivatives. Contr: Kellogg. Engr. HB Zachry. Completion: 1990.

Propylene oxide/styrene expansion in the engineering stage. Engr: Badger. Completion: 1992.

ASHLAND PETROLEUM. Catlettsburg, Ky. 3,000 b/d MTBE unit. $11.5 MM. Completion: Summer 1990.

BETHLEHEM STEEL. Sparrow Point, Md. 4,900 mt/y modified Claus unit in the engineering stage. Contr: Still Otto GmbH.

BORG-WARNER CHEMICALS. Geismar, La. (with Union Texas Petroleum and BASF) Phase II: 30,000 lb/y ethylene expansion. Feed: Ethane, propane. 1,500 lb/y propylene. Planned. Completion: Early 1991.

CAIN CHEMICAL CO. *Corpus Christi, Tex. 34,000 mt/y ethylene expansion under construction. Feed: Gas oil, naphtha, ethane, toluene, propane. Completion: Spring 1990.

Lake Charles, La. 68,000 mt/y ethylene expansion under construction. Feed: Ethane, propane. Completion: Late 1990.

Matagorda, Tex. 185,000 mt/y hd polyethylene expansion under construction. Feed: Ethylene. Completion: Spring 1990.

CHAMPLIN REFINING & CHEMICALS INC. Corpus Christi, Tex. 125 MM lb/y cumene expansion under construction. Feed: Refinery products. Completion: Fall 1989.

5,000 Btx Revamp to increase capacity 7,000 b/d. Engineering stage. Completion: 1991.

3,800 b/d aromatics disproportionation unit (converting existing reformer). Engineering stage. Completion: 1991.

CHEVRON CHEMICAL. Cedar Bayou, Baytown, Tex. 440,000 lb/y lid polyethylene unit expansion (3.8 billion lb/y total cap.) under construction. Feed: Ethylene. $220 MM. Contr: Fish. Completion: Late 1990.

91,000 mt/y normal alphaolefins unit expansion under construction. Feed: Ethylene. $50 MM. Contr: Fish. Completion: late 1990.

St. James, La. 900 MM lb/y ethylbenzene-styrene expansion in construction stage. Contr: Brown & Root, Badger Engineers. Mobil-Badger and Fina-Badger technology. $200 MM. Completion: Late 1990.

CONCARB DIVISION, WITCO CHEMICAL. Ponca City, Okla. 34,000 mt/y carbon black unit. Feed: Heavy aromatic oil. Planned. Completion: 1990.

COSMAR INC. Carville, La. (joint venture with Fina Oil & Chemical, 200 MM lb/y, and Borg-Warner, 200 MM lb/y). 400 MM lb/y styrene expansion. Feed: Benzene, ethylene. 1,500 gal/y toluene expansion in engineering stage. Eng: Badger. Tech: Mobil/Badger and Fina/Badger. Completion: 1990.

Freeport, Tex. 230,000 mt/y aromatics plant in the engineering stage. Engr: Krupps Koppers. Completion: 1992

Gulf Coast. 1,000,000,000 lb/d styrene monomer plant. Completion: 1993.

DIAMOND SHAMROCK R&M. Mont Belvieu, Tex. 600,000 lb/yr Propane-Propylene Splitter. Engr: Davy McKee. Contr: H.B. Zachry. Completion: May 1990.

EL PASO PRODUCTS. Bayport, Tex. 140,000 mt/y polypropylene unit planned. Feed: Propylene. Completion: 1990.

EPSILON PRODUCTS. Wilmington, Del. 120,000 t/y polypropylene plant. Eng: Rust Intl. Completion: Late 1990.

*EXXON CHEMICAL CO. Baton Rouge, La. 15,000 t/y multiproduct polymer plant. Contr: Fluor Corp. Completion: Late 1990.

FINA OIL & CHEMICAL. Mont Belvieu, Tex. 90,719 mt/y propylene plant. Feed: LPG. Completion: Mid-1990.

FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP. U.S.A. Point Comfort, Tex. 680,000 mt/y ethylene plant, derivative units, and related facilities under construction. $3 billion. Engr: Kellogg. Completion: 1991.

200,000 mt/y ethylbenzene & styrene plant in the engineering stage. Engr: Badger. Tech: Mobil/Badger & Fina/Badger. Completion: 1990.

Pasadena, Tex. 71,200 mt/y phenol expansion and 42,700 mt/y acetone expansion. Feed: Cumeme. $36 MM. Planned.

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

Bayport, Tex. 300 million lb/yr expansion ethylbenzene/styrene plant under construction. Contr: Badger Design & Constr. Completion: 1990.

LYONDELL PETROCHEMICAL. Channelview, Tex. Aromatics and C4's expansion under construction. $58 MM

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

MOBIL CHEMICAL. Beaumont, Tex. Polyethylene expansion under construction. Total capacity: 1.7 billion lb/y. $50 MM. Contr: John Brown. Completion: Early 1990.

Joliet, Ill. 120 MM lb/y high impact polystyrene production line which will boost capacity of resins to 485 MM lb/y. Completion: 1991.

OXYMAR. Corpus Christi, Tex. 1.1 billion lb/yr vinyl chloride monomer plant. $375 MM. Completion: 4th Qtr. 1990. (joint venture of Occidental Petroleum Corp. and Marubeni Corp.)

Corpus Christi, Tex. 500,000 mt/y vinyl chloride monomer plant under construction. Feed: Chlorine, ethylene. Completion: Late 1990.

OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL. 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 mt/y vinyl chloride monomer unit under construction.$200 MM. Eng: Bechtel. Contr: Becon. Completion: 1991.

Ethylene dichloride expansion under construction. Completion: Aug. 1990.

Pasadena, Tex. 91,000 mt/y polyvinyl chloride expansion under construction. Feed: Vinyl chloride monomer. Completion: Fall 1990.

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

PHILLIPS 66. Pasadena, Tex. 275 MM lb/y polyethylene expansion. Feed: Ethylene. Completion: July 1990.

Old Ocean, Tex. 1.5 billion lb/y ethylene expansion at Sweeny plant (total cap. 4 billion). Design: Braun. Contr: Brown & Root. Completion: Dec. 1990.

680,000 mt/y ethylene expansion planned. Feed: Ethane, propane. Eng study: Braun. Contr: Brown & Root. Completion: Late 1990.

POLYSAR POLYMERS. Leominster, Mass. 300 MM lb/y resin expansion. Completion: 1990.

Decatur, Ala. 200 MM lb/y polystyrene expansion. Completion: Fall 1990.

Orange, Tex. Expansion of EPDM rubber plant in the engineering stage. Engr: Bechtel. Completion: 1991.

QUANTUM--USI DIVISION. Clinton, Iowa. 45,000 mt/y additional ethylene expansion in 1991.

Deer Park, Tex. 200 MM lb/y vinyl acetate monomer expansion in engineering stage. Contr: Fluor Daniel. Completion: Fall 1990.

1.5 billion lb/y ethylene plant upgrade in the engineering stage. Contr. & Engr: Fish. Completion: 1990.

Morris, Ill. 23,000 mt/y lid polyethylene expansion under construction. Feed: Ethylene. Completion: 1990.

66,000 mt/y polypropylene expansion under construction. Feed: Propylene. Completion: 1991.

80,000 mt/y ethylene expansion. Feed: Ethane, propane, butane. Eng: Lummus. Contr: Braun. Completion: 1991.

ROHM & HAAS. Deer Park, Tex. Acrylic acid expansion under construction. $40 MM. Eng: Bechtel. Contr: HB Zachry. Completion: May 1990.

Methacrylate consolidation expansion under construction. Engr: Bechtel. Completion: 1990.

SHELL CHEMICAL. Gulf Coast. 450 million lb/y each of ethylene oxide and ethylene glycol. Completion: 1993.

Deer Park, Tex. 110,000 mt/y Bisphenol-A plant under construction. Design & Engr: Bechtel. Contr: Becon. Completion: 1990.

SOLTEX POLYMER CORP. Deer Park, Tex. 300 MM lb/y hd polyethylene expansion. Feed: C2 Contr: Fluor Daniels. Completion: Mid 1990.

SOUTH HAMPTON CO. Silsbee, Tex. 1,000 b/d solvent fractionation expansion in the engineering stage. Engr: Frantz

STANDARD OIL CHEMICAL. Green Lake, Tex. 23,000-95,000 mt/y maleic anhydride, 31,000 mt/y butanediol, 27,000 mt/y gamma-butyrolacetone, 11,000 mt/y tetrahydrofuran. Feed: N-butane. Planned. Completion: 1990.

SUN OIL CO. Philadelphia, Pa. $126 MM Environmental work. Additions: alky unit, propane-propylene recovery unit and sulfur recovery unit, also upgrading the fluid catalytic cracker.

TENNESSEE EASTMAN. Kingsport, Tenn. Chemicals from coal expansion in the engineering stage. Engr: Bechtel. Completion: 1991.

Acetic acid expansion in the engineering stage. Contr: Bechtel. Completion: 1991.

TEXACO CHEMICAL CO. Conroe, Tex. 25 MM lb/y ethyleneamine expansion. Contr: John Brown Engin. & Contr. Mechanical Completion: 3rd Qtr. 1990.

Port Neches, Tex. Modernization of butadiene unit which will increase capacity by 50 MM lb/y. Completion: Spring 1991.

Propylene oxide, MTBE plant in the engineering stage. Engr: Bechtel. Completion: 1991.

TEXAS EASTMAN CO. Longview, Tex. *Oxoalcohol expansion under construction. Feed; propylene. Completion: 1990.

110,000 t/y polypropylene plant planned. Feed: Propylene. Completion: 1991.

125,000 t/y polyethylene plant planned. Feed: Ethylene. Completion: 1992.

25,000 t/y amorphous polyolefins plant planned. Feed: Propylene. Completion: 1991.

UNICO INC. Commerce City, Colo. 25 million gal/y methanol plant. Completion: 1st Qtr. 1991.

UNOCAL CORP. Kankakee, Ill. 180 MM lb/yr polymer emulsion plant. Completion: 4th Qtr. 1990.

UNION CARBIDE CHEMICALS & PLASTICS CO. INC. Taft, La. 410 MMlb/y expansion of ethylene oxide plant. $200 MM.

UNION TEXAS PETROLEUM HOLDINGS INC. (partners: BASF AG and G.E. Plastics) Geismar, La. 310 MM lb/y ethylene expansion (total capacity: 1.1 billion lb/y). $71 MM. Completion: May 1990.

UNOCAL. West Sacramento, Calif. Expansion of nitrogen fertilizers complex. Engr: Fluor Daniels. Completion: 1992.

Kankakee, Il. Polymer plant. Engr: John Brown. Completion: 1990.

VISTA CHEMICAL. Lake Charles, La. 300 million lb/y (1 billion lb/y total cap.) ethylene expansion under construction. $80 MM. Contr: Stone & Webster/HB Zachry. Completion: May 1990.

Westlake, La. 145,000 mt/y ethylene, 3,000 mt/y aromatics, 7,000 mt/y butadiene, and 4,000 mt/y propylene expansion planned. Feed: Ethane. Completion: May 1990.

WARREN PETROLEUM. Galena Park, Tex. Ethylene terminal expansion under construction. Contr: Bechtel. Completion: 1990.

WESTLAKE STYRENE CORP. Gulf Coast. 160,000 mt/y ethylbenzene/styrene plant in the engineering stage. Contr: Badger. Completion: 1992.

WESTLAKE POLYMERS. Lake Charles, La. 1 billion lb/y ethylene plant. Feed: NGL. Contr: KCI. $250 MM. Completion: spring 1991.

WITCO CORP. Ponca City, Okla. Carbon black expansion. $20 MM. Engr & Contr: S.I.P. Completion: Late 1990.

ALGERIA

$170 billion petrochemical complex (joint venture with India). 450,000 t/y ethylene. Proposed.

ENTERPRISE NATIONALE DE LA PETROCHIMIE. Skikda. 50,000 mt/y linear alkylbenzene intermediates. UOP process. $80 MM.

ARGENTINA

PASA PETROQUIMICA ARGENTINA. Campana. 40,000 mt/y urea expansion planned. Feed: Natural gas. Completion: 1992.

Neuquen. 150,000 mt/y urea plant planned. Feed: Natural gas. Completion: 1992.

Puerto Gral. San Martin, Santa Fe. 60,000 mt/y benzene expansion planned. Feed: Xylene, toluene, naphtha. Completion: 1991.

120,000 mt/y styrene expansion planned. Feed: Naphtha. Completion: 1991.

40,000 mt/y ABS-SAN-PS plant planned. Feed: Styrene, butadiene. Completion: 1990.

120,000 mt/y propylene expansion planned. Feed: Propane. Completion: 1994.

100,000 ACN plant planned. Feed: Propylene. Completion: 1994.

1.5 mt/y biphenol 95 plant under construction. Feed: Toluene. Completion: 1990.

San Lorenzo, Santa Fe province. 140,000 mt/y styrene monomer and 50,000 mt/y cumene. Engr: Lummus Crest Inc.

PETOQUIMICA BAHIA BLANCA SAIC. Bahia Blanca, Buenos Aires province. 200,000 mt/y ethylene plant. $241 Million. Turnkey contract: Lummus Crest, Italy's CTIP, Techint of Italy and Argentina. Project calls for olefins unit, pyrolysis gas unit, C4 hydrogenation unit and other facilities. End 1992.

PETROQUIMICA GENERAL MOSCONI.

Ensenada. Polyethylene terephthalate plant (12,000 mt/y fibre-grade; 5,000 mt/y bottlegrade) in the engineering stage. Contr: Krupp Koppers. Completion: 1992.

POLITENO. Camacari. 130,000 mt/y polyethylene expansion. Feed: Ethylene. Lic: DuPont. Completion: 1991.

AUSTRALIA

ALTONA PETROCHEMICAL CO. Altona. Expansion of ethane furnace under construction. 12 t/h total capacity. Engr: Stone & Webster. Completion: 1990.

Ethylene expansion in the engineering stage. 310,000 mt/y total capacity. Lic: Stone & Webster. Completion: 1992.

SHELL CHEMICAL (AUSTRALIA) PTY. LTD. Clyde, NSW. 80,000 mt/y polypropylene plant to replace existing plant. Feed: Refinery gas. Completion: Mid-1991.

AUSTRIA

AGROLINZ. Linz. 500 mt/d ammonia synthesis plant in the engineering stage. Contr: Uhde Gmbh. Completion: 1990.

BAHRAIN

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

BANGLADESH

JAMUNA FERTILIZER CO. Tarakandi. 1,700 t/d urea plant under construction. Design: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1990.

BELGIUM

AMOCO CHEMICAL BELGIUM N.V. Geel. 250,000 t/y purified terephthalic acid under construction. Completion: June 1990.

ARCO CHEMICAL. Rieme. 65,000 mt/y polyols expansion in preliminary engineering stage. Contr: Badger. Completion: Fall 1990.

BASF. Antwerp. 600,000 mt/d ammonia plant under construction. Contr: Uhde. Completion: 1990.

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

BAYER ANTWERPEN NV. Antwerp. 23,000 t/y polycarbonate plant under construction. Feed: Bisphenol A. Contr: Fluor Daniel.

24,000 t/y polycarbonate plant. Feed: Bisphenol A. Contr: Fluor Daniel. Planned.

DEN NORSKE STATS OLJESELSKAP AS and HIMONT NORTH SEA PETROCHEMICAL INC. Antwerp. 180,000 mt/y polypropylene plant under construction. $250 MM. Contr: Technimont. Tech: Himont. Feed: Propane. Completion: Fall 1990.

400,000 t/y splitter for the propylene plant. Feed: Gas liquids. $404 MM. Tech: Air Products & Chemicals. Contr: Kellogg. Completion: 1991.

250,000 mt/y propane dehydrogenation unit under construction. Contr: Kellogg. Completion: 1990.

ETHYL SA. Feluy. 36,000 mt/y polyalphaolefin plant.

200,000 mt/y linear alpha olefins plant. $100 MM. Contr: John Brown plc. Completion: 2nd half 1991.

EXXON CHEMICAL. Meerhout. 120,000 mt/y polyethylene expansion under construction. Feed: Ethylene. $30 MM. Completion: 1990.

450,000 mt/y ethylene unit in engineering stage. Feed: Naphtha. Lic: MW Kellogg. Contr: MW Kellogg, FW Italiana. Completion: 1991.

Rotterdam. 50,000 t/y phthalic anhyd. unit under construction. Completion: March 1991.

FINANESTE N.V. Antwerp. 450,000 mt/y ethylene plant under construction. Contr: Kellogg/Foster Wheeler. Completion: Dec. 1990.

KEMIRA. Tertre. 2,100 t/d ammonium nitrate. Contr: Uhde. Completion: 1990.

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

NESTY OY. Beringen. 120,000 mt/y polyethylene plant (total cap. will be 240,000 mt/y). $100 MM. Tech: Neste Chemicals. Contr: John Brown BV. Completion: Late 1990s.

NESTE CHEMICAL. unspecified. 20,000-25,000 mt/y polyalphaolefins plant. 1990.

Beringen. 120,000 TPA polyethylene plant. Contr: John Brown. Completion: 1990.

NORTH SEA PETROCHEMICAL. Antwerp. 250,000 mt/y Propylene plant in the engineering stage. Design: Air Product. Completion: 1991.

*SOLVAY GROUP. Antwerp. 100,000 mt/y high density polyethylene plant.

BRAZIL

CAPUAVA CARBONOS INDUSTRIAIS SA. Maua, SP. 27,000 mt/y carbon black expansion planned. Feed: Ethylene tar. $25 MM. Completion: 1992.

Triunfo, RS. 27,000 mt/y carbon black unit. Feed: Ethylene tar. $30 MM. Planned. Completion: 1991.

COPENE. 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.

60,000 mt/y MTBE plant under construction. Feed: Raffinate 1. $10 MM. Completion: 1991.

25,000 mt/y butene 1 plant under construction. Feed: Raffinate 2. $15 MM. Completion: 1991.

18,000 mt/y isoprene unit under construction. Feed: Pentenes. Contr: Ultratect. $35 MM. Completion: 1990.

13,500 mt/y octenes unit under construction. Feed: Raffinate 3. $6 MM. Completion: 1990.

COPENOR. Camacari, Bahia. 30,000 mt/y formaldehyde expansion. Feed: Methanol. $7 MM. Completion: 1990.

COPERBO. Cabo. 35,000 mt/y polyisoprene plant in engineering stage. Feed: Isoprene.

8,000 thermoplastic elastomer plant planned. Feed: Butadiene, styrene.

NITRIFLEX SA. Camacari. 5,500 mt/y MBS resins plant under construction. Feed: MMA, Butadiene, styrene. $32 MM. Completion: 1990.

NITROCARBONO SA. Camecari. 15,000 mt/y caprolactam and 30,000 mt/y ammonium sulfate expansion planned. Feed: Cyclohexanone, ammonia, hydrogen.

15,900 mt/y cyclohexanone and 4,200 mt/y sodium sulfate expansion planned. Feed: Cyclohexane.

15,900 mt/y cyclohexane expansion planned. Feed: Benzene, hydrogen.

12,000 mt/y plastics plant planned. Feed: Caprolactam. $40 MM (US). Completion: August 1990.

OXIQUIMICA. Triunfo. 25,000 mt/y acrylic acid, 30,000 mt/y esters planned. Feed: Propylene. $55 MM. Contr: Mitsubishi. Completion: 1991.

OXITENO. Triunfo. 25,000 mt/y acrylic acid, 30,000 mt/y acrylates. Feed: Propylene. Planned. Completion: 1990.

PETROQUIMICA UNIAO. Capuava, Sao Paulo. 1 00,000 mt/y ethylene expansion. Contr: Lummus Crest. Completion: Fall 1990.

Santo Andre. 440,000 mt/y ethylene, 245,000 mt/y propylene, 75,000 mt/y butadiene, 386,000 mt/y aromatics units (all total capacities) under way. Feed: Naphtha. Completion: 1991.

POLIALDEN PETROQUIMICA. Camacari. 100,000 mt/y polypropylene under evaluation. Feed: Propylene.

POLIOLEFINAS SA. Camecari, Bahia. 130,000 mt/y linear polyethylene plant. Union Carbide process. Completion: 1991.

POLITENO. Camacari. 130,000 t/y low linear density polyethylene plant under construction. Contr: Lummus/Setal. Completion: 1991.

PRONOR PETROQUIMICA SA. Camacari. 30,000 t/y toluene diisocyanate expansion under way. Feed: Toluene, chlorine, natural gas, nitric acid. Completion: 1991.

52,000 dimethyl terephthalate expansion planned. Feed: Paraxylene, methanol. Completion: 1991.

8,000 diphenyl methane diisocyanate expansion planned. Feed: Benzene, chlorine, formaldehyde. Completion: 1992.

PROSINT PRODUTOS SINTETICOS SA. Rio de Janeiro. 79,200 mt/y methanol expansion planned. Feed: Natural gas. $35 MM (U.S.) Completion: Early 1993.

BULGARIA

CHIMINVEST. Bourgas. 50,000 mt/y linear low density polyethylene plant. $50 MM. Sclairtech process. Lic: DuPont Canada. Contr: Lummus Crest. Engr: Combustion Engineering Inc.

Devnja. 150,000 mt/y vinylchloride monomer, 120,000 mt/y ethylene dichloride units in engineering stage. Contr: TEC. Completion: 1990-91.

NEFTOCHIM. Burgas. 150,000 mt/y ethylene plant under construction. Lic: MW Kellogg. Eng: MW Kellogg, Kawasaki. Completion: 1990.

CANADA

ALBERTA ENERGY CO. Fort Saskatchewan, Alta. 500,000 mt/y ethylene and 130,000 t/y polyethylene. Planned. Completion: 1993.

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.

ALBERTA NATURAL GAS. Scotford. 2,000 t/d methanol, 11,600 b/d MTBE. Feed: Natural gas, butane. Before ERCB. $600 MM.

BORDEN CANADA. Edmonton, Alta. 35,000 mt/y formaldehyde expansion under way. Feed: Methanol.

Laval, Que. 35,000 mt/y formaldehyde expansion under way. Feed: Methanol.

Laval, Que. 25,000 mt/y formaldehyde expansion under way. Feed: Methanol.

Vancouver, B.C. 25,000 mt/y formaldehyde expansion under way. Feed: Methanol.

West Hill, Ont. 12,000 mt/y formaldehyde expansion under way. Feed: Methanol.

CARGILL LTD. Bell Plaine, Sask. 1,500 mt/d anhydrous ammonia, 2,000 mt/y urea units. $350 MM. Completion: Spring 1992.

KEMTEC. Montreal. Relocation of 3,600,000 lb/y aromatics unit in the engineering stage. Contr: Partec Lavalin Inc. Completion: 1990.

Relocation of 400,000 lb/y paraxylene unit under way. Contr: Partec Lavalin Inc. Completion: 1990.

NESTE OY. Edmonton, Alta. 500,000 mt/y methyl tertiary butyl ether plant. $210 million. Contr: Fluor Daniel Inc.

NOVA (with partners). Red Deer, Alta. Petrochemical complex planned.

NOVACOR CHEMICALS LTD. Joffre, Alta. 250,000 mt/y polyethylene pelletizing unit. $30 million. Contr: Fluor Daniel Inc. Completion: 1st Qtr. 1991.

Ethylene plant in the engineering stage. Braun tech. Completion: 1992.

PETRO-CANADA. Edmonton, Alta. MTBE Plant 453,500 mt/y. Joint venture with Neste Oy. Completion: 1991.

PETROMONT INC. Montreal, Quebec. 200,000 mt/y HD Polyethylene plant expansion in the engineering stage. $75 MM. Contr: Bechtel. Completion: July 1991.

Ethylene expansion under construction. Engr: Stone & Webster. Completion: 1990.

Diolefins expansion in the engineering stage. Engr: Stone & Webster. Completion: 1990.

SAFERCO. Belle Plaine. 500,000 mt/y synthesis gas/ammonia expansion under construction. Engr: Uhde. Completion: 1992.

SHELL CANADA. Corunna, Ont. 40,000 mt/y polypropylene expansion under construction. Feed: Propylene. Completion: 1990.

40,000 mt/y styrene expansion planned. Feed: Benzene, ethylene. Completion: 1991.

UNION CARBIDE. Prentiss. 360,000 mt/y ethylene glycol plant planned. Feed: Ethylene. Completion: Late 1992.

WESTCOAST ENERGY INC. Taylor, B.C. Ethane-based petrochemical plant under consideration. Seeking bids.

CHILE

MINCO. 560,000 mt/y ammonia-urea plant. $350 MM. Planned.

CHINA

Anda. 20,000 mt/y mono-methyl-metacry-late unit under construction. Contr: Tecnimont. Completion: 1990.

50,000 mt/y ethylene oxide and ethylene glycol units. Royal Dutch Shell process. $53.5 MM. Contr: Technip. Completion: 1991.

72,000 mt/y linear alkylbenzene, 54,000 mt/y linear olefins units. UOP tech.

120,000 mt/y ethylene unit. Lummus Crest tech.

80,000 mt/y lid polyethylene unit. Sclairtech process. Lic-eng-supply contr: Lummus Canada.

Jinxi, Liaoning province. 1,000 mt/d ammonia plant in engineering stage. Tech: Braun. Contr: Technip. Completion: 1991.

Erlian, Inner Mongolia. 300,000 mt/y ammonia, 520,000 mt/y urea, Planned.

150 t/d ammonia expansion under way. $10 MM. Contr: Humphreys & Glasgow.

Panjing, Liaoning province. 130,000 mt/y ethylene plant. Feed: Ethane, propane, butane from Liao He field. Design-eng-tech: Lummus Crest. Contr: TEC, C. Itoh, and TPL. Completion: Sept. 1991.

125,000 mt/y lld polyethylene, 40,000 mt/y polypropylene, 10,000 mt/y butene 1 units. Lic: BP on polyethylene, Mitsui PC on polyprop, IFP on butene. Contr: Technipetrol. Completion: Sept. 1992.

Shantou Special Economic Zone. 250,000 mt/y of ethylene, 480,000 mt/y of synthetic resin, 150,000 mt/y of solid caustic soda, and 180,000 mt/y of other chemicals. $800 MM complex proposed by Thai Co. Ltd.

Shengli. 80,000 mt/y SBR unit under construction. Contr: Mitsubishi Heavy.

Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. $600 MM petrochemical complex that includes a 140,000 mt/y ethylene plant.

CHIA TAI CO. LTD. Shantou Special Economic Zone, Guangdong province. $800 MM petrochemical complex (250,000 mt/y ethylene, 480,000 t/y synthetic resin, and 180,000 t/y organic chemicals and other products).

CHINA INTERNATIONAL PETROCHEMICAL CO. Shanghai petrochemical complex. 80,000 mt/y polyethylene plant. Tech: Mitsubishi. Contractor: Snamprogetti.

Jinshanwei. 80,000 t/y LD Polyethylene plant under construction. Design: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1990.

CHINA NATIONAL CHEMICAL CONSTRUCTION CORP. 4 urea plants, 400 t/d each, under construction. Contr: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1991. (Hebei, Henan, Shanxi and Beijing provinces)

Taizhou, Jiaugsu. Secondary Butanol-Alcohol and Methyl Ethyl Ketone plant in the engineering stage. Process design: Edeleanu Gmbh. Completion: 1991.

CHINA NATIONAL TECHNICAL IMPORT CORP. Fuling, Sichuan province. 1,000 mt/d ammonia plant in engineering stage. Tech: Braun. Contr: Technip. Completion: 1990.

1,750 t/y Urea plant under construction Design: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1993.

Hejiang, Sichuan province. 1,000 mt/d ammonia plant in engineering stage. Tech: Braun. Contr: Tecnimont. Completion: 1991.

1,765 t/d urea plant under construction. Contr: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1991.

Jinan. 75,000 t/y pure terephthalic acid plant in engineering stage. Contr: MES. Completion: 1991.

Jinxi. 1,760 t/d urea plant under construction. Design: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1993.

Luoyang. 50,000 t/y polypropylene plant in the engineering stage. Completion: Jan. 1992.

Sichuan. 15,000 t/y alcohols plant in engineering stage. Eng/des: Uhde. Lic: Henkel. Completion: 1991.

Panjin. 125,000 t/y polyethylene, 40,000 t/y polypropylene, 10,000 t/y butene-1. Contr: Technipetro; S.p.A. Completion: Sept. 1990.

Puyang. 40,000 t/y polypropylene plant under construction. Contr: Tecnimont. Completion: 1992.

1,760 t/d urea plant under construction. Contr: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1990.

CHINA NORTH INDUSTRIES CORP. Lanzhou. 44 MM lb/y toluene diisocyanate plant. Contr: BASF AS.

JILIN CHEMICAL IND. Jilin. 27,200 mt/y acrylic acid unit in engineering stage. Contr: JGC. Completion: 1992.

30,000 mt/y acrylic ester unit in engineering stage. Contr: JGC. Completion: 1992.

LANZHOU CHEMICAL INDUSTRY CO. Lanzhou, Banxu province. 60,000 mt/y lid polyethylene plant in engineering stage. Lic: BP. Eng: Sino Kellogg. Contr: Sinopec. Completion: 1990.

NANJING ORIENTAL CHEMICALS IND. CORP. Nanjing. 50,000 mt/y caprolactam plant in engineering stage. Contr: Didier/Voest Alpine. Process: Stamicarbon. Completion: 1992.

PANZHIHUA IRON AND STEEL WORKS. Dukou. 7,000 mt/y ammonia, 8,000 mt/y sulfuric acid units under construction. Contr: Krupp Koppers. Completion: 1990.

QINGDAO COTTON MILL NO. 2. Quingdao Shandong province. 7,000 t/y polyamide 6 polymerization plant in the engineering stage. Contr: Zimmer. Completion: 1992.

SHANGHAI PETROCHEMICAL COMPLEX. Shanghai. 70,000 mt/y polypropylene unit under construction. Eng/des/con: Tecnimont. Completion: 1991.

SHANTOU OCEAN AUDIO & VIDEO GENERAL CORP. Shantou, Guangdong province. 50,000 mt/y polystyrene plant. $21 MM. Contr: Fluor Daniel China Services Inc. Completion: Late 1991.

SINOPEC. Weifang. 6,000 polyolefins plant. Eng/des, Uhde. Lic: Hoechst. Completion: 1990.

XIANGTAN FINE CHEMICAL CO. Hunan province. 1,500 mt/y skid-mounted ethylene amine plant. Prebuild and ship by MACC, Calgary and Fort Saskatchewan Eng. Serv., Canada. $3 MM.

YIZHENG CORP. Yizheng. (Joint venture with Amoco Chemical). Polypropylene and purified terephthalic acid plants planned.

ZHENIANG CHEMICAL FACTORY. Zheijiang province. (joint venture with Dow Chemical). 20,000 mt/y propylene oxide, 20,000 mt/y polyether polyol, 5,000 mt/y propylene glycol. $50 MM. Contr: Dow Chemical. Completion: 1993.

ZHONG YUAN PETROCHEMICAL UNITED CORP. Puyang, Henan Province. 140,000 mt/y polyethylene plant in engineering stage. Tech: DuPont Canada. Contr: CTIP, CNTIC. $180 MM. Completion: 1992.

140,000 mt/y ethylene plant in engineering stage. Tech: Lummus Crest. Contr: CTIP, CNTIC. Completion: 1992.

HONG KONG

CABOT PLASTICS. Hong Kong. Polymer compounding plant under construction. 5 MM. Contr: Simon-Carves Ltd. Completion: 1990.

10,000 t/y expansion of polymer compounding plant in the engineering stage. Contr: Simoncarves. Completion: 1991.

CHINA, TAIWAN

CHINA AMERICAN PETROCHEMICAL CO. LTD. Lin Yuan. 250,000 mt/y terephthalic acid expansion under construction. Feed: Paraxylene. Eng/des: CTCI. Contr: Chiyoda. Completion: August 1990.

CHINESE PETROLEUM CORP. Kaohsiung. 400,000 mt/y ethylene, 230,000 mt/y propylene, 67,500 mt/y butadiene, 14,000 b/sd aromatics units under construction. Feed: Naphtha and gas oil. Contr: Kellogg. Completion: Mid-1992.

12,000 b/d aromatics extraction unit to produce BTX. Engineering stage. ARCO process. Lic-design: HRI Inc. Completion: 1990.

Treat gas effluent expansion under construction. Engr: Stone & Webster. Completion: 1990. Lin Yuan. 200,000 t/y No. 2 xylene separation plant under construction. Contr: JGC/CTCI. Completion: 1992.

CHINA PETROCHEMICAL DEVELOPMENT CORP. Kaohsiung. 2,000 mt/y naphthalene unit under construction. Feed: Fuel oil.

Ta-Sheh. 66,000 mt/y acrylonitrile expansion planned. Feed: Propylene. 80,000 mt/y acetic acid expansion planned. Feed: Carbon monoxide.

Toufen. 65,000 mt/y caprolactam expansion planned. Feed: Cyclohexane.

CHINA PETRO-CHEMICAL INTERNATIONAL CO. 15,000 t/y polystyrene (SAN) plant. Contr: Toyo Engineering Corp.

CHIUNGLONG PETROCHEMICAL CO. LTD. Kaohsiung. 22,000 mt/y polypropylene glycol unit under construction.

CIBA GEIGY TAIWAN LTD. Kaohsiung. 6,000 mt/y Phonolic antioxidant plant. Eng. and design: CTCI. Completion: 1991

FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP. Taipei. 24,000 mt/y epichlorohydrin plant in the engineering stage. Contr: Comprimo. Completion: 1991.

GRAND PACIFIC PETROCHEMICAL CORP. Kaohsiung. 120,000 t/y styrene monomer plant. Feed: Ethylene, benzene. Planned. Completion: 1991.

HOUNG CHOU CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES. Tao Yuan Shien. 52,500 polyester polycondensation plant under construction. Contr: Zimmer. Completion: 1990.

HUALON CORP. TOU FEN. 75,000 t/y polyester polycondensation plant under construction. Contr: Zimmer. Completion: 1990.

HO TUNG CHEMICAL CORP. Jen-Wu, Kaohsiung. 40,000 mt/y n-paraffins plant under construction. Feed: Kerosine. Completion: 1991.

ICI. New PTA plant and offsites. Contr: John Brown. Completion: 1992

IMPERIAL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES PLC. Taiwan. 350,000 mt/y terephthalic acid plant. $250 MM. Contr: John Brown. Completion: Early 1990S.

KAOHSIUNG MONOMER CO. LTD. Kaohsiung. 120 t/d maleic anhydride plant in engineering stage. Contr: CTCI. Completion: 1990.

LEE CHANG YUNG CHEMICAL INDUSTRY CORP. Kaohsiung. Pentaarythritol plant. Completion: 1990.

Formic acid plant. Completion: 1990.

Linyuan. MEK plant. Completion: 1990.

NAN YA PLASTICS CORP. 250,000 mt/y phthalic anhydride unit in engineering stage. Von Heyden low energy process. Contr: Davy McKee. Completion: 1990.

Naju. 150,000 mt/y 2-Ethyl Hexanol, 20,000 Butanols in the engineering stage. Engr: Davy McKee. $100 MM.

ORIENTAL UNION CHEMICAL CORP. Kaoshiung. Ethylene glycol plant. Feed: Ethylene. Planned.

TAIWAN FERTILIZER CO. Miaoli. 10,000 mt/y melamine plant under construction. Feed: Urea. Completion: June 1991.

TAIWAN STYRENE MONOMER CORP. Kaohsiung. 100,000 mt/y ethylbenzene/styrene monomer unit under construction. Contr: Badger/JGC/CTCI. Tech: Mobil/Badger & Fina-Badger. Completion: 1990.

TAIWAN SYNTHETICS. Taipei. 15,000 mt/y maleic anhydride unit. Lic: Lummus. Completion: 1990.

TUNTEX PETROCHEMICAL INC. 285,000 mt/y terephthalic acid plant under construction. Contr: Tecnimont. Completion: 1990.

UNION PETROCHEMICAL CORP. Taiwan. 32,300 t/y phthalic anhydride plant and 3,000 fumaric acid plant in engineering stage. Contr: Davy McKee.

YUNG CHIU CHEMICAL. LinYuan. 110,000 mt/y polypropylene plant. Eng. and Design: CTCI. Completion: 1990

COLOMBIA

AMONIACO DEL CARIBE. Cartagena. 50 t/d ammonia expansion under construction. Feed: Natural gas.

CARBOQUIMICA. Bogota. 20,000 mt/y plasticizers expansion. Planned. Feed: Phthalic anhydride, oxoalcohols. Staff will build.

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

ENKA DE COLOMBIA. Girardota. 35,000 t/y polyester polycondensation plant under construction. Contr: Zimmer. Completion: 1990.

C.S.S.R.

DUSLO. Sala. 4.0 MMscfd hydrogen PSA unit in the engineering stage. Engr: Linde. Completion: 1990.

TECHNOEXPORT-PRAHA. Lovosice. 1,200 t/d Calcium, Ammonia, Nitrate plant in the engineering phase. $43 MM. Completion: 1991.

EGYPT

ABU QIR FERTILIZERS & CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES. Abu Qir. 330,000 t/y ammonia plant under construction. Contr: Uhde. Lic: Uhde. Completion: 1991.

EGYPTIAN PETROLEUM CO. Anerya. 30,000 t/y PVC compound plant in the engineering stage. Completion: Dec. 1990.

FRANCE

ARCO CHEMICAL. Fos-sur-Mer. 40,000 mt/y polyols plant under construction Contr: FW Francaise. Completion: Fall 1990.

54,000 mt/y Propylene oxide. Contr: FW Francaise. Completion: 1990.

100,000 mt/y expansion, Tertiary butyl alchol under construction. Contr: FW Francaise. Completion: 1990.

3,000 b/d Methyl tertiary butyl ether. Contr: FW Francaise. Completion: 1990.

APPRYL. Lavera. 150,000 mt/y polypropylene unit. Proposed.

ATOCHEM. Gonfreville. 110,000 mt/y polyethylene unit. Proposed.

80,000 t/y ethylene plant revamp, debottlenecking. Contr: Technip. 1990.

Ethylene expansion in the engineering stage. 430,000 mt/y total capacity. Engr: Stone & Webster. Completion: 1990.

BP CHEMICAL. Lavera. Revamp and extend Polybutene capacity.

Wingles. 18,000 t/y revamp of expandable polystyrene plant. Contr: Technip. 1990.

EXXON CHEMICAL LTD. Le Havre. 140,000 t/y polypropylene plant. Proposed.

EXXON CHEMICAL LTD. AND SHELL CHIMIE. Notre Dame de Gravenchon. 220,000 mt/y linear low density polyethylene plant in the engineering stage. $158 MM. Contr: Foster Wheeler. Completion: Late 1991.

140,000 t/y polypropylene plant in the engineering stage. Contr: Foster Wheeler. Completion: Late 1991.

NAPTHACHIMIE SA. Lavera. 150,000 mt/y ethylene plant upgrade, debottlenecking cracker 4. Turnkey/contr: Lummus Crest. 1992.

NORSOLOR. Carling. 100,000 t/y polystyrene plant in the engineering stage. Contr: Foster Wheeler. Completion: 1990.

PROPYLENE ATLANTIQUE. Donges. Propylene recovery unit from FCC unit (propylene distillate 18 t/yr, propylene purification 18 t/y). Contr: Technip. 1990.

SHELL CHIMIE. Barre L'Etang. Thermo-plastic rubber plant. Contr: Technip. 1991.

SOCIETE FRANCAISE HOECHST. Lillebonne. 120,000 mt/y polypropylene unit under construction. Himont technology. Contr: Foster Wheeler. Completion: 1990.

STE. du CAOUTCHOUC BUTYL. Notre Dame de Gravenchon. 15,000 mt/y ethylene propylene rubber expansion. Completion: End 1990.

GERMANY, EAST

Schkopau. 25,000 mt/y hd polyethylene plant under construction. Unipol process. Feed: Ethylene. Contr: Linde AG.

INDUSTRIE ANLAGEN. Leuna. Ammonia plant expansion under construction. Completion: 1990.

8,000 mt/y Hexamine plant under construction. Eng/Contr: KTI. Lic: VE.AHB IAI. Completion: 1990.

GERMANY,WEST

BASF. Ludwigshafen. 140,000 mt/y acrylic acid expansion in engineering stage. Contr: Lurgi.

COLUMBIAN CARBON. Hamburg. Carbon black expansion planned. Feed: Oil.

DMP MINERALOL PETROCHEMIE. Burghausen. 80,000 t/y hd polyethylene plant under construction. Engr: Lurgi. Lic: Mitsui. Completion: 1990.

38,000 mt/y expansion of ethylene plant under construction. Contr. & Engr: KTI/Lummus. Completion: 1990.

DEUTSCHE TEXACO. Moers. 10,000 mt/y maleic anhydride unit conversion (C4) in engineering stage. Design: Scientific Design. Completion: 1990.

EC ERDOLCHEMIE. Cologne. 420,000 mt/y lld polyethylene plant. Feed: Ethylene. Contr: Uhde. Completion: 1991.

Worrigen. 120,000 t/y LLDPE in the engr. stage. Contr: Uhde Gmbh. Completion: 1990,

Bavaria. 50,000 mt/y propylene plant. Completion: Spring 1990.

HULS AG. 125,000 mt/y styrene unit. Lic: Monsanto/LCI. Eng: Lummus. Completion: 1990.

32,000 PSA hydrogen plant under construction. Contr: Uhde. Completion: 1990.

Gelsenkirchen-Scholven. 75,000 mt/y polypropylene plant planned. Unipol process. Completion: Early 1991.

Luisdorf. 60,000-70,000 mt/y dimethyl terephthalate revamp. Completion: 1992.

100,000 mt/y pure terephthalate acid plant. Completion: 1992.

Marl. 50,000 mt/y styrene expansion under construction. Completion: Mid-1990.

75,000 mt/y polypropylene expansion under construction. Feed: Propylene. Completion: Early 1991.

60,000 mt/y acrylic acid, 40,000 mt/y acrylates units under construction. Feed: Propylene. Design: JGC-Mitsubishi PC. Completion: Mid-1990.

Acetylene plant in the engineering stage. Contr: Linde. Completion: 1991.

OBERRHEINISCHE MINERALOLWERKE. Karlsruhe. MTBE plant under construction. Contr: Edeleanu. Completion: 1990.

RHEINISCHE OLEFINWERKE. Wesseling. 120,000 mt/y expansion of ethylene plant in the engineering stage. (two cracking furnaces) Completion: Early 1991.

230,000 mt/y ethylene plant. (replacement) hot section: KTI. Completion: Mid-1990.

RUHR OEL. Gelsenkirchen. 70,000 mt/y cumene expansion planned. Feed: Benzene, propylene. 40,000 mt/y ethylene, 25,000 mt/y propylene expansion planned. Feed: Naphtha. Contr: Linde.

RUHR STICKSTOFF. Brunsbuttel. 100,000 t/y urea expansion. Contr: Snamprogetti. Planned. Completion: 1990.

UNION RHEINISCHE BRAUNKOHLEN KRAFTSTOFF. Wesseling. Planned expansion of the following: 40,000 mt/y ethylene, 23,000 mt/y propylene, 12,000 Mt/Y C4-Cut, 26,000 mt/y pyrolysis gasoline, 4,000 mt/y fuel oils. Feed: Naphtha. Contr: Lummus Crest/Santa Fe Braun. Completion: 1990-91.

WINTERSHALL AG. Lingen. Revamp of reformer adding 5,000 b/d to their total capacity of 21,100 b/d. $8 MM. Completion: 1990.

HUNGARY

BORSODI VEGYI KOMBINAT. Kazincbarcika. 25,000 mt/y MDI, diphenylmethane diisocyanate. Feed: Aniline. Contr: Chisso, Mitsui Toatsu. Completion: 1990.

CHEMOKOMPLEX. Acrylic fiber plant under construction. 21 3 MM. Contr: Simon-Carves. Completion: 1990.

DUNAMONT CO. LTD. Szazhalombatta. 65,000 polystyrene plant under construction. Feed: Styrene. Contr: Tecnimont and Danube Refinery. Completion: 1991.

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

TISZAI VEGYT KOMBINAT. Leninvaros. 50,000 mt/y expansion of ethylene plant. Contr: Kinetics Tech. Inter. Completion: 1990.

INDIA

ANDHRA PETROCHEMICAL LTD. Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. 30,000 mt/y oxy-alcohols unit in engineering stage. $100 MM. Contr: Davy Powergas. Completion: 1990.

30,000 mt/y 2-ethyl hexanol butanols (LP oxo process) under construction. Contr: Davy McKee. Completion: 1991.

ADARSH. Udhna, Surat. 7,200 mt/y maleic anhydride unit under construction. Feed: Benzene. Contr: Staff/Scientific Design. Completion: 1990.

ASSAM INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CORP. Maron-Lakwa. Planned facility for 7,500 t/y methanol, 12,000 t/y formaldehyde, 6,000 t/y PVC. Engineering on methanol: Humphreys & Glasgow.

*CHAMBAL FERTILIZERS & CHEMICALS LTD. Gadepan, Kota district. 1,3500 t/d ammonia plant under construction. Contr: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1991.

1,125 t/d each, 2 urea plants under construction. Contr: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1991.

CETEX PETROCHEMICAL. Madras. Secondary butanol-alchol and methyl ethyl ketone plant under construction. Process design: Edeleanu. Completion: 1990.

CONSOLIDATED FIBRES & CHEMICAL LTD. Haldia. 12,000 t/y acrylic fiber plant in the engineering stage. $63 million. Contr: Davy Powergas. Completion: 1991.

CONSOLIDATED PETROTECH LTD. Baroda. Secondary butanol-alchol and methyl ethyl ketone plant under construction. Design: Edeleanu. Completion: 1990.

CTI INVESTMENTS LTD. Manali, Madras. 4,200 y/y MEK unit in engineering stage. $15 MM. Design/Lic: Edeleanu. Contr: Davy Powergas India. Completion: 1990.

DEEPAK FERTILIZERS & CHEMICALS CORP. LTD. Taloja, Maharashtra. 300 t/d methanol plant under construction. $70 MM. Contr: Davy Powergas India. Completion: 1991.

FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS TRAVACORE LTD. Udyogamandal. 297,000 mt/y ammonia expansion (replacement of old plants with expansion in capacity.) Feed: Naphtha. Contr: Fact Engineering. Pending government approval.

GAS AUTHORITY OF INDIA LTD. Auraiya, Uttar Pradesh. Undisclosed volume of olefins and polyolefins. $1.665 billion. Planned.

GNFC. India. 620 t/d nitric acid, 100 t/d high conc. nitric acid, 475 t/d nitric phosphate, 475 t/d calc. amm. nitrate. New plant under construction. Contr: Uhde Gmbh. Completion: 1990/91.

GODREJ SOAPS LTD. Bharuch, Gujarat. 30,000 t/y alpha olefins plant in the engineering stage. $66 MM. Contr: Davy Powergas. Completion: 1991.

GUJARAT CARBON. Baroda. Secondary butanol-alcohol and methyl ethyl ketone plant under construction. Process Design: Edeleanu. Completion: 1990.

GUJARAT NARMADA VALLEY FERTILIZERS CO. LTD. Narmadanagar, Bharach. 100,000 mt/y methanol unit under construction. Feed: Natural gas. $70 MM. Contr: ICI, Toyo. Completion: June 1991.

50,000 mt/y acetic acid unit under construction. Feed: Methanol, carbon monoxide. $40 MM. Contr: BP, MES. Completion: Dec. 1991.

GUJARAT STATE FERTILIZERS CO. LTD. Fertilizernagar. 50,000 mt/y caprolactam unit under construction. Feed: Benzene. $307 MM. BASF tech. Contr: Uhde. Completion: July 1991.

1,350 mt/d ammonia expansion planned. Feed: Naphtha, natural gas. $230 MM. Completion: Early 1991.

10,000 mt/y melamine expansion planned. Feed: Urea. $31 MM.

HALDIA PETROCHEMICALS. Calcutta. 10,000 mt/y ethylene oxide, 60,000 mt/y ethylene glycol units in engineering stage. Design: Scientific Design. Completion: 1990.

HERDILLIA CHEMICALS LTD. Thane. 3,500 mt/y alkyl phenols unit under way. Feed: Phenol olefins. Contr: Power Gas India.

10,000 mt/y EDPM rubber. Feed: Ethylene, propylene. Planned.

2,000 mt/y diphenyl oxide, 1,500 mt/y isopropyl phenols, 1,000 mt/y plasticizers units. Planned. Feed: Phenol, propylene, phosphorous, oxychloride.

5,000 t/y Polybutenes plant in the engineering stage. $15 million. Contr: Davy Powergas. Completion: 1991.

INDIAN ADDITIVES LTD. Madras. 15,000 t/y lube oil additives plant. Completion: End 1991. (joint venture of Chevron Chemical Co. and Madras Refineries Ltd.)

INDIAN OIL CORP. Baroda. Steam reformer shift PSA in the engineering stage. Contr: Linde. Completion: 1991.

INDIAN PETROCHEMICAL CORP. LTD. Gujarat. petrochemical complex. $1.525 billion.

Nagothane. Ethylene instrumentation in the engineering stage. Engr: Stone & Webster. Completion: 1992.

McDOWELL & CO. LTD. (Polymers Division). Visakhapatnam.

5,000 mt/y ABS plant under construction. Feed: Acrylonitrile, butadiene, styrene. Completion: 1991.

66,000 mt/y styrene expansion planned. Feed: Ethylene, benzene. Completion: 1992.

20,000 mt/y polystyrene expansion planned. Feed: Styrene. Completion: 1992.

MURABLACK INDIA LTD. Tarapur. 9,000 t/y carbon black plant in the engineering stage. $20 MM. Contr: Davy Powergas. Completion: 1990.

NAGARJUNA FERTILIZERS & CHEMICALS LTD. Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh. 1,500 mt/y urea, 900 t/d ammonia units under construction. Feed: Naphtha. Contr: Snamprogetti, PDIL. Completion: May 1991.

NATIONAL PETROCHEMICAL CORP. Koyali, Gujarat. 100,000 mt/y ethylene, 60,000 mt/y propylene, 9,000 mt/y butadiene, and 12,000 mt/y mixed butadienes.

POLYPROPYLENE INDIA LTD. Mathura District. 30,000 t/y polypropylene. Lic: Solvay tech. Completion: Mid-1990. (29% Kanoria Group, 11% each Solvay, Pradeshiya Industrial Investment Corp., 49% public).

RASHTRIYA ISPAT NIGAM. Visakhapatnam. 22,000 mt/y BTX 33,000 mt/y crude benzole hydrogenation units in engineering stage. Contr: Krupp Koppers. Completion: 1990.

33,000 mt/y aromatics plant in the engineering stage. Contr: Krupp Koppers. Completion: 1991.

RAYMOND SYNTHETICS LTD. Allahabad. 15,000 t/y polyester filament yarn plant in the engineering stage. $120 MM. Contr: Davy Powergas. Completion: 1991.

RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LTD. Hazira, Gujarat. Ethylene oxide-ethylene glycol units in engineering stage. Design: Scientific Design. Completion: 1990.

Six petrochemical plants costing a total of $685 million.

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

47,000 mt/y SBR plant planned. Feed: Styrene, butadiene.

TATA FERTILIZER LTD. Babrala, Uttar Pradesh. 1,350 t/d ammonia plant under construction. Contr: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1992.

2 urea units, 1,125 t/d each under construction: Contr: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1992.

THIRUMALAI CHEMICALS LTD. Ranipet (Tamil Nadu). 4,000 mt/y polyester resins plant under construction. $1.5 MM. Contr: Staff.

10,000 mt/y maleic anhydride plant in the engineering stage. Feed: Benzene, butane. $22 MM. Contr: Alusuisse Italia/Davy Powergas. Completion: 1991.

VINYL CHEMICALS LTD. Bombay. 10,000 mt/y vinyl, acetate plant under construction. Contr: Uhde. Completion: 1990.

INDONESIA

Bunyu, East Kalimantan. 300,000 t/y MTBE plant. Completion: 1993.

60,000 acetic acid plant. Completion: 1993.

Dumai, Sumatra. 75,000 t/y normal paraffins plant. Completion; 1992.

Musi, South Sumatra. 10,000 t/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 t/y polyester plant in the engineering stage. $75 million. Contr: Davy Powergas India. Completion: 1991.

OLEFIN CENTER SHELL GROUP. Cilacap, Central Java. 50,000 mt/y ethylene, 50,000 mt/y propylene, 225,000 mt/y polyethylene, 125,000 mt/y polypropylene, 100,000 mt/y ethylene glycol, 120,000 mt/y LPG, 45,000 mt/y fuel gas, 240,000 mt/y fuel oil, 170,000 mt/y C5-PY gas, and 120,000 mt/y C9-Py gas units. Completion: 1993.

PERTAMINA. Arun, Aceh, North Sumatra. 321,000 mt/y benzene, 19,600 mt/y toluene, 217,000 mt/y xylene mix 39,700 mt/y orthoxylene, 180,000 mt/y CHX units planned. Feed: Condensate. Contr: Kellogg-Thyssen-Humpuss. $1,275 MM (U.S.). Completion: 1992-93.

Cilacap, Java. 375,000 mt/y ethylene, 225,000 mt/y propylene, 300,000 mt/y polyethylene, 180,000 mt/y polypropylene, 100,000 mt/y MEG units planned. Feed: Naphtha, raffinate, residue. $1,500 MM (US). Completion: 1993.

270,000 mt/y paraxylene, 120,000 mt/y benzene, 11,220 mt/y aromatics, 23,000 LPG, 93,720 mt/y raffinate units under construction. Feed: Naphtha. $416 MM (US). Contr: JGC Consortium. Completion: 1990-1991.

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

Plaju, South Sumatra. 75,000 purified terephthalic acid expansion. Feed: Paraxylene. $60 MM (US). Contr: Kellogg/Thyssen. Completion: Late 1990.

30,000 mt/y polypropylene expansion. Feed: Propylene. $40 MM (US). Completion: 1992.

PERTAMINA, BRITISH PETROLEUM, CHEVRON (Gulf Corp.). PT ARSETO. Cilegon, West Java. 300,000 mt/y polyethylene plant. Completion: 1991.

PT ARUN AROMATIK INDONESIA. Arun, Sumatra. 321,200 mt/y benzene, 39,700 mt/y orthoxylene, 180,000 mt/y cyclohexane, 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 kerosine, 719,000 mt/y EPCC bottoms, and 676,000 mt/y depropanizer bottoms units. Completion: 1992.

PT ASEAN POLYMERS. Cilegon, West Java. 1 00,000 mt/y polypropylene plant. Completion: 1991.

PT BRANTA MULIA. Nylon 66 plant in the engineering stage. Design & Engr: Bechtel. Completion: 1991.

PT INDORAMA SYNTHETICS. Purwakarta. 52,500 t/y polyester polycondensation in the engineering stage. Contr: Zimmer. Completion: 1991.

PT POLYCHEM LINDO. Cilegon, West Java. 4,500 mt/y ABS resin and 1,500 mt/y AS resin units. Completion: 1990.

PT PUPUK SRINIDAJA. Pelembang, South Sumatra. 1,350 t/d ammonia plant and 1,725 t/d urea plant under construction. Lic: Toyo Engineering Corp.

PT TRI POLYTA INDONESIA. Cilegon, West Java. 200,000 t/y polypropylene plant. Contr: Toyo Engineering Corp. Completion: End 1991.

PT YASINTA POLY. Tangerang. 42,000 t/y polyester polycondensation plant under construction. Contr: Zimmer. Completion: 1990.

IRAN

FIPCO. Esfahan. 60,000 mt/y dimethyl terephthalate plant under construction. Contr: Krupp Koppers. Completion: 1990.

IRAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES INVESTMENT CO. Esfahan. 50,000 t/y linear alkyl benzene unit under construction. Contr: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1990.

NATIONAL PETROCHEMICAL CO. Arak. 24,000 t/y acetaldehyde plant in engineering stage. Contr: Uhde. Lic: Aldehyd. Completion: 1992.

30,000 t/y acetic acid plant in engineering stage. Contr: Uhde. Lic: Hoechst. Completion: 1992.

30,000 t/y vinylacetate monomer plant in engineering stage. Contr: Uhde. Lic: Bayer. Completion: 1992.

240,000 mt/y ethylene plant under construction. Contr: TPL. Completion: Dec. 1991.

60,000 mt/y lld polyethylene plant under construction. Contr: TPL. Completion: Sept. 1991.

60,000 mt/y hd polyethylene plant. $1.5 billion. Contr: Technipetrol and KTI. Uhde on hd polyethylene. Completion: 1992.

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

Bandar Khomeini. 1.3 million t/y LPG unit and three utilities. Reconstruction. Contr: Lummus Crest of Holland and Krupp Koppers of West Germany.

Shiraz. 1,200 mt/d ammonia unit under construction. Contr: Humphreys & Glasgow.

Tabriz. 136,000 mt/y olefins plant in engineering stage. Contr: TPL. Completion: Oct. 1992.

136,000 mt/y ethylene plant in engineering stage. Contr: KTI/TPL. Completion: 1993

IRAQ

IRAQ OIL. Central Iraq. South of Baghdad. $2 billion petrochemical complex No. 2. Products include: 450,000 mt/y ethylene (feed: Naphtha); 160,000 t/y polyethylene; 100,000 t/y polypropylene; and 120,000 t/y polystyrene. Consult: Bechtel UK on ethylene unit. Proposed. Completion: Possible 1992.

MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY. Beiji. 1,000 mt/d ammonia and 1,750 mt/d urea expansion in the engineering stage. Feed: Natural gas. Contr: MW Kellogg. Completion: 1992.

NATIONAL PETROCHEMICAL. Tabriz. 336,000 t/y ethylene production plant. Contr: TPL. Completion: Oct. 1992.

Olefins plant in the engineering stage. Contr: TPL. Completion: Oct. 1992.

TECHCORPS. Central Iraq. South of Baghdad. 100,000 mt/y polypropylene plant under construction. Contr: Tecnimont. Completion: 1991.

Hilia. 450,000 mt/y ethylene plant in the engineering stage. Contr: Bechtel. Completion: 1992.

Latifia, 67,000 t/y ethylene oxide/glycol plant in the engineering stage. Completion: Jan. 1992.

TECHNICAL CORPS FOR SPECIAL PROJECTS. 70,000 t/y butadiene extraction plant. Contr: Toyo Engineering Corp. Completion: 1991.

ISRAEL

GADOT PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. Haifa Bay. 30,000 mt/y paraxylene plant. Feed: Xylenes.

30,000 mt/y paraxylene expansion. Feed: Xylenes.

ITALY

ARCO CHEMICAL. Ravenna. 15-25 MM lb/y resins plant in engineering stage. Eng: JV/Eni-Chem. Completion: 1990.

ENICHEM. Mahfredonia. Caprolactam revamping under construction. Contr: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1990.

1,500 t/y ammonia washing in the engineering stage. Engr: Techint. June 1991.

Augusta. 240 t/d kerosine feed pretreatment expansion under construction. Eng: CTIP.

Brindisi. Ethylene plant. Contr: Technipetrol. Completion: 1991.

ENICHEM ANIC. Assemini. 85,000 t/y acrylonitrile expansion in engineering stage. Contr: TPL. Completion: June 1991.

Gela. 100,000 cum/h WSA-SNOX under construction. Contr: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1990.

Ethylene expansion to 225,000 t/y total capacity under construction. Contr: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1990.

Porto Torres. 90,000 total capacity PVC revamping under construction. Contr: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1990.

240,000 t/y ethylene revamping under construction. Contr: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1990,

ENIMONT. Brindisi. Cracking plant with capacities of 400,000 mt/y of ethylene, 200,000 t/y of propylene, and 90,000 t/y of butane fractions.

ESSO ITALIANA. Augusta. Revamp of various units under construction. Contr: Foster. Completion: March 1991.

IGI SUD. Manfredonia. 5,000 t/y argon and hydrogen recovery in the engineering stage. June 1991.

INCA INTERNATIONAL S.p.A. Pisticci. 30,000 t/y polyethylene terephthalate plant under construction. Contr: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1990.

MONTEDIPE. Porto Marghera. 141,000 aromatic extraction, 35,000 isoprene cut and 13,700 dicyclopentadiene plant under construction. Contr: Tecnimont. Completion: 1990.

RAFFINERIA MEDITERRANEA. Milazzo. 60,000 t/y MTBE plant under construction. Contr: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1990.

SARPOM. Trecate. Revamp of various units under construction. Contr: Foster. Completion: Dec. 1990.

SOLVAY & CO. Rosiguano. 45,000 t/y polyethylene finishing units in the engineering stage. (natural PE & black PE). Completion: Oct. 1993.

TERNI INDUSTRIE CHIMICHE SPA. Nera Montoro. 400 t/d multipurpose urea granulation plant under construction. Design: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1990.

JAPAN

DAICEL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. Shizuoka. 20,900 t/y Formalin plant. Contr: Toyo Engineering Corp. Lic: Mitsui Toatsu.

GENERAL SEKIYU K.K.. Sakai. 150,000 t/y para-xylene plant. Completion: 1990.

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

MITSUBISHI PETROCHEMICAL CO. Kashima. 450,000 mt/y ethylene plant in the engineering stage. Completion: 1992-93.

NIHON POLYSTYRENE CO. LTD. Kawasaki. 30,000 mt/y polystyrene expansion under construction.

OSAKA PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. Takaishishi, Osaka. 60,000 mt/y ethylene expansion. Feed: LPG, naphtha, heavy oil. Planned.

SHOWA DENKO K.K.. Ohita. 120,000 t/y Ethylene expansion under construction. Engr: Stone & Webster. Completion: 1990.

SUMITOMO. Chiba. 45,000 t/y ethylene expansion in the engineering stage. Engr: Stone & Webster. Completion: 1990.

TONEN SEKIYUKAGAKU KK. Kawasaki. 20,000 mt/y Butanediol plant in the engineering stage. Design & Engr: Davy McKee. Completion: Late 1991.

KOREA

ARCO CHEMICAL and YUKONG LTD. Ulsan. 110,000 mt/y propylene oxide and 250,000 mt/y styrene units under construction. Contr: Badger/Hyundai/Sunkyong. Completion: 1990.

300,000 mt/y ethylbenzene unit. Mobil-Badger Tech. Contr: Badger/Hyundai/Sunkyong. Completion: 1990.

27,500 mt/y propylene glycol. Contr: Badger/Hyundai/Sunkyong. Completion: 1990.

22,000 mt/y polyols. Contr: Badger/Hyundai/Sunkyong. Completion: 1990.

BP CHEMICALS. Acetic acid plant planned.

DAELIM INDUSTRIAL CO. LTD. Yochon, South Korea. 92,000 mt/y methyl tertiary butyl ether, 56,000 t/y high purity isobutene, and 20,000 t/y butene-1. Licensing and basic design: Snamprogetti SpA. Contr: Staff. Completion: End 1990.

DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S KOREAN REPUBLIC. 1 0,000 t/y ethylene oxide-glycol plant. $6.5 MM. Contr: Japan Catalytic Chemical and Hitachi Shipbuilding & Engineering.

DONG SUNG CHEMICALS INDUSTRIES LTD. Korea, 20,000 t/y butane plant in the engineering stage. Engr: Davy McKee. Completion: 1991.

HAN KOOK FIBRES CORP. Kyoung Buk. 70,000 t/y polyester polycondensation plant under construction. Contr: Zimmer. Completion: 1990.

HAN YANG CHEMICAL CORP. Yeochun. 350,000 mt/y ethylene plant in the engineering stage. Feed: Naphtha. Product: BTX (80,000 mt/y), Contr: Stone & Webster USA. Completion: March 1991.

70,000 mt/y polyvinyl chloride plant. Feed: Vinyl chloride. Contr: Kane Ka Fuchi. Planned. Completion: June 1992. 350,000 mt/y naphtha cracking plant. Contr: Stone & Webster.

HONAM PETROCHEMCIAL CORP. Yoesu. 350,000 t/y ethylene plant under construction. Contr: Toyo Engineering Corp.

HYUNDAI PETROCHEMICAL. Daesan. 350,000 mt/y ethylene plant in engineering stage. Feed: Naphtha, gas oil, LPG. Lic-eng: MW Kellogg. $300 MM. Completion: 1991.

100,000 mt/y ethylbenzene/styrene monomer plant in the engineering stage. Engr: Badger Engineers Inc. Completion: Late 1990.

60,000 mt/y low linear density polyethylene plant in the engineering stage. $80 MM. Engr: John Brown. Completion: 1991.

57,000 mt/y butadien extraction plant. Contr: Toyo Engineering Corp.

170,000 mt/y polypropylene plant. Lic: Hilmont Inc. Completion: Late 1991.

Ulsan. Styrene-butadiene-Acrylonitrile/methyl ethyl ketone plant in the engineering stage. Engr: Edeleanu. Completion: 1992.

KOC. Korea. 300 t/d nitric acid plant. Contr: Uhde Gmbh. Completion: 1991.

KOHAP CHEMICAL CORP. Seoul. 23,000 t/y polyamide 6 polymerization in the engineering stage. Contr: Zimmer. Completion: 1990.

KOREA PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRIES CO. LTD. Onsan. 250,000 mt/y polymer grade ethylene and 145,000 t/y propylene plant. Tech. Lummus Crest.

KUMHO SHELL CHEMICAL CO. LTD. Yeochon. 70,000 mt/y phenol expansion (total cap. 100,000 mt/y). Completion: 1990.

42,000 mt/y acetone expansion (total cap. 60,000 mt/y). Completion: 1990.

8,500 mt/y resins, 10,000 mt/y solvents, 20,000 mt/y diphenyl propane units planned. $142 MM. Completion: 1990.

Yeochun. 180,000 mt/y styrene plant. Design-eng: Lummus Crest. Tech: Monsanto/Lummus Crest.

LUCKY PETROCHEMICAL LTD. Yeochon. 140,000 Mt/Y C4 hydrogenation unit in the engineering stage. Completion: Mid-1991.

NAM HAE CHEM. Korea. 300 t/d nitric acid plant. Contr: Uhde GmbH. Completion: 1990.

POHANG IRON & STEEL CO. LTD. Kwangyang. 5,000 mt/y modified Claus unit under construction. Contr: Srill Otto GmbH. Completion: Sept. 1990.

SAMSUNG GENERAL CHEMICALS CO. LTD. Daesan. Ethylbenzene/styrene monomer plant (180,000 mt/y styrene). Contr: Badger Engineers.

SAMSUNG PETROCHEMICAL CO. LTD. Daesan. 1 80,000 mt/y ethylbenzene/styrene monomer plant in the engineering stage. Contr: Badger. Completion: 1990.

TONGYANG NYLON. Ulsan, South Korea. 165,000 mt/y polymer grade propylene. Lic: UOP.

YUKONG LTD. Ulsan. 35,000 mt/y isopropanol plant and 50,000 mt/y secondary butanol/methyl ethyl ketone unit. $72 MM. Completion: 1992.

KUWAIT

KUWAIT NATIONAL PETROLEUM CO. Mina Al-Ahmadi. 1,300 MTBE unit. Planned. Lic: IEP. Completion: End 1992.

90,000 mt/y propylene unit planned. Completion: End 1992.

PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRIES. Shuaiba. 80,000 mt/y polypropylene unit. Feed: Propylene. Lic: Union Carbide. Completion: 1992.

100,000 mt/y polypropylene unit. Feed: Propylene, Planned. Completion: 1991.

LIBYA

NATIONAL PETROCHEMICAL CO. Marsa el Braga. 200 mt/d expansion of ammonia plant in the engr. stage. Contr: Uhde. Completion: 1990.

MALAYSIA

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

BORDEN CHEMICAL (M) SDN. BHD. Prai Industrial Estate. 16,000 mt/y formaldehyde unit planned. Feed: Methanol. Completion: 1990.

BP CHEMICALS. Low linear density polyethylene plant. Planned.

EXXON CHEMICAL CO. Kerteh. 450,000 t/y ethylene and 450,000 polyethylene plant awaiting gov't approval. Completion: 1994.

MTBE MALAYSIA. Kuantan. (joint venture with Petronas, Idemitsu Petrochemical and Neste Oy) 84,000 t/y polypropylene and 300,000 MTBE plants planned. Completion: Early 1990s

PETROLIAM NASIONAL BHD. seeking bids for three plants. 300,000 mt/y MTBE plant. 80,000 mt/y propylene plant. 80,000 mt/y polypropylene plant.

PETRONAS. Kuantan. 80,000 t/y polypropylene plant in the engineering stage. Completion: 1992.

80,000 t/y propylene plant in the engineering stage. Completion: 1992.

300,000 t/y MTBE plant in the engineering stage. Completion: 1992.

POLYPROPYLENE MALAYSIA. Kuantan. (joint venture with Petronas, Idemitsu Petrochemical, and Neste Oy) 80,000 mt/y polypropylene plant. Planned.

SHELL MDS (MALAYSIA). Bintulu. 500,000 t/y middle distillates synthesis. Contr: JGC. Completion: 1992.

TITAN POLYPROPYLENE (MALAYSIA) SDN. BHD.. Johor. 100,000 mt/y polypropylene. Contr: JGC. Completion: 1991.

VBC INDUSTRIES LTD. Visakhapatnam. 80 mt/d ammonium nitrate. Contr: Uhde. Completion: 1990.

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 isobutyraldehyde units. Feed: Propylene. Completion: 1991.

DERIVADOS MALEICOS SA DE CV. Apizaco, Tlaxcala. 15,000 mt/y maleic anhydride unit. Feed: Benzene. Completion: End 1992.

FERTILIZANTES MEXICANOS. Camorgo. 1,500 t/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.

INDUSTRIAS DERIVADAS DEL ETILENO SA de CV. Apizaco, Tlaxcala. 25,000 mt/y oxoalcohols plant under construction. Feed: Propylene. Completion: 1990.

15,000 mt/y ethanolamines unit under construction. Feed: Ethylene oxide. Completion: 1990.

PEMEX. Camargo, Chihuahua. 1,500 mt/y ammonia unit under construction. Feed: Natural gas. Lic-eng: MW Kellogg. Completion: 1990.

Cosoleacaque, Ver. 825,000 mt/y methanol unit in engineering stage. Contr: Uhde-IMP. Completion: Dec. 1990.

Lazaro Cardens. 1,500 t/d ammonia plant under construction. Engr: Kellogg. Completion: 1990.

Morelos. 100,000 mt/y hd polyethylene unit under construction. Feed: Ethylene.

500,000 ethylene unit under construction. Feed: Refinery gas.

350,000 mt/y propylene unit under construction. Design: Air Products. Completion: 1991.

75,000 isopropyl alcohol unit in engineering stage. Completion: 1991.

100,000 mt/y butadiene unit in engineering stage. Completion: 1990.

PEQUIVEN. El Tablazo, Zulia. 130,000 mt/y EDC/VCM plant. Lin: Uhde GmbH.

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

THE NETHERLANDS

ARCO CHEMICAL CO. 14,000 mt/y tertiary butyl hydroperoxide. Completion: 1990.

DSM. South Limburg. 22,000 mt/y polyamide 46 unit. Completion: 1990.

DOW CHEMICAL. Terneuzen. 200,000 ethylene plant in the engr. stage. Contr: Kinetics Tech. Inter. Completion: 1990.

EXXON CHEMICAL. Rotterdam. Expansion of paraxylene plant in the engineering stage. $10 million. Contr: John Brown. Completion: 1990.

GENERAL ELECTRIC. Bergen op zoom. 0.9 - 1.1 MMscfd carbon monoxide plant. Engr: Kinetics Tech. Inter. Contr: General Electric. Completion: 1990.

G.E. PLASTICS. Bergen op zoom. New BPA plant under construction. $180 million. Contr: John Brown. Completion: 1990.

SHELL NEDERLAND CHEMIE BV. Moerdijk, Netherlands. 363,000 mt/y ethylbenzene plant in the engineering stage. Tech: Mobil/Badger. Contr: KTI. Completion: Late 1991.

NEW ZEALAND

PETRALGAS CHEMICALS NZ LTD. Waitara. 1,200 mt/d crude methanol distillation plant. Engr: Uhde GmbH. Completion: 1990.

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 PETROLEUM CORP. Port Harcourt, Rivers state. Petrochemical complex comprising:

400,000 mt/y ethylene, 100,000 mt/y propylene, 270, 000 mt/y polyethylene, 35,000 mt/y ethylene glycol, 70,000 mt/y polypropylene, 15,000 mt/y butene 1,100,000 chlorine-caustic soda, 145,000 mt/y vinyl chloride monomer, 140,000 mt/y polyvinyl chloride, 30,000 mt/y plasticizers, 26,000 mt/y 2 ethylhexane, 15,000 mt/y phthalic anhydride. $2 billion. Consult-manage-supervisor: Foster Wheeler. Completion: 1990.

Eleme. Phase Two of petrochemical complex. Polyethylene plant. $1.2 billion. Contr: Du Pont Canada and IFP.

NORWAY

Statoil. Antwerp. 400,000 mt/y propylene plant and a 180,000 mt/y polypropylene unit. pr: 1990, Po: 1991.

Den norske stats oljeselskap AS. Bamble. 40,000 expansion of high density 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 and 1,350 urea expansion under construction. Engr. & Contr: Kellogg. Completion: 1990.

FAUJI FERTILIZER CO. Machhi Goth. 1,100 t/d ammonia plant and 1,925 t/d urea plant under construction. Contr: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1992.

120 t/d ammonia expansion and 180 t/d urea expansion under construction. Contr: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1992.

PHILIPPINES

LUZON PETROCHEMICAL CORP. Batangas. 140,000 mt/y linear low density and high density polyethylene, 110,000 mt/y of polypropylene plant. Contr: Mitsubishi Corp. Tech: Unipol process. (joint venture lead by USI Far East Corp.)

230,000 mt/y ethylene plant in the engineering stage. Contr: Toyo Engineering Corp. and Nissho Iwai Corp. Completion: Late 1992.

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

AL-JUBAIL PETROCHEMICAL CO. Jubail Industrial City. 40,000 mt/y polyethylene expansion under construction. Feed: Ethylene. Contr: Zate, John Brown. Completion: Mid-1990.

IBN HAYYAN. Al Jubail. 100,000 mt/y polyvinyl chloride expansion under construction. Contr: Badger. Completion: 1991.

IBN-AL-BAYTAR. Madinatal-Jubail al Sinaiyah. 1,500 t/d urea plant under construction. Design: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1990.

MOBIL CHEMICAL CO./SAUDi BASIC INDUSTRIES CORP. Yanbu. Installation of 2 ethylene furnaces, raising polyethylene by 50,000 mt/y and ethylene glycol by 80,000.

NATIONAL CHEMICAL FERTILIZER CO. Al-Jubail. 1,500 urea plant under construction. Contr: Snamprogetti and TPL. Completion: May 1990.

SAUDI METHANOL CO. Al-Jubail. 560,000 increase of methanol plant. Total capacity 1.2 million mt/y. (joint venture of Saudi Basic Industries Corp. and a Japanese group led by Mitsubishi Gas Chemical.

SOUTH AFRICA

NATIONAL CHEMICAL PRODUCTS LTD. Durban. 6,000 t/y maleic anhydride plant under construction. Feed: Butane. $17 MM U.S.

SPAIN

ATOCHEM. Prat de Llobregat. 120,000 t/y polyvinyl chloride plant. $60 MM. Planned. Completion: 1990-1991.

20,000 t/y polystyrene expansion planned (75,000 mt/y total cap.).

BASF ESPANOLA SA. Tarragona. 50,000 mt/y polypropylene plant. $130 MM. Completion: Late 1990.

BAYER HISPANIA INDUSTRIAL SA. Tarragona. Expansion of the following: 36,000 mt/y isocyanates, 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.

CEPSA. San Roque, Cadiz. 40,000 mt/y maleic anhydride plant. $30 MM. Completion: 1990.

Algeciras. 45,000 mt/y MTBE unit. Lic: UOP.

DOW CHEMICAL IBERICA. Tarragona. 60,000 mt/y ethylene expansion in the engineering stage. Completion: 1990.

E.I. du PONT de NEMOURS INC. Barcelona. Polymers/composite materials plant. $80 MM. Completion: 1992.

ENFERSA. Cartagena, Murcia. 15,000 mt/y urea revamp planned. Feed: Ammonia. Completion: 1990.

Puertoliano. 420 t/d urea expansion under construction. Feed: Ammonia. Contr: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1990.

ESPANA SA. Barcelona. 25,000 t/y boost in polystyrene capacity. Completion: June 1990.

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

HIMONT (Hercules Inc. and Montedison SpA). 25,000 mt/y polypropylene plant. Planned.

POLIPROPILENO DE GALICIA SA. El Ferrol. 50,000 mt/y polypropylene plant planned. Completion: Early 1991.

PRODUCTOS QUIMICOS DEL MEDITERRANEO SA. 20,000 t/y caprolactam expansion. Feed: Cyclohexane. Planned.

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

800,000 mt/y vacuum asphalt. Contr: Repsol/Sener. Completion: 1990.

Puertollano. 20,000 mt/y styrene expansion. Planned.

25,000 mt/y low density polypropylene expansion.

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

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

1,400 mt/d olefins unit being revamped. Contr: Repsol/Linde.

250, 000 mt/y fractionation gasoline pyrolysis. Contr: Repsol.

35,000 mt/y ethylene expansion. $5 MM. Completion: Mid-1990.

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

SWEDEN

NYNAS ENERGY & CHEMICA'S COMPLEX. Nynasnamn. Texaco gasification, gas treatment facilities in the engineering stage. Design: Uhde. Completion: 1993.

NOBEL CHEMATUR. Stenungsund. 40,000 mt/y ethylene unit (from ethanol) in engineering stage, Design: Scientific Design.

STATOIL PETROKEMI AB. Stenungsund. 30,000 mt/y ethylene expansion. Feed: Propane. Completion: Mid-1990.

TANZANIA

KILWA AMMONIA CO. Kilwa Masoko. $400 MM ammonia plant. Feed: Natural gas (from Songo Songo Island field).

THAILAND

CHIEM PATTANA KNITTING CO. LTD. Ratchaburi. 42,000 t/y polyester polycondensation in the engineering stage. Contr: Zimmer. Completion: 1992.

ICI INDUSTRIES plc AND SAHA UNION. Rayong province. (joint venture) 205,000 b/d purified terephthalic acid plant. Planned. Completion: 1992.

PETROLEUM AUTHORITY OF THAILAND. Rayong. Petrochemical complex 2:500 MM lb/y aromatics and olefins. Eng. study/contr: Bechtel and Chem Systems. $1 billion. Completion: 1992.

THAI CHAROEN POKPHAND GROUP. Ma Ta Phut. (joint venture with Solvay Group) 135,000 mt/y polyvinyl chloride plant. Contr: Solvay.

THAI OLEFINS CO. Rayong province. 350,000 t/y ethylene and 170,000 t/y propylene plant. Engr: Bechtel. Completion: Mid-1993.

Mapta Phut. 600,000 mt/y NPC-2 olefins plant in the engineering stage. Contr: Bechtel. Completion: 1993.

THAI PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY CO. LTD. Rayong. 80,000 mt/y polypropylene plant in erection stage. Contr: Uhde. Lic: BASF. Completion: 1990.

10,000 mt/y ABS resins plant under construction. Contr: Sumitomo Chemical. Completion: May 1990.

THAI PLASTIC AND CHEMICAL CO. LTD. Rayong. 140,000 mt/y vinylchloride monomer, 26,000 mt/y caustic soda, 60,000 mt/y polyvinylchloride in engineering stage. Contr: TEC. Completion: Late 1990.

TRINIDAD

CARIBBEAN METHANOL CO. Point Lisas. 550,000 t/y methanol plant in the engineering stage. Completion: 1992.

GOVERNMENT OF TRINIDAD-TOBAGO (51%), MW KELLOGG (24.5%), NORSK HYDRO (24.5%). Point Lisas. 1,500 mt/d ammonia plant. Contr: Kellogg.

TURKEY

TURKISH PETROLEUM REFINERIES CORP. Kilikkale. 23 MMscfd hydrogen. Contr: JGC. 1992

UNITED KINGDOM

BITMAC. Southampton. 2,000 mt/y phthalic anhydride expansion in engineering stage. Contr: Lurgi.

BP CHEMICALS LTD. Hull. Grangemouth, Scotland. 380,000 mt/y ethylene expansion 1 00,000 mt/y hd polyethylene expansion in engineering stage (250,000 mt/y total capacity).

600,000 total capacity of olefins. Design: Stone & Webster Engineering Corp.

Hythe. 3,000 mt/y dimethyl terephthalate plant under construction. Completion: 1990.

ENICHEM ELASTOMERS LTD. Hythe. 60,000 mt/y styrene modernization in engineering stage. Process design: Badger. Completion: 1990.

EXXON CHEMICAL LTD. Fawley. Isobutylene/MTBE in the engineering stage. Design: Bechtel. Completion: 1990.

Fife. Hiking ethylene capacity to 900,000 mt/y and adding polymer grade propylene capacity of 180,000 mt/y. $316 MM. Completion: 1992.

HUNTSMEN CHEMICAL CORP. Carrington. 50,000 mt/y polystyrene unit. Lic: Huntsman. Contr: Lummus Crest BV. Completion: 1990.

ICI. (Chemicals, Polymers Group). Wilton. 60,000 mt/y terephthalic acid expansion under construction. Feed: Paraxylene. Completion: 1990.

SHELL CHEMICALS UK LTD. Carrington. 130,000 mt/y polypropylene plant under construction. Lippshac process. 948 MM. Lic-eng-contr: MW Kellogg Ltd. Completion: 1990.

Stanlow. 160,000 mt/y ethylbenzene plant in engineering stage. Process design: Badger. Completion: 1990. Tech: Mobil/Badger.

TIOXIDE UK. Titanium dioxide plant under construction. Contr: Simon-Craves. 1990.

U.S.S.R.

Budyennovsk. 100 mt/y polypropylene in engineering stage. $146 MM. Contr: John Brown. Completion: 1990.

Dzerzhinsk. 25,000 mt/y acrylic acid, 40,000 mt/y acrylic esters, 40,000 mt/y acrylic emulsions in engineering stage. Processes: Nippon Shokubai KK, Dainippon Inc. Consortium coordinator: Nissho Iwai. Contr: Mitsubishi HI. Completion: March 1991.

Kazan. 200,000 mt/y polyethylene expansion. Union Carbide technology. Contr: John Brown.

MINISTRY OF THE PETROCHEMICALS INDUSTRY AND ENI. Lithuania. (joint venture) 350,000 mt/y MTBE and 150,000 mt/y alkylates plant. Planned.

Mogilev. 25,000 mt/y dimethyl terephthalate expansion in engineering stage. Contr: Krupp Koppers. Completion: 1990.

Nizhnevartovsk, Siberia. Petrochemical complex. Feed: Ethylene. $5 billion. Feasibility study: Mitsubishi, Mitsui, Chiyoda. Completion: Late 1990s.

Polotsk. 60,000 t/y ethylene-propylene and 55,000 t/y acrylonitrile.

PRESSINDUSTRIA. Tobolsk. 90,000 t/y butyl rubber plant in the engineering stage. Contr: Techint. Completion: June 1993.

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.

Budyennorsk. 100,000 mt/y polypropylene expansion in the engineering stage. $60 MM. Completion: 1992.

Blagoveshchensk. 230,000 mt/y pure terephthalic acid in engineering stage. Contr: MES. Completion: 1992.

Mogilev. 25,000 mt/y dimethyl terephthalate modernization, expansion in the engineering stage. Contr: Krupps Koppers. Completion: 1992.

Nevinnonysk. 150,000 mt/y acetic acid under construction. Contr: MES. Completion: 1990.

Saratov. 75,000 expansion. Acrylonitrile. Engineering stage. Contr: Techimont. Completion: 1991.

Voronej. 30,000 mt/y thermoplastic styrene-butadiene elastomers plant planned. Contr: Litwin SA France. Completion: 1991.

500,000 t/y ethylene revamping. Contr: Toyo Engineering Corp.

VENEZUELA

CORPOVEN. El Palito. 2,500 b/d revamp BTX unit. Eng-lic: UOP. $100 MM. Completion: 1990.

Anzoategui. 400 MMcfd expansion for gas processing capacity.

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-eng: Braun. $250 MM. Completion: 1991.

PEQUIVEN. Anzoategui. 750,000 mt/y methanol plant. (joint venture with Mitsubishi Corp.).

660,000 mt/y methanol plant. (joint venture with Ecofuel).

500,000 mt/y methyl tertiary butyl ether plant. (joint venture with Ecofuel).

Carabobo. 363 mt/y urea unit. Lic-eng: Snamprogetti. $72 MM. Completion: 1991.

El Tablazo, Zulia. 150,000 mt/y ethylene dichloride and 130,000 mt/y of vinyl chloride monomer. $190 MM.

125,000 mt/y linear low density polyethylene plant. $200 MM. (joint venture with Combustion Engineering Inc. of Canada). Completion: 1991.

PLASTILAGO. Zulia. 30,000 mt/y polyethylene. $12 MM revamp. Lic: Mitsui. Completion: 1990.

El Tablazo, Zulia. 150,000 mt/y ethylene dichloride, 130,000 mt/y vinyl chloride monomer. Eng: Uhde GmbH. $190 MM.

Olefins plant (350,000 mt/y ethylene and 220,000 t/y propylene). Planned. Feed: Ethane. $241 MM. Tech: Linde AG. Contr: Ferrostaal, DSD-CGI, Marshall y Asociados, Proyecta. Completion: 1991.

80,000 mt/y polyvinyl chloride and 100,000 mt/y vinyl chloride monomer units planned. Feed: Vinyl chloride. $248 MM. Eng: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1990.

60,000 mt/y ethylene dichloride and vinyl chloride units planned. Feed: Ethylene, chloride. Completion: 1992.

Jose, Anzoategui. 500,000 mt/y MTBE unit in engineering stage. Feed: Butanes, methanol. Catofin process. Contractor: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1990.

495,000 mt/y ammonia unit. Feed: Natural gas. Eng: Braun. Completion: 1990.

Moron, Carabobo. 495,000 mt/y ammonia unit planned. Lic/eng: 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.

PETROPROPANO DE VENEZUELA S.A. Jose. (joint venture of Petroquimica de Venezuela and Veba Oel AG) 250,000 mt/y propylene unit. Feed: Propane. Eng-design: UOP.

PETROQUIMICA DE VENEZUELA. Eastern Venezuela. 660,000 mt/y methanol plant. $200 MM. Engr: Ecofuel of Italy.

PLASTILAGO. Zulia. 30,000 mt/y hd polyethylene revamp. Lic: Mitsui. $12 MM. Completion: 1990.

PRALCA. Zulia. 30,000 mt/y ethylene oxide-ethylene glycol units. Lic. Olin. Eng: Pequiven-Corimon. $41 MM. Completion: 1990.

PROPILVEN SA. El Tablazo, Zulia. (Pequiven, Grupo Zuliano, Mitsui Petchem., Promotora Venoco). 70,000 mt/y polypropylene unit under construction. Feed: Propylene. $85 MM. Eng: Technipetrol-Inelectra. Completion: Dec. 1990.

SUPER OCTANOS C.A. Jose. 500,000 t/y MTBE plant under construction. Contr: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1991.

320,000 mt/y Isobutylene plant under construction. Design: Air Products. Completion: 1991.

YUGOSLAVIA

PROGRES PRIZREN. Prizren. 7,000 mt/y polyamide 6 polymerization unit in engineering stage. Contr: Zimmer Ag

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