*Designates projects listed for the first time.
UNITED STATES
AMOCO CHEMICAL Co. Chocolate Bayou, Alvin, Tex. 240,000 mt/y ethylene cracking furnace in engineering stage. Contr: KTI. Completion: 1994.
Texas City, Tex. *Paraxylene under construction. New. PE/Engr/DD/CS: John Brown Engr. & Const. Completion: 1995.
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. 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 MEI INDUSTRIAL CO. LTD. Texas. (Taiwan company) plans for a 200,000 mt/y acrylonitrile butadiene styrene plant. Completion: 1995.
DOW CHEMICAL. Freeport, Tex. 260,000 mt/y benzene plant on hold. PD/Engr: Krupp Kopper. Completion: 1994.
ETHYL Corp. Pasadena, Tex. lube oil additives under construction. Engr: Bechtel. 1st Qtr. 1995.
Baytown, Tex. 450 MM lb/y ethylene expansion. Tech: Exxon. Completion: Late 1994,
FINA OIL & CHEMICAL. LaPorte, Tex. *400 MM/b/y polypropylene under construction. Contr: Jacobs Engineering. Completion: December 1995.
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. (joint venture with Entreprise and Mitchell) 500 MM lb/y propylene plant under study. Completion: 1994.
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 engr. stage. Lic/Engr/Contr: Kellogg. 1994.
LYONDELL PETROCHEMICAL. Channelview, Tex. 132,000 mt/y butene isom/MTBE. Contr: Lummus Crest. 4th Qtr. 1994.
OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL. 1 billion lb/y olefins unit at either Corpus Christi, Chocolate Bayou, or Lake Charles. Preliminary engineering studies under way.
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. Lic/Engr/Contr: Kellogg. Completion: 1995.
SOLVAY. Deer Park, Tex. *New polyethylene compounding under construction. Engr/PE/DD/CS: John Brown Engr. & Const. Completion: 1995.
SOUTH HAMPTON Co. Silsbee, Tex. 1,000 b/d solvent fractionation expansion in the engineering stage. Engr: Frantz
TEXACO CHEMICAL Co. Port Neches, Tex. 200,000 t/y propylene oxide, 19,500 b/d MTBE plant expansion under construction. Contr: Brown & Root Braun. Engr: Kellogg. Completion: 1994.
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.
*300 MM lb/y butanol unit. Engr: Bechtel. Const: Fluor Daniel. Completion: 1996.
UNION TEXAS PETROLEUM. Geismar, La. 55,000 t/y ethylene expansion in engr. stage. Lic/Engr/Contr: Kellogg. 1995.
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. (joint venture with Total and Ecofuel). 600,000 mt/y MTBE and 460,000 mt/y isobutane unit. Lic/Engr.: Lummus/Snamprogetti.
ARGENTINA
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.
1 00,000 ACN plant planned. Feed: Propylene. Completion: 1994.
AUSTRALIA
ALTONA PETROCHEMICAL Co. Altona. ethylene expansion in the engineering stage. 310,000 mt/y total capacity. Lic: Stone & Webster. Completion: 1995.
BHP PETROLEUM. Laverton. 55,000 mt/y methanol new plant under construction. $60 MM. Engr/PD/DD/PE: Davy John Brown. Completion: 1994.
CONTINENTAL CARBON AUST. PTY. LTD. Kurnell. Carbon black unit.
BANGLADESH
KARNAPHULI FERTILIZER Co. Ltd. Chittagong. 547,000 mt/y ammonia, 638,000 mt/y urea plant planned, DD/PE/CS: Chiyoda. Completion: 1995.
BELGIUM
BASF. Antwerp. 160,000 mt/y acrylic acid and derivatives. Completion: July 1995.
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 co-product and polystyrene.
NITROFERTIL. Camacari. Retrofitting existing ammonia plant (200 mt/d) to produce oxo gas and hydrogen.
Laranjeiras. 500,000 mt/d urea expansion in the design stage.
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 Andre. 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: 1996.
Itaguai. 100,000 mt/y polypropylene plant. $85 MM. Completion: 1996.
POLIALDEN PETROQUIMICA SA. Camacari. new 100,000 mt/y polypropylene unit planned. Feed: propylene.
POLITENO INDUSTRIA E COMERCIO SA. Camacari. new 130,000 mt/y lld polyethylene/hd polyethylene under construction. Feed: ethylene.
SALGEMA. Maceio. Ethylene expansion project.
SHELL BRAZIL CHEMICAL. 20,000 mt/y thermoplastic rubber. $85 MM. Completion: Mid--1994.
USIMINAS. Ipatinga. 5,820 t/y ammonia, 18,000 t/y BTX units.
BULGARIA
CHIMINVEST. Burgas. 50,000 mt/y lld polyethylene plant. $50 MM. Sclairtech process. Lic: DuPont Canada. Contr: Lummus Crest. Engr: Combustion Engineering Inc.
CANADA
ALBERTA ENVIRONFUELS Inc. Edmonton, Alta. (joint 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.
OCELOT AMMONIA. Kitimat, B.C. ammonia revamp under construction. Lic/Engr/Contr: Kellogg. 1994
PETRESA CANADA, Inc. Becancour, Que. linear alkylbenzene plant. Lic: UOP. Completion: 1995.
PETROQUIMICA/SOC. GENERALE DE FINANCEMENT. St. Romuald, Que. 75,000 mt/y linear alkylbenzene plant.
TERRA INDUSTRIES Inc. Courtright, Ont. Expansion of urea plant. Completion: 411 Qtr. 1995.
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 PETROCHEMICAL 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. Wujing. 80,000 mt/y polyethylene plant. Tech: Mitsubishi. Contr: Snamprogetti.
1 00,000 mt/y 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. 11 5,000 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. Baoji. 146,000 t/y urea under construction. PD: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1994.
Beijing. 40,000 my/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.
*2.0 MMcfd hydrogen recovery under construction. Design/PE: Costain Oil, Gas & Process Ltd.
120,000 mt/y ethylene plant in engineering stage. CS: Tecnologie Progetti Lavori. Contr: KTI. Completion: 1994.
Dalian. 60,000 mt/y polypropylene plant in the engineering stage. DD/PE/Contr/Engr: Tecnimont. Completion: 1994.
Dong Fang. 150,000 mt/y ethylene, 52,000 mt/y butadiene extraction under construction. Grassroots. Lic: KTI. Contr: Tecnologie Progetti Lavori. Completion: 1994.
300,000 mt/y ammonia and 520,000 mt/y urea. $130 MM.
Dushanzi, Xinjiang. 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: Tecnologie Progetti Lavori. Completion: April 1995.
140,000 t/y ethylene, 24,000 t/y butadiene, 1 0,000 t/y butene-1 under construction. PD/DD/PE/CS: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1994.
Fuling. 638.750 t/y urea under construction. PD: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1994.
Guangzhou. 40,000 mt/y polypropylene under construction. $56 MM. PD/Engr/PE/CS: Tecnologie Progetti Lavori. Completion: July 1995.
ethylene expansion to 150,000 mt/y. Engr. stage. PD/Engr/DD/PE: Tecnimont. Completion: 1995.
Hejiang, Sichuan province. 644,0225 t/y urea under construction. PD/PE/CS: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1995.
Hohhot, Inner Mongolia. 642,400 t/y urea under construction. PD/DD/PE: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1996.
Jining. 146,000 mt/y urea plant under construction. PD: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1996.
Jinxi. 642,000 t/y urea under construction. PD: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1994.
Jiujiang, Jiangxi province. 642,400 t/y urea under construction. PD/DD/PE/CS: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1996.
Puyang, Henan province. 120,000 t/y lid polyethylene, 10,000 t/y butene-1 under construction. PD/DD/PE: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1994.
Tianjin. 140,000 mt/y ethylene plant in the engineering stage. $300 MM. Lic: Lummus. DD/Engr/PE/CS: Tecnicas. Completion: 41" 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: 1 995.
Yizheng. 250,000 mt/y PTA plant under construction. $170 MM. Lic: Amoco. PD/Engr/PE/CS: Tecnologie Progetti Lavori. Completion: June 1995.
70,000 mt/y polyester polymer and chips plant in engineering stage. Contr: Zimmer. Completion: 1995.
Yulin, Shaanxi province. 146,000 t/y urea under construction. PD: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1996.
CHINA NEWTECH DEVELOPMENT & TRADE Corp. 15,000 t/y maleic anhydride. Engr/PE/CS supervision: Toyo Engr. Lic: Alusuisse/Lummus.
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.
24,000 mt/y butadiene, 10,000 mt/y butene-1 plant under construction. Lic: Lummus. Design/PE/CS: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1994.
75,000 mt/y purified terephthalic acid. Contr: Snamprogetti. Completion: January 1995.
Guangzhou, Guangdong province.
80,000 mt/y ethylbenzene/styrene plant in the engineering stage. $38 MM. Contr: Marubeni. Engr: Badger. Completion: 3rd Qtr. 1996.
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, Guangdong province. 100,000 mt/y Id 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.
140,000 polyethylene, 1 00,000 t/y styrene monomer under construction. PD/DD/PE/CS: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1996/1997.
Tianjin. 6,000 mt/y butene plant in engineering stage. Contr: IFP. Completion: 1994.
CHUANDONG CHEMICAL INDUSTRY CORP. Waxian, Sichuan province. *60,000 mt/y polyvinyl chloride plant. Design/Const: Technip. Completion: June 1997.
DALIAN CHEMICAL & LIGHT INDUSTRIAL Corp. Liaoning. ammonia plant. Tech: Texaco. Completion: 1995.
DAQING PETROLEUM -ADMINISTRATIVE BUREAU. Daqing. 50,000 mt/y acrylonitrile under construction. Engr/DD/PE/CS: Nigata Engineering Co. Ltd. Completion: 1994.
DONGYING SHENGHUA FINE CHEMICAL Co. Ltd. Shangdong province. 15,000 mt/y maleic anhydride. Process: Lummus. DD: Toyo Engineering/Itochu Corp.
HEBEI NORTH CHEMICAL IND. Co. Shijiazhunag. 50,000 t/y caprolactam. $270 MM. PD/Engr/PE/CS: Tecnologie Progetti Lavori. Completion: May 1997.
HYUNDAI ENGINEERING Co. Ltd. Chishui City, Guizhou province. 182,000 t/y urea under construction. PD: Snamprogetti. 1995.
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.
120,000 t/y polyethylene and 10,000 mt/y butene-1 separation plant in engr. stage. $75 MM. Tech: Union Carbide. Contr: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. Process: Nippon. Completion: 31 Qtr. 1996.
50,000 t/y phenol, 30,000 t/y acetone, 115,000 t/y benzene, 90,000 t/y orthoxylene, 93,000 t/y mixed xylenes, 20,000 t/y toluene. Tech: UOP. DD: Toyo Engineering/Itochu Corp. Completion: 1997.
JIUJIANG PETROCHEMICAL. Jiangxi province. 365,000 mt/y ammonia plant in engineering stage. Lic: Kellogg. DD: Toyo Engineering/Mitsui Corp. Completion: Fall 1996.
LANZHOU CHEMICAL INDUSTRY Co. Gensu. Ethylene plant expansion in engineering stage. Lic/Engr: Kellogg.
365,000 mt/y ammonia plant in engineering stage. DD: Toyo Engineering/Marubeni Corp/Englo Eng Pty Lt. Lic: Kellogg. Completion: 1997.
LIAOYANG PETROCHEMICAL FIBER Co. Liaoyang. 200,000 mt/y polyester resins in engineering stage. Contr: Zimmer. Completion: 1996.
MAOMING PETROCHEMICAL Co. Maoming. 300,000 mt/y grassroots ethylene, 100,000 mt/y Id polyethylene, 140,000 lid polyethylene, 165,000 mt/y 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: Shell. Completion: 1995.
15,000 t/y butene-1 and 40,000 t/y MTBE in engr. stage. Engr/DD/PE/CS: JGC Corp. Completion: 1996.
NANJING ORIENTAL CHEMICAL INDUSTRY Co. Nanjing. 50,000 mt/y caprolactam under construction. PD: Stamicarbon. Engr/John Brown Deutsche Engineering. DD/PE/CS: Voest-John Brown. Completion: 1994.
NINGBO BESTON PETROCHEMICAL Co. Ltd. Ningbo, Zhejiang. (joint venture of Beston Petrochemical and Chia Tai Co., Thailand) 120,000 mt/y polyvinyl chloride plant planned. $94 MM.
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.
Shijiazhuang. *50,000 mt/y caprolactam plant. Lic: SNIA Engineering. Contr: TPL. Completion: 4th Qtr. 1997.
SINOPEC. Jilin. 180,000 t/y propylene in engineering stage. Contr: IFP/Linde. 1995.
Lanzhou. 1,000 mt/d ammonia plant. Engr. stage. Lic: Kellogg. Engr: Toyo/German Linde. Contr: Toyo. 1996.
SICHUAN NATURAL GAS CHEMICAL PLANT. Hejiang, Sichuan. 365,000 t/y ammonia. Contr: Tecnimont. Completion: 1994.
SHIJIAZHUANG COKING & CHEMICAL PLANT. Shijiazhunag. 50,000 mt/y benzene plant in engr. stage. PD: Krupp Koppers. Completion: 1995.
TIANJIN MUNICIPAL GOV'T. Tianjin City. (joint 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 mt/y 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 in the engineering stage. PD: Babcock King Wilkinson Ltd. Completion: 1996.
WEST PACIFIC PETROCHEMICAL Co. Ltd. Dalian, Liaoning. 60,000 t/y polypropylene. Contr: Tecnimont. Completion: 1994.
XINJIANG ETHYLENE COMPLEX. Dushanzi. 70,000 t/y polypropylene. Contr: Tecnimont. Completion: 1995.
ZHONGYUAN PETROCHEMICAL UNITED Corp. Puyang, Henan province. 120,000 mt/y polyethylene, and 10,000 mt/y butylene plant.
140,000 mt/y ethylene plant in the engineering stage. DD/PE: CTIP SpA. Engr: Lummus Crest. Completion: 1995 40,000 t/y polypropylene. Contr: Tecnimont. Completion: 1995.
CHINA, TAIWAN
CHINA AMERICAN PETROCHEMICAL Co. Ltd. Kaohsiung County. 350,000 t/y PTA plant in engr. stage. Feed: paraxylene. $78.2 MM. Engr/DD/PE/CS: CTCI Corp. Contr: Chiyoda.Completion: 2 od Qtr. 1995.
CHINA PETRO-CHEMICAL INTERNATIONAL Co. 15,000 mt/y polystyrene plant. Contr: Toyo Engineering Corp.
CHINESE PETROLEUM Corp. Ta Shah. 30,000 mt/y acetic acid plant expansion. Feed: Methanol. Completion: 1994.
Tonfen. new 50,000 t/y caprolactam plant. Feed: cylcohexane. Completion: 1995.
CHINA STEEL CHEMICAL Corp. Kaohsiung. 28,000 mt/y aromatics unit under construction. Engr/PE: Krupp Koppers. CS: CTCI Corp. Completion: 1994.
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 ]Id 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, 70,000 mt/y acrylonitrile plants planned. Site uncertain.
900,000 mt/y grassroots ethylene plant.
$550 MM. Lic/Engr: ABB Lummus Crest By. Completion: 1997.
JIUJIANG PETROCHEMICAL Jiangxi Province. 1,000 mt/d ammonia plant. Engr. stage. Lic: Kellogg. Engr: Toyo/German Linde. Contr: Toyo. 1996.
LANZHOU CHEMICAL INDUSTRY Corp. Gansu. Ethylene plant expansion. Engr. stage. Lic/Engr: Kellogg. 1995.
GRAND PACIFIC PETROCHEMICAL Corp. Kaoshiung. 30,000 mt/y cumene revamp work under construction. Engr/DD/PE/CS: CTCI Corp. Completion: Mid-1994.
Taipei. 20,000 t/y ABS expansion. $11.4 MM. Late 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: Kellogg/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.
TAIWAN POLYPROPYLENE Co. Kaohsiung, 170,000 t/y polypropylene. Contr: Tecnimont. Completion: 1994.
TIANJIN UNITED CHEMICAL Corp. 40,000 t/y polypropylene. Contr: Tecnimont. Completion: 1995.
TUNTEX PETROCHEMICAL Inc. Mailiao. 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 mt/y 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: 2 Id Qtr. 1995.
LISICHANSK REFINERY. Lisichansk, Ukraine. 100,000 mt/y polypropylene plant in the planning stage. Turnkey. Contr: Tecnimont. 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. Contr: Tecnimont. Completion: 1995.
NAFTAN REFINERY. Novopoltsk, Belarus. 65,000 t/y paraxylene in engr. stage. Contr: Babcock King Wilkinson Ltd. Completion: 1996.
P.O. CHLORVINYL. Kalusch, Ukraine. 370,000 mt/y vinyl chloride expansion under construction. Lic: Hoechst AG. Engr/Contr: Uhde GmbH. Completion: 1994.
expansion of polyvinyl chloride plant in engineering stage. Engr/Contr: Uhde. Lic: Hoechst. Completion: 1994.
SINTEZKAUTCHUK. Sumgait, Azerbaijan. 100,000 t/y polypropylene. Contr: Tecnimont. 1995.
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.
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.
CZECH REPUBLIC
CHEMICKE ZAVODY SOKOLOV AS. Sokolov. Feed: propylene. Butyl, methyl acrylate, and 25,000 mt/y acrylic acid under construction. Lic: Mitsubishi Petrochemical Co. Completion: 1994.
KAUCUK KRALUPY. Kralupy. 2,000 mt/y butadiene rubber (liquid) planned. $5 MM. Lic: Kaucuk. Completion:1995.
SLOVNAFT BRATISLAVA. Bratislava.
*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-Amriya-Alex. 150,000 mt/y ethylene and 100,000 mt/y polyethylene plant. Completion: June 1996.
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.
GERMANY
BUNA. Schkopau. 150,000 mt/y ethylene dichloride/vinyl chloride monomer in engineering stage. Engr/DD/PE/CS: Lurgi. Completion: 1996
CAPROLEUNA. Leuna. *Caprolactam rehabilitation in engr. stage. Engr/PE/DD/CS: John Brown Engr. & Const.
RIG. Leuna. (joint venture with Thyssen Group) 224,000 mt/y 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.
SOLVAY & CO. Bernburg. *5.8 MMcf/d hydrogen in engr. stage. Contr: L'Air Liquide/KTI. Completion: 1995.
THUERINGISCHE FASERWERKE SCHWARZA. Rudolstadt. 240 t/d polyethylene-terephthalate. Contract execution delayed. PD/Engr/DD/PE/CS: John Brown Deutsche Engineering.
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.
INDIA
ATV 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.
CALICO POLYESTER FIBRE DIVISION. Baroda. 7,500 mt/y polyester staple fibre expansion under construction. Engr: Davy Powergas India. Completion: 1994.
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.
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.
Vijaipur. 100,000 t/y polypropylene. Contr: Tecnimont. Completion: 1994.
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 100,000 mt/y polypropylene in the planning stage. Engr/CS: Tecnimont. Completion: 1996.
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.
INDIAN FARMERS FERTILIZER COOP Ltd. Aonla, Uttar Pradesh. 2-401,500 t/y urea under construction. PD: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1996.
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 lld/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.
*20,000 mt/y polystyrene under construction. Lic: Atochem. Engr: Technip. Contr: Uhde India.
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: 111 Qtr. 1995.
NATIONAL FERTILIZERS Ltd. Vijaipur, Madhya Pradesh. 2-401,500 t/y urea under construction. PD: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1996.
NATIONAL ORGANIC CHEMICALS INDUSTRIES Ltd. Thane. Expand and modernize plant. Calls for 300,000 t/y ethylene, 210,000 try polyethylene and 180,000 t/y polypropylene. Contr: Technip SA/KTI Group By/Himont Italia SpA. PD/Engr/DD/PE/CS: Tecnimont (for polypropylene) Completion: Early 1998.
PROJECTS AND DEVELOPMENT INDIA Ltd. Shahjahanpur. 1,100 t/d each, two urea plants under construction. PD: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1995.
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.
*350,000 mt/y aromatics in engr. stage. PD: HRI. 1996.
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.
INDONESIA
BAKRIE KASEI. Merak, West Java. (joint venture of Bakrie & Brothers and Mitsubishi Kasei) 250,000 mt/y purified terphthalic acid plant. $350 MM.
PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRIES OF INDONESIA. (joint venture of Royal Dutch/Shell, Mitsubishi Corp., C. Itoh & Co. and International Finance Corp.) 375,000 mt/y ethylene, 220,000 mt/y propylene plant proposed. $1.95 billion. Completion: 1996.
PT AMOCO INDOPRAKARSA. Java. 350,000 mt/y purified terephthalic plant. Process design in progress. Completion: 1997.
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.
100,000 t/y hd polyethylene, and 200,000 t/y lid polyethylene/hd polyethylene. Process: Union Carbide/Showa Denka. Contr: Toyo Engr. Completion: 1st Qtr. 1995.
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 POLYFIN. Bandung. 63,000 mt/y polyester resins in engineering stage. Contr: Zimmer. Completion: 1994.
PT POLYTAMA. Balongon, West Java. 100,000 mt/y polypropylene plant. (Joint venture of PT Tiratamas 80%, BP 1 0% and Nissho Iwai 10%). Engr/DD/PE/CS: JGC Corp. Completion: May 1995.
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: 4th Qtr. 1994.
PT STYRINDO MONO INDONESIA. Meraku. 1 00,000 mt/y styrene monomer plant in the engineering stage. PD: ABB Lummus, Contr: Toyo Engr. Corp.
'l 1 0,000 mt/y ethylbenzene under construction. New. Engr/DD/PE/CS: Nigata Engineering Co. Ltd. Completion: 1996.
PUSRI. Palembang, South Sumatra. 1,350 mt/d ammonia plant under construction. Lic/Engr: Kellogg. Contr: Kellogg/Rekayasa. Completion: 1994.
IRAN
ARAK PETROCHEMICAL Co. Arak. 2-ethylhexanol butanois synthesis gas (55,000 mt/y) in the engineering stage. $290 MM. PD/Engr: Davy Process Technology. Completion: 1994.
113,000 t/y ethylene oxide and 105,000 t/y ethylene glycols. Contr: Tecnimont. Completion: 1994. 50,000 mt/y oxo-alcohol. Engr. stage. PD/Engr/DD/CS: Davy Process Technology. Completion: l It Qtr. 1995.
Bandar Khomeini. 300,000 mt/y ethylene plant. Contr: Daelim Industrial Co.
BANDAR IMAM PETROLEUM Co. Bandar Imam. 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.
50,000 t/y polypropylene, 60,000 t/y hd polyethylene, and 100,000 t/y Id polyethylene. Contr: Tecnimont. Completion: 1994.
260,000 mt/y hydrodealkylation unit in engr. stage. PD: HRI. Completion: 1995.
FIBER CHEMICALS. Bandar Imam. 50,000 mt/y acrylonitrile, 17,000 mt/y methyl-methacrylate in engineering stage. Engr/PE/CS: Tecnimont. Completion: 1996.
KHORASAN PETROCHEMICAL. Bojnurd. 365,000 mt/y ammonia, 547,000 mt/y urea plant under construction. Lic: Kellogg/Stamicarbon. Engr/Contr: Kellogg/Kawasaki. Completion: 1994.
NATIONAL PETROCHEMICAL. Arak. *30,000 mt/y vinyl acetate, 30,000 mt/y acetic acid under construction. Contr: Uhde. Completion: 1994.
TABRIZ PETROCHEMICAL Co. Tabriz. 136,000 mt/y ethylene plant under construction. PD/Engr/PE/CS: Tecnologie Progetti Lavori/KTI. Lic: KTI. Completion: March 1994.
55,000 mt/y aromatics plant in the engineering stage. PD: Krupp Kopper. Completion: 1994.
100,000 mt/y lld polyethylene/hd polyethylene and 7,000 mt/y butene-1 plant under construction. $170 MM. PD/Engr/PE/CS: Tecnologie Progetti Lavori. Completion: January 1995.
Expansion of ethylbenzene, styrene, polystyrene, cumene and phenol. Engr/PE: Technip.
QESHM FTZ. Qeshm. 600,000 mt/y methanol, urea, and ammonia. (Qeshm FTZ - 60%, Kobe Co. and others - 40%). Completion: 1995.
IRAQ
TECHCORPS. 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. 35,000 mt/y ethylene expansion. Co-product: propylene and pyrolysis gasoline. Feed: naphtha. Completion: End 1994.
GADOT PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRIES Ltd. Haifa Bay. 30,000 mt/y paraxylene expansion. Feed: Xylenes.
ITALY
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,
JAPAN
ADCHEMCO Corp. Kasaoka. 210,000 mt/y aromatics under construction. PD: HRI. Completion: 1994.
130,000 mt/y hydrotreating unit under construction. PD: HRI. Completion: 1994,
DAICEL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES Ltd. Himeji. 30,000 t/y polystyrene (HIPS), 30,000 try polystyrene (GPPS) and 20,000 t/y SAN under construction. Contr: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. Completion: 4th Qtr. 1994.
DENKA. Chiba. 250,000 mt/y ethylbenzene and styrene monomer plant. Lic: Lummus.
KEIYO MONOMER Co. Ltd. Ichihara, Chiba. 200,000 mt/y vinyl chloride monomer. Process: Mitsui Toatsu. Design/CS: Toyo Engineering. Completion: Spring 1995.
LUCKY HOECHST CORP. Yeochon. 120,000 mt/y hd polyethylene plant in the engineering stage. Design: Uhde GmbH.
MARUZEN PETROCHEMICAL Corp. Ichihara, Chiba. 200,000 mt/y vinyl chloride monomer plant. Feed: ethylene. $117 MM. (joint 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. Kawa
saki. 30,000 mt/y polystyrene expansion under construction.
NIPPON SHOKUBAI KAGAKU KOGYO Co. Chiyoda-ku. 25,000 mt/y 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, Cheonlanam-do. 12,000 mt/y polybutene expansion planned. Lic: Daelim. Completion: 1994.
100,000 mt/y lld polyethylene unit planned. Lic: Spherilene. Completion: 1994.
HAN YANG CHEMICAL Corp. Yeochun. 350,000 mt/y ethylene plant. Feed: naphtha. Contr: Stone & Webster.
HONAM PETROCHEMICAL Corp. Yoesu. 350,000 mt/y ethylene plant under construction. Contr: Toyo Engineering Corp.
JUNG WOO. Kwangyang. 120,000 mt/y benzene and toluene plant in engineering stage. PE/Engr: Krupp Koppers. Completion: 1994.
KOREA FINE CHEMICAL CO. Yeochun. *2.5 MMcf/d hydrogen. Contr: KTI. 1994.
KOREA KUMHO PETROCHEMICAL Co. Yeochun. 50,000 mt/y butadiene under construction. Lic: Columbia Chemical Co. Design/PE/CS.: Daewood Engr. Co. Completion: 1994.
KOREA PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRIES Co. Ltd. Ulsan. 250,000 mt/y polymer grade ethylene and 186,000 mt/y propylene plant under construction. Tech. Lummus Crest/IFP. Completion: 1994.
LUCKY LTD. *80,000 mt/y oxo-alcohols in engr. stage. PD: Davy Process Technology. Completion: 1996.
SAMSUNG PETROCHEMICAL Co. Ltd. Ulsan. 250,000 mt/y terephthalic acid/purified terphthalic acid under construction. 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 mt/y 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 INDUSTRIES 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. 80,000 mt/y polypropylene, 88,000 mt/y benzene, 18,300 mt/y butene, 47,000 mt/y MTBE, 58,600 mt/y butadiene, 80,000 mt/y hd polyethylene, 80,000 mt/y lid polyethylene under construction. $1 billion. Engr/PE/CS: Monenco Inc. Completion: 1996-1997.
LITHUANIA
MINISTRY OF THE PETROCHEMICALS INDUSTRY AND ENI. Lithuania. (joint venture) 350,000 mt/y MTBE and 150,000 mt/y alkylates plant planned.
MALAYSIA
AMOCO CHEMICAL CO. Kuantan. *500,000 mt/y purified terephthalic acid plant under construction. PD/Engr/DD/PE: TPL. Completion: 2 n, Qtr. 1996.
ETHYLENE MALAYSIA AND POLYETHYLENE MALAYSIA. Kertih, Terengganu. (joint venture of Petronas 60%, BP 15%, and Idemitsu 25%) 320,000 t/y ethylene in the engineering stage. $1 billion. Contr: Toyo Engr/Lummus/Mitsui & Co. PM: John Brown. Completion: 1st Qtr. 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.
PETROCHEMICAL MALAYSIA. Johor. 50,000 mt/y polystyrene plant under construction. Engr/CS: Idemitsu. Completion: 1994,
POLYETHYLENE MALAYSIA. Terengganu. (joint venture with Petroleum National Bhd., idemitsu 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.
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.
PEMEX. 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.
Morelos. 28,000 mt/y butadiene unit in engineering stage.
*350,000 mt/y propylene under construction.
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 CV. (joint venture with Valero Energy, Promociones lndustriales Banamex and Grupo Infomin and Dragados Construcciones) 13.000 b/d MTBE plant in engineering stage. Completion: 2nd half 1995.
MONGOLIA
INNER MONGOLIA CHEMICAL FERTILISER Huhehot City. *Ammonia plant. Engr. stage. Lic: Kellogg. Engr: Toyo. Contr: Toyo/Mitsui.
NETHERLANDS
ARCO CHEMICAL Co. Botlek. 70,000 mt/y propylene glycol ethers plant in engr. stage. Engr/DD/PE/CS: John Brown By. Completion: 1st Qtr. 1995.
SHELL NEDERLAND CHEMIE. Pernis. *Isopropanol expansion in engr. stage. Engr/PD/DD/PE/CS: John Brown Engr. & Const. Completion: 1995.
*230,000 mt/y propylene splitter in engr. stage. New. Engr/PD/DD/PE/CS: John Brown Engr. & Const. Completion: 1995.
NEW ZEALAND
METHANEX. Motonui. 2,000 mt/d methanol distillation unit in engr. stage. $40 MM. PD/Engr/DD/PE/CS: Davy John Brown. Completion: 4th Qtr. 1994.
NIGERIA
NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM Co. Eleme, Port Harcourt. 30,000 mt/y ethylene under construction. Lic: Kellogg. Engr/Contr: Kellogg/Chiyoda. Completion: 1994,
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.
Tjeldbergodden, Heidrun field. (Joint venture with Conoco - 20%) 876,000 mt/y methanol plant planned. $370 MM. Completion: December 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 Qasim. (joint 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 mt/y lid and hd polyethylene, 110,000 mt/y of polypropylene plant. Contr: Mitsubishi Corp. Tech: Unipol process. (joint venture lead by USI Far East Corp.)
PETROCAP. Morong. *160,000 mt/y polypropylene in engr. stage. Lic: BASF. Contr/Engr: Uhde. Completion: 1996.
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.
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. *1,500 mt/d ammonia plant. Contr: Uhde. Completion: End 1996.
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. (joint 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.
495,000 t/y ammonia plant. Lic/Engr/Contr: Uhde. Completion: 1996,
*2,000 mt/d urea plant. Engr/Contr: Uhde/Belleli. Lic: Stamicarbon/Hydro Agri. Completion: 1996,
*220,000 mt/y ethylene expansion. Engr. stage. Lic: KTI. Engr: KTI/Technip/TPL, Const: Technip. Completion: 1996.
*180,000 mt/y Id polyethylene plant. $128 MM. Turnkey. Contr: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1996.
SAUDI ARABIA
AL JUBAIL FERTILIZER Co. (SAMAD). Al Jubail. (joint venture with Taiwan Fertilizer Co.) 150,000 mt/y 2-ethyl hexanol butanols synthesis gas in the engr. stage. $150 MM. Lic: Davy Powergas Technology. Contr: John Brown/Saudi Davy. Completion: 1995.
AMOCO CHEMICAL CO. AND SAUDI CHEMICAL INVESTMENTS Ltd. Al Jubail. 400,000 mt/y paraxylene plant in the engineering stage. Completion: 1998.
ARABIAN CHEMICAL Co. Ltd. (joint venture of Dow Chemical Co. - Europe and E.A. Juffail & Brothers) 30,000 mt/y SBR plant. Tech: Dow. Completion: 1st 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. 50,000 mt/y butene-1 expansion in engineering stage. $20 MM. PD/Engr/PE/CS: Tecnologie Progetti Lavori. Completion: January 1995.
New olefins cracker to produce ethylene,
propylene. butadiene and benzene.
CHEVRON. Jubail. letter of intent to build a 420,000 t/y benzene and 270,000 t/y cyclohexane plant.
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 PLASTIC Co. (IBN HAYYAN). 100,000 mt/y polyvinyl chloride expansion under construction. Engr/DD/PE/CS: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1994.
NATIONAL METHANOL Co. (IBN SINA) 700,000 mt/y MTBE.
SABIC. Al Jubail. (joint venture with Vista) 50,000 mt/y linear alkyl benzene. Feasibility study.
50,000 mt/y butene plant. Engr: IFP. 1995.
'17,500 b/d MTBE plant. Contr: Snamprogetti.
Yanbu. 140,000 mt/y polyester plant. $350 MM. Contr: Zimmer. Completion: 1995.
*350,000 mt/y purified terephthalic acid plant. Lic: Technimont. Completion: 1997.
SADAF. Al Jubail. (joint venture of SABIC and Pecten Arabia) 100,000 mt/y styrene, 280,000 mt/y ethylene dichloride, 230,000 mt/y caustic soda expansion and construction of a grassroots 700,000 mt/y MTBE/ETBE unit. Lic: CD Tech. PM: Brown Root & Braun/Brown Root Saudi Ltd. Engr/Contr: Kellogg. 1995.
SAUDI EUROPEAN PETROCHEMICAL Co. (IBN ZAHR) 200,000 mt/y polypropylene.
SAUDI METHANOL Co. (AR-RAZI) Al-Jubail. 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: 4111 Qtr. 1996.
SINGAPORE
PETROCHEMICAL CORP. OF SINGAPORE. Pulau Ayer Morbau. (Shell 30%) 428,000 mt/y ethylene and 214,000 mt/y propylene expansion as well as linear polyethylene, Id polyethylene, linear Id polyethylene, acetylene black expansion. Planned. $2.15 billion. Completion: 2 nd Qtr. 1997.
PHILLIPS PETROLEUM SINGAPORE CHEMICALS Ltd. Pulau Ayer Merbau. 200,000 mt/y polyethylene expansion. Study.
SERAYA CHEMICALS SINGAPORE Pte. Seraya Island. 31 0 mt/y styrene monomer and 140,000 mt/y propylene oxide. Joint venture of Royal Dutch/Shell 70% and Mitsubishi Petrochemical Corp. 30%. Completion: 2 nd Qtr. 1 997.
SINGAPORE AROMATICS Corp. Pulau Ayer Chawan. (joint venture of Amoco Corp. 40%, Exxon Corp. 50%, China American Petrochemical Co. 10%) 350,000 mt/y paraxylene plant and aromatics complex in the engineering stage. Completion: 2nd half 1996.
SPAIN
ELF ATOCHEM. Algeciras. 45,000 mt/y MTBE unit. Lic: 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.
SOLVAY & CO. Torrelavega. *2.2 MMcfd hydrogen expansion. Under construction. Contr: KTI. 1994.
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 Phut. 230,000 mt/y benzene, 52,000 mt/y toluene and 355,000 mt/y xylene, 312,000 mt/y paraxylene. Project Consult.: Foster Wheeler. Completion: End 1995.
BANGKOK POLYETHYLENE Co. Map Ta Phut, Rayong. 2-100,000 mt/y hd polyethylene units under construction. Engr/DD/PE/CS: Mitsui Engr. & Shipbuilding.
MONSANTO PREMIER KASEI Co. 50,000 t/y ABS/SAN plant under construction. $5.3 MM. Engr/PE: CTCI Corp. Completion: 3,d Qtr. 1995.
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 CARBON BLACK CO. *30,000 mt/y carbon black expansion under construction. $19 MM. Contr: Davy Powergas India. Completion: 1995.
THAI CAPROLACTAM. Rayong. 70,000 t/y caprolactam. PM: Toyo Engineering/Ube Industries/Hitachi Zosen. Completion: Late 1996.
THAI CHAROEN POKPHAND GROUP. Map Ta Phut. (joint 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: 4th Qtr. 1994.
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 PETROCHEM. INDUSTRY. Rayong. 75,000 mt/y Id polyethylene in engineering stage. Lic: Hoechst/Wek Ruhrchemie. Engr/Contr; Uhde. Completion: 1995.
THAI POLYETHYLENE Co. Ltd. Rayong. 70,000 mt/y Id polyethylene in
engineering stage. $40 MM. PD/Engr/DD/PE/CS: Simon-Carves. Completion: 2 Id half 1994.
2-1 00,000 mt/y hd polyethylene. Engr/CS: Mitsui Petrochemical. Completion: 1994.
TUTNEX PETROCHEMICAL (Thai) Inc. 350,000 mt/y purified terephthalic acid in engineering stage. Engr/DD/PE/CS: CTCI Corp. Completion: Mid-1995.
VINYTHAI PUBLIC Corp. Ltd. 140,000 t/y vinyl chloride monomer in engr. stage. $6.4 MM. DD/PE: CTCI Corp. Completion: 3rd Qtr. 1995.
TRINIDAD
GOVERNMENT OF TRINIDAD-TOBAGO (51%), MW KELLOGG (24.5%), NORSK HYDRO (24.5%). Point Lisas. 54,700 t/d ammonia plant under construction. Lic/Engr/Contr: Kellogg.
POINT FORTIN CHEM. CO. Point Fortin. 876,000 mt/y methanol under construction. Engr/Contr: Brown & Root Braun.
TURKEY
PETKIM. Aliaga. 35,000 mt/y polyvinyl chloride expansion under construction. Feed: vinyl chloride. Lic: Solvay. Contr: CTIP SpA. Completion: 1994.
34,000 mt/y vinyl chloride monomer expansion under construction, Feed: ethylene, chlorine. Lic: Solvay. Completion: 1994.
Yarimca. 4,000 mt/y polystyrene expansion planned. Feed: styrene. Lic: Finatecnolog.
15,000 mt/y polyvinyl chloride expansion planned. Feed: vinyl choloride. Lic: ICI/Solvay.
2,000 mt/y styrene, butadiene expansion planned. Lic: Polysar.
UNITED KINGDOM
BP CHEMICALS Ltd. Hull. Grangemouth. 100,000 mt/y hd polyethylene expansion in engineering stage (250,000 mt/y total capacity).
HUNTSMAN CHEMICAL Co. Ltd. Carrington. 50,000 t/y polystyrene in engr. stage. Engr: John Brown Portsmouth, Completion; October 1994.
VENEZUELA
AMOCO CHEMICAL. (joint venture with Petroquimica de Venezuela, S.A., and Organization 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. $18 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. (joint venture with Petroquimica de Venezuela and Grupo Zuliano).
METOR SA. Eastern, Venezuela. (joint venture of Pequiven, Mitsubishi Gas Chemical, Mitsubishi Corp. and others) 735,000 mt/y methanol plant under construction. $340 MM. Llc: Mitsubishi G. PD/Engr/DD/PE/CS: Electra/Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. Completion: 1994.
PEQUIVEN. El Tablazo, 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: 1997.
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.
*150,000 mt/y MTBE/TAME plant. Completion: 1994.
PETROPROPANO DE VENEZUELA SA Jose. (joint venture of Petroquimica de Venezuela and Veba Oel AG) 250,000 mt/y propylene unit. Feed: Propane. Engr/Design: UOP.
RESILIN. El Tablazo, Zulia. (joint venture of Pequiven, Combustion Engr. and Banco Latino) 150,000 mt/y lld polyethylene unit under construction. Lic: DuPont. Engr/CS: Lummus. Completion: 1994.
SUPERMETANOL. Jose. (joint venture with Pequiven and Ecofuel) 670,000 mt/y methanol under construction. Feed: natural gas. $360 MM. PD/CS: Davy Powergas Technology. Lic: ICI. Engr/DD/PE/CS: Snamprogetti. CS:Tecnoconsult. Completion: 1995.
VIET NAM
GOVERNMENT. $600-800 MM petrochemical complex. Completion: 1995.
YUGOSLAVIA
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.
