*Designates projects listed for the first time in the Journal.
UNITED STATES
AMOCO CHEMICAL Co. Augusta, Ga. polymer plant under construction. $31 MM. DD/Engr/Contr: Pritchard. Completion: End 1992.
Chocolate Bayou, Alvin, Tex. No. 2 Olefins debottlenecking. 500 MM lb/y ethylene expansion in the engineering stage. Lic/Engr: Stone & Webster. Completion: 1994.
Cedar Bayou, Tex. polypropylene modernization. Engr: S&B Engr.
Joliet, Ill. purified isophthalate acid expansion to 200 MM lb/y. Completion: 3 rd Qtr. 1992.
ARCO CHEMICAL. Channelview, Tex. 227,000 mt/y propylene oxide and 510,000 mt/y styrene monomer expansion under construction. Feed: propylene, ethylene, benzene. $400 MM. Contr: HB Zachry. Engr: Badger. Completion: End 1992.
ASHLAND CHEMICAL. Neal, W. Va. 10 MM lb/yr expansion of maleic anhydride plant. $12.5 MM. Completion: Mid-1993.
BELVIEU ENVIRONMENTAL FUELS. Mont Belvieu, Tex. *(Sun Co., Enterprise Products Co.,[operator] and Mitchell Energy and Development) 12,500 MTBE plant. $220 MM. Lic: UOP. Completion: Mid-1994.
BETHLEHEM STEEL. Sparrow Point, Md. 4,900 mt/y modified Claus unit in the engineering stage. Contr: Still Otto GmbH.
BORDEN CHEMICAL. Louisville, Ky. Phenolic resin plant under construction. $12 MM. Contr: John Brown. Completion: 1992.
CF INDUSTRIES Inc. Donaldsonville, La. 345,000 mt/y urea plant under construction. $49 MM. Engr/Contr: Kellogg. Completion: Mid-1993.
*140,000 mt/y nitric acid under construction. $24 MM. Contr: Monsanto Enviro-Chem.
CHEVRON, U.S.A. Orange, Tex. 385,000 mt/y hd polyethylene plant under construction. $120 MM. Design/Engr: John Brown. Completion: 1992.
Pascagoula, Miss. *502,000 mt/y benzene in the engineering stage. Aromax reforming technology. Contr: Brown & Root Inc. Process Design/Engr: Krupp Koppers. Completion: Mid-1994.
CITGO. Lake Charles, La. $1 billion expansion of an alkylation unit unicracker. Procure/Engr: Jacobs Engineering. Completion: 1996.
DOW CHEMICAL. Freeport, Tex. 260,000 mt/y benzene plant in the engineering stage. Contr: Krupp Kopper. Completion: 1994.
ENICHEM ELASTOMERS AMERICAS, Inc. Baytown, Tex. Specialized polymer plant under construction. $65 MM. Engr/Contr: John Brown. Completion: 1992.
ENRON. LaPorte, Tex. 12,500 b/d MTBE plant under construction. Lic/Engr/Contr: Kellogg. Completion: Early 1992.
ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS Co. Mt. Belview, Tex. Deisobutanizer/pentane stripper expansion in the engineering stage. DD/ Engr: Fish Engr. Completion: 1992.
EXXON U.S.A., Baton Rouge, La. 5,0007,000 b/d MTBE plant expansion under construction. Proc/Engr Contr: Jacobs Engineering. Completion: 1992
Baytown, Tex. revamp upgrade of aromatics unit under construction. Const: Becon. Proc/Engr: Jacobs Engineering. Completion: 2nd Qtr. 1994.
EXXON CHEMICALS. Baton Rouge, La. plasticizer unit in the engineering stage. Design/Engr/Contr: Parsons.
oxo-Alcohol unit in the engineering stage, Design/Engr/Contr: Parsons.
*ethylene unit under construction. Engr/Contr: Brown & Root Braun. Completion: June 1993.
FORMOSA PLASTICS Corp. U.S.A. Point Comfort, Tex. 750,000 t/y ethylene plant, derivative units, and related facilities under construction. Lic/Engr: Kellogg. Completion: 1992.
Pasadena, Tex. 71,200 t/y phenol expansion and 42,700 t/y acetone expansion. Feed: Cumeme. $36 MM. Planned.
HIMONT, U.S.A., Mont Belvieu, Tex. (Joint venture with Entreprise and Mitchell) 500 MM lb/y propylene plant under study. Completion: 1994.
GENCORP. POLYMER PRODUCTS. Green Bay, Wis. *36,000 mt/y SB latices plant. Feed: butadiene/styrene. Completion: 4th Qtr. 1992.
GEORGIA GULF. Plaquemine, La. 104,000 t/y polyvinyl chloride expansion. $45 MM. Design: John Brown.
HUNTSMAN CHEMICAL Corp. Belpre, Ohio. 32,000 t/y polystyrene expansion. Contr: Lummus Crest.
Woodbury, N.J. 150,000 t/y polypropylene plant. Completion: 1992.
IMC FERTILIZER. Sterlington, La. *419,000 mt/y ammonia optimizer in the engineering stage. Lic/Engr/Contr: Kellogg. Completion: 1992.
LYONDELL PETROCHEMICAL Co. Channelview, Tex. Increase capacity to a total of 980 MM lb/y propylene. Engr: Lummus. Completion: 1st Qtr. 1993,
MELAMINE CHEMICALS. Donaldsonville, La. 30 MM lb/y melamine plant. Feed: Urea.
MITSUI & Co. (U.S.A.) Inc. Deer Park, Tex. 12,500 b/d MTBE plant in the engineering stage. Lic: Lummus Crest. Engr/Contr: Kellogg. Completion: Early 1992.
OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL. Pasadena, Tex. 1,000 MM lb/y olefins unit at either Corpus Christi, Chocolate Bayou, or Lake Charles. Preliminary engineering studies under way.
OXYCHEM. Chocolate Bayou, Tex. 1,875 b/d MTBE plant planned. Completion: 4th Qtr. 1992.
Alvin, Tex. 57,000 bpm MTBE plant. $14 MM. Engr: Jacobs Engineering. Completion: 1992
OXYMAR. Corpus Christi, Tex. 1,500,000 t/y ethylene dichloride plant in the engineering stage. Engr: Toyo Corp. Completion: 1992.
PAXON. Baton Rouge, La. hd polyethylene expansion under construction. $12 MM. Design/Engr: John Brown. Completion: 1992.
PETRO OIL & GAS Inc. Sheridan, Wyo. (joint venture with Perkins Power Inc.) 50 t/d polyurethane plant. $50 MM.
PHILLIPS PETROLEUM. Pasadena, Tex. *Upgrade polypropylene plant. Engr: Kellogg. Const: Brown & Root Braun. Completion: 2nd Qtr. 1993.
Bay Fort, Tex. 150,000 lb/y polypropylene catalyst plant. Engr/Const: S & B Engrs. Completion: January 1994.
PHILLIPS SUMIKA POLYPROPYLENE Co. Houston, Tex. *(Joint venture of Phillips Petroleum and Sumika Polymers America Corp.) 270 MM lb/yr polypropylene plant under study.
RESINALL. Hattiesberg, Miss. thermal resins plant in the engineering stage. Detailed design: The Frantz Co.
SAND CREEK CHEMICAL LP. Denver, Colo. *91,000 mt/y methanol plant. Process: Lurgi. Engr/Const. Mgmt.: BEI Engineers/Constructors Inc.
SHELL CHEMICAL. Geismar, La. 181,000 mt/y ethylene oxide and 227,000 mt/y ethylene glycol. Completion: December 1994.
SOUTH HAMPTON Co. Silsbee, Tex. 1,000 b/d solvent fractionation expansion in the engineering stage. Engr: Frantz
TENNESSE EASTMAN. Kinsport, Tex. *Revamp expansion under construction. Const: Becon. Completion: 4th Qtr. 1993.
TEXACO CHEMICAL Co. Port Neches, Tex. 200,000 t/y propylene oxide/MTBE plant in detailed engineering stage. Contr: Brown & Root Braun. Engr: Kellogg. Completion: 1994.
Conroe, Tex. *Amines unit expansion under construction. Engr: Petrocon. Const: BE&K of Texas. Completion: 1992.
TEXAS EASTMAN Co. Longview, Tex. 125,000 t/y polyethylene plant planned. Feed: Ethylene. Completion: 1992.
UNION CARBIDE CHEMICALS & PLASTICS Co. Inc. Taft, La. 410 MM lb/y expansion of ethylene oxide plant. $200 MM.
ALGERIA
$170 billion petrochemical complex (joint venture with India). 450,000 mt/y ethylene. Proposed.
POLYMED. Skikda. 130,000 mt/y hd polyethylene plant in the engineering stage. Contr: Tecnicas/Initec/Dyc. Completion: Late 1993.
SONATRACH. Arzew. *(Joint venture with Total and Ecofuel.) 600,000 mt/y MTBE and 460,000 mt/y isobutane unit. Lic/Engr.: Lummus/Snamprogett.
ARGENTINA
ELECTROCLOR. Bahia Blanca, Buenos Aires. 41,500 mt/y polyvinyl chloride plant under construction. Contr: ICI. Engr: Davy McKee. Completion: 1993.
PARAFINA DEL PLATA SA. Berazategui, Buenos Aires. expansion of paraffin plant under construction. Completion: August 1992.
PASA PETROQUIMICA ARGENTINA. Campana. 40,000 mt/y urea expansion planned. Feed: Natural gas. Completion: 1992.
Neuquen. 150,000 mt/y urea plant planned. Feed: Natural gas. Completion: 1992.
Puerto Gral. San Martin, Santa Fe. 120,000 mt/y propylene expansion planned. Feed: Propane. Completion: 1994.
100,000 ACN plant planned. Feed: Propylene. Completion: 1994.
Rosario. Ethylbenzene expansion in the engineering stage. Completion: 1993.
Styrene monomer expansion in the engineering stage. Completion: 1993.
San Lorenzo, Sante Fe Province. Ethylene expansion in the engineering stage. Completion: 1993.
PETROKEN. Ensenada, Buenos Aires. 100,000 mt/y polypropylene grassroots plant planned.
PETROQUIMICA BAHIA BLANCA SAIC. Bahia Blanca, Buenos Aires. 200,000 mt/y ethylene plant in the engineering stage. $241 MM. Turnkey contract: Lummus Crest/CTIP/Technip. Project calls for olefins unit, pyrolysis gas unit, C4 hydrogenation unit and other facilities. Completion: End 1992.
PETROQUIMICA GENERAL MOSCONI. Ensenada. polyethylene terephthalate plant (12,000 mt/y fiber-grade; 5,000 mt/y bottle-grade) in the engineering stage. Contr: Krupp Koppers. Completion: 1993.
45,000 mt/y dimethyl terephthalate plant in the engineering stage. Contr: Krupp Koppers. Completion: 1992.
PEREZ/HIMONT. Neuquen. 100,000 mt/y polypropylene plant. Completion: 1992.
AUSTRALIA
ALTONA PETROCHEMICAL Co. Altona. ethylene expansion in the engineering stage. 310,000 mt/y total capacity. Lic: Stone & Webster. Completion: 1995.
45,000 mt/y butadiene plant in the engineering stage. Process Design: Davy John Brown. Completion: 1993.
BHP PETROLEUM. Laverton. 55,000 mt/y methanol new plant in the engineering stage. $32 MM. Engr: Davy John Brown. Completion: 1993
Melbourne. 160 mt/d methanol plant in the engineering stage. $40 M. PD: ICI Process. Completion: 1993.
CONTINENTAL CARBON AUST. PTY. LTD. Kurnell. *Carbon black unit.
SHELL CHEMICAL (AUSTRALIA) PTY. LTD. Clyde, NSW. *60,000 mt/y polypropylene expansion. Completion: January 1994.
AUSTRIA
AGRO LINZ. Linz. Ammonia plant in the engineering stage. Contr: VAI. Completion: 1992.
CHEMIE LINZ. Linz. *9,000 mt/y MA-Dehydr. in the engineering stage. Process Design: Lurgi. Completion: 1993.
BELGIUM
AMOCO CHEMICAL Co. Geel. *120,000 mt/y purified isophthalic acid. Completion: 4th Qtr. 1992.
B.A.S.F. Corp. Antwerp. 600,000 mt/y ethylene plant. Completion: Mid 1993.
ETHYL SA. Feluy. polyalphaolefin plant. Contr: John Brown.
FINANESTE NV. Antwerp. 612 mt/y aromatics extraction in the engineering stage. Design: HRI. Completion: 1992.
PHENOLCHEMIE GmbH. Antwerpen.
200,000 mt/y phenol and 125,000 mt/y acetone under construction. Engr/Const: Lurgi. Completion: 1993.
SOLVAY GROUP. Antwerp. 100,000 mt/y hd polyethylene plant under construction. Contr: John Brown. Completion: 1992.
80,000 mt/y polypropylene plant under construction. Contr: John Brown. Completion: 1992.
STATOIL. Antwerp. *700,000 mt/y MTBE plant under study.
BRAZIL
CAMICARI. Salvador, Bahia. 130,000 t/y lld/hd polyethylene unit under construction. Process: 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.
COPERBO. Cabo. 35,000 mt/y polyisoprene plant in engineering stage. Feed: Isoprene.
8,000 thermoplastic elastomer plant planned. Feed: Butadiene, styrene.
*15,000 mt/y polybutadiene, 5,000 mt/y SSBR, and 6,000 mt/y TPE. Completion: 1992.
ESTIRENO DO NORDESTE. Camacari, BA. 175 mt/y ethylbenzene revamp in the engineering stage. Engr: Lummus Crest. Completion: 1992.
*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.
PETROFLEX. Rio de Janeiro. styrene revamp in the engineering stage. Completion: 1992.
PETROQUIMICA UNIAO. Santo Andre. 100,000 mt/y ethylene, 56,000 mt/y propylene, 28,000 mt/y butadiene, 104,000 mt/y aromatics units (all total capacities) under way. Feed: Naphtha. Completion: 1993.
10,000 mt/y resins plant planned. Completion: 1995.
Sao Paulo. 180,000 mt/y ethylene expansion under construction. $120 MM. Engr/Contr: Setal/Lummus. Completion: 1992.
Itaguai. 100,000 mt/y polypropylene plant. $85 MM. Completion: 1996.
POLIALDEN PETROQUIMICA SA. Camacari. *15,000 mt/y hd polyethylene expansion. Feed: ethylene. Completion: 1993.
POLIOLEFINAS SA. Sao Paolo. 100,000 mt/y polypropylene plant. Completion: 1992.
POLITENO. Camacari. 130,000 mt/y linear low density (lld) polyethylene plant under construction. $90 MM. Contr: Lummus/Setal. Completion: 1992.
PRONOR PETROQUIMICA. Camacari, Bahia. *22,000 mt/y expansion toluene diisocyanate planned. Completion: 2nd Qtr. 1993.
*52,000 dimethyl terephthalate expansion planned. Completion: 2nd Qtr. 1993.
PROSINT PRODUTOS SINTETICOS SA. Rio de Janeiro. 79,200 mt/y methanol expansion planned. Feed: Natural gas. $35 MM (U.S.) Completion: Early 1993.
SALGEMA. Maceio. *Ethylene expansion project.
SOLVAY. Sto. Andre, SP. Vinyl chloride monomer, polyvinyl chloride revamp in the engineering stage. Completion: 1992.
SHELL BRAZIL CHEMICAL. *20,000 mt/y thermoplastic rubber. $85 MM. Completion: Mid-1994,
BULGARIA
CHIMINVEST. Bourgas. 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. Process: UOP.
ALBERTA GAS ETHYLENE Co. Ltd. Joffre, Alta. 680,000 mt/y ethylene, 20,000 mt/y propylene, 28,000 mt/y butadiene, 27,000 mt/y aromatics plant planned. $350 MM. Feed: Ethane. Completion: 1992.
BORDEN CANADA. Edmonton, Alta. 35,000 mt/y formaldehyde expansion under way. Feed: Methanol.
Laval, Que. 35,000 mt/y formaldehyde expansion under way. Feed: Methanol.
Vancouver, B.C. 25,000 mt/y formaldehyde expansion under way. Feed: Methanol,
West Hill, Ont. 12,000 mt/y formaldehyde expansion under way. Feed: Methanol.
DOW CHEMICAL CANADA Inc. Fort Sask. gas liquids fractionation facility and ethylene plant under construction. 3rd Qtr. 1994.
HUSKY OIL. Lloydminster. 32,000 b/d heavy oil upgrader facility with amine, sulfur and sour water under construction. Design: HRI. Engr: Monenco. Completion: March 1992.
OCELOT AMMONIA Co. Kitimat. Revamp of plant under construction. Lic/Engr/Contr: Kellogg. Completion: 1992.
PETROQUIMICA/SOC. GENERALE DE FINANCEMENT. St. Romuaid, Que. 75,000 mt/y linear alkylbenzene plant.
SAFERCO PRODUCTS. Belle Plaine, Sask. 495,000 mt/y ammonia under construction. Lic: Uhde. Engr/Contr: Uhde. Completion: Mid-1992.
660,000 granulation of urea plant under construction. Lic: Stamicarbon/Hydro Agri. Eng/Contr: Uhde. Completion Mid-1992.
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
Bijing. 60,000 mt/y styrene monomer plant. Badger process. Contr: Partec Lavalin.
Dongfang County, Hainan province. *300,000 mt/y ammonia and 520,000 mt/y urea. $130 MM.
Erlian, Inner Mongolia. 54,750 mt/y ammonia expansion under way. $10 MM. Contr: Humphreys & Glasgow.
Shaanxi province. *300,000 mt/y ammonia and 500,000 mt/y urea. Feed: gasified coal. Completion: September 1995.
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 mt/y synthetic resin, and 180,000 mt/y organic chemicals and other products).
CHINA INTERNATIONAL PETROCHEMICAL Co. Shanghai Petrochemical Complex. 80,000 mt/y polyethylene plant. Tech: Mitsubishi. Contr: Snamprogetti.
CHINA NATIONAL MACHINERY IMPORT AND EXPORT Corp. Baoji. 146,000 mt/y urea plant under construction. Design: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1992
CHINA NATIONAL OFFSHORE OIL Corp./ROYAL DUTCH SHELL. Huizhou, Guangdong. 450,000 mt/y polyethylene plant under study. Completion: 1995.
CHINA NATIONAL TECHNICAL IMPORT Corp. Beijing. 120,000 mt/y ethylene plant in the engineering stage. Lic: KTI. Contr: TPL. Completion: Fall 1994.
*40,000 mt/y ethylene vinyl acetate under construction. Design/Procurement/Const: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1994.
*32,000 mt/y butadiene plant in the engineering stage. Process Design: Lurgi.
Dong Fang. 120,000 mt/y ethylene, 35,000 mt/y butadiene extraction in the engineering stage. Contr: TPL. Completion: 1994.
Dushanzi. 40,000 mt/y ethylene oxide and ethylene glycol plant in the engineering stage. $150 MM. DD/Engr/Contr: Tecnicas. Completion: Late 1993.
70,000 mt/y polypropylene plant. Engr: Tecnimont/Intecsa/ Udhe. Completion: 1994.
120,000 mt/y polyethylene plant in the engineering stage. Completion: September 1994.
140,000 mt/y ethylene, 24,000 mt/y butadiene, 10,000 mt/y butene-1 plant under construction. Lic: Lummus. Design/Procurement/Const: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1994.
Fuling, Sichuan Province. 638,750 mt/y urea plant under construction Design: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1993.
Fushun. 50,000 mt/y ethylene oxide and 50,000 mt/y ethylene glycol unit. Contr: Technip. Completion: 1992.
Guangzhou. 130,000 mt/y ethylene plant in the planning stage. Engr/Contr: Tecnimont. Completion: 1996.
Jining. 146,000 mt/y urea plant under construction. Design: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1996.
Jinxi. 642,000 mt/y urea plant under construction. Design: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1993.
Puyang. 40,000 mt/y polypropylene plant under construction. Contr: Tecnimont. Completion: 1992.
12,000 mt/y butene plant in the engineering stage. Engr: CTIP. Contr: IFP. Completion: 1993.
140,000 mt/y ethylene plant in the engineering stage. Engr: CTIP/Lummus Crest.
140,000 mt/y polyethylene plant in the engineering stage. Engr: CTIP.
Tianjin. 140,000 mt/y ethylene plant in the engineering stage. $300 MM. Lic: Lummus. DD/Engr/Contr: Tecnicas. Completion: Late 1994.
40,000 mt/y polypropylene plant in the engineering stage. DD/Procurement Engr/Contr/Engr: Tecnimont. Completion: 1995 Weifang, Shandong. 6,000 mt/y polyethylene plant under construction. Engr: Uhde GmbH.
Xinjiang. 140,000 mt/y ethylene, 27,000 mt/y butadiene and 10,000 butene-1 plant under construction. Design/Proc Engr/Contr: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1994.
CHINA PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRIAL CORP. Guangzhou, Guangdon province. *$72 MM polypropylene plant planned.
CHINA PETROCHEMICAL INTERNATIONAL Co. Anquing. *50,000 mt/y acrylonitrile reactor under construction. Engr/Const: Niigata Engr.
Beijing. *150,000 mt/y ethylene expansion and modernization. Tech: Luumus. Completion: September 1994.
Daquing. *60,000 mt/y stryene. Engr: Badger.1995.
*25,000 mt/y polystyrene unit (third phase). Contr: Daelim Engr.
Dushanzi, Xinjang. 75,000 mt/y purified terephthalic acid, 14,000 mt/y ethylene, 27,000 mt/y butadiene and 10,000 mt/y butene-1 plant. Contr: Snamprogetti. Completion: January 1995.
Jinshanwei. 80,000 mt/y ld polyethylene plant under construction. Proc Engr/Detailed Design/Contr: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1992.
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.
*300,000 mt/y grassroots ethylene plant and 165,000 mt/y propylene. Contr: JGC Corp./Marabeni Corp./Mitsubishi.
Tianjin. *6,000 mt/y butane plant in engineering stage. Contr: IFP. Completion: 1994.
Urumqi. *55,000 mt/y paraxylene/benzene in the engineering stage. Process Design: Babcock. Completion: 1996.
JILIN CHEMICAL Inc. Jilin. 40,000 mt/y ethylene oxide plant in the engineering stage. Lic: Scientific Design.
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.
SINOCHEM. Dalian. 60,000 mt/y polypropylene plant in the engineering stage. DD/Proc Engr/Contr/Engr: Tecnimont. Completion: 1994.
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. Engr: Lummus. Completion: 1994.
TIANJIN UNTIED CHEMICAL Corp. Tianjin. 60,000 mt/y polyethylene plant. Lic: Union Carbide Corp. Completion: Mid 1994.
URUMQI GENERAL PETROCHEMICAL WORKS. Xinjiang, Uygur. 75,000 mt/y purified terephthalic acid unit and 55,000 mt/y paraxylene unit. Completion: 1995.
YANSHAN PETROCHEMICAL Corp. Beijing. *150,000 mt/y ethylene expansion. Contr: Lummus. Completion: September 1994.
ZHENIANG CHEMICAL FACTORY. Zheijiang Province. (Joint venture with Dow Chemical). 20,000 mt/y propylene oxide, 5,000 mt/y propylene glycol. $50 MM. Contr: Dow Chemical. Completion: 1993.
ZHONG YUAN PETROCHEMICAL UNITED Corp. Puyang, Henan Province. 140,000 mt/y Id polyethylene plant in engineering stage. Engr: Lummus/CTCI. Contr: CTIP/CNTIC. $180 MM. Completion: 1992.
140,000 mt/y ethylene plant in engineering stage. Tech: Lummus Crest. Contr: CTIP/CNTIC. Completion: 1992.
12,000 mt/y butene plant in the engineering stage. Engr: CTIP. Contr: IFP. Completion: 1993.
*120,000 mt/y polyethylene, and 10,000 mt/y butylene plant.
CHINA, TAIWAN
CHINA MANMADE FIBER CORPORATION. Kaohsiung. 25,000 mt/y nonylphenol under construction. Lic: Huls AG. Engr/Contr: Unde GmbH. Completion: 1993.
CHINA PETRO-CHEMICAL INTERNATIONAL Co. 15,000 mt/y polystyrene plant. Contr: Toyo Engineering Corp.
CHINESE PETROLEUM Corp. Kaohsiung. 12,000 b/d aromatics extraction under construction. Design: HRI. Completion: 1992.
400,000 mt/y ethylene, 230,000 mt/y propylene, 67,500 mt/y butadiene, 14,000 b/sd aromatics units under construction. Feed: Naphtha and gas oil. Contr: Kellogg/CTCI/Nippon Zeon. Completion: 1993.
*Olefins conversion in the engineering stage. Engr: Foster Wheeler. Completion: 1993.
Lin Yuan. 200,000 mt/y No. 2 xylene separation, aromatics extraction and isomeration (xylene) plant under construction. Contr: JGC/CTCI/HRI/Engelhard. Completion: 1992.
*2,450 b/d TAME. Lic: IFP. Contr: CTCI Corp. Completion: 1992.
CHINA STEEL CHEMICAL Corp. Kaohsiung. 28,000 mt/y aromatics unit in the engineering stage. Engr/Contr: Krupp Koppers. Completion: 1993.
FORMOSA PLASTICS Corp. Mailiao. 450,000 mt/y ethylene unit. Engr: Stone & Webster. Completion: 1994.
*235,000 mt/y polyvinyl chloride resin, 140,000 lld mt/y polyethylene, 65,000 phenol, 24,650 mt/y methyl methacrylate, 200,000 mt/y hd polyethylene, 240,000 mt/y vinyl chloride monomer, 9,000,000 mt/y naphtha, 450,000 mt/y ethylene, 24,000 mt/y epichlorohydrin, 70,000 mt/y acrylonitrile plants planned. Site uncertain.
GRAND PACIFIC PETROCHEMICAL Corp. Kaoshiung. *20,000 mt/y ABS expansion. Completion: 1993.
ORIENTAL UNION CHEMICAL Corp. Kaoshiung. Ethylene glycol plant planned. Feed: Ethylene.
TAIWAN PROSPERITY CHEMICAL Co. Kaohsiung. 135,000 mt/y cumene, 1 00,000 mt/y phenol and 81,600 mt/y acetone complex in the engineering stage. Engr: Kellogg. Completion: 1993.
TUNTEX PETROCHEMICAL Inc. Shan-Shang. 285,000 mt/y terephthalic acid plant under construction. Lic: Tecnimont. Engr: Hiyachi.
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.
PETROQUIMICA COLOMBIANA SA. Cartagena. *25,000 mt/y emulsion polyvinyl chloride plant planned. Feed: vinyl chloride. Completion: September 1993.
POLICOLSA. Barrancabermeja. *32,000 mt/y ld 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.
GORKNEFTE ORG SINTEZ. Gorki. *150,000 mt/y ethylene in the engineering stage. Contr: KTI. Completion: 1993.
LISICHANSK REFINERY. Lisichansk, Ukraine. 100,000 mt/y polypropylene plant in the planning stage. Turnkey. Completion: 1995.
MINISTRY OF THE PETROCHEMICALS INDUSTRY AND ENI. Lithuania. (Joint venture) 350,000 mt/y MTBE and 150,000 mt/y alkylates plant planned.
Nizhnevartovsk, Siberia. Petrochemical complex. Feed: Ethylene. $5 billion. Feasibility study: Mitsubishi/Mitsui/ Chiyoda Corp. Completion: Late 1990's.
PERM PETRO. Perm, Russia. *90,000 mt/y anhy. phthalic acid and 4,500 mt/y anhy. fumaric acid in the engineering stage. Engr: Lurgi. Completion: June 1993.
P.O. CHLORVINYL. Kalusch, Ukraine. 370,000 mt/y vinyl chloride monomer expansion planned. Lic: Hoechst AG. Engr/Contr: Uhde GmbH. Completion: 1994.
PRESSINDUSTRIA. Tobolsk. 90,000 mt/y butyl rubber plant in the engineering stage. Contr: Technip. Completion: June 1993.
SOVIET MINISTRY OF THE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY. Shevchenko. Petrochemical complex. Contr: Dow Europe-Litwin. Feasibility study.
STAVROPOL POLYMER. Budyennovsk. 100,000 mt/y expansion of olefin plant in the engineering stage. Tech: Linde. Completion: 1992.
TECHMASHIMPORT. Budennowsk, Caucasus. 100,000 mt/y ethylene expansion at Stavropol polymer complex. Contr: Linde AG.
Budyenovsk. 100,000 mt/y polypropylene plant under construction. $175 MM Contr: John Brown. Completion: 1995.
polyethylene expansion under construction. Engr/Contr: John Brown. Completion: 1992.
Blagoveshchensk. 230,000 mt/y purified terephthalic acid in engineering stage. Contr: MES. Completion: 1992.
Mogilev. 500,000 mt/y ethylene revamping. Contr: Toyo Engineering Corp.
*25,000 mt/y dimethylterephthalate expansion under construction. Engr/Const: Krupp Koppers. Completion: 1993.
TOBOLSK. W. Siberia. 457,000 mt/y propylene plant.
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
CHEMICKE ZAVODY SOKOLOV AS. Sokolov. *Feed: propylene. Butyl, ethyl acrylate, and 25,000 mt/y acrylic acid under construction. Lic: Mitsubishi Petrochemical Co. Completion: 1994.
CHEMOLON. Humenne. Neratovice. 120,000 mt/y normal alpha olefins plant under construction. Completion: 1992.
KAUCUK KRALUPY. Kralupy. *10,400 mt/y ABS polymer expansion. Feed. Styrene, butadiene. $10 MM. Lic: Kaucuk. Engr/Contr: Chemoprojekt. Completion: 1993.
*2,000 mt/y butadiene rubber (liquid)planned. $5 MM. Lic: Kaucuk. Completion; 1995.
SPOLANA AS. Neratovice. * 120,000 mt/y linear alpha olefins plant.under construction. Lic: Chevron. Feed: ethylene.
TECHNOEXPORT-PRAHA. Neratovice.
120,000 mt/y alphaolefins plant under construction. Contr: VAI. Completion: 1992.
EGYPT
EGYPTIAN PETRO. Co. El-Amerya-Alex. 80,000 mt/y ld & hd polyethylene plant under study.
FINLAND
NESTE OY CHEMICALS. Porvoo. *100,000 mt/y benzene in the engineering stage. Process Design/Engr: Krupp Koppers. Completion: 1994.
FRANCE
ATOCHEM. Fos Sur Mer. vinyl chloride production expansion. Engr: Heurtey.
Lavera. *8,700 b/d C4 pretreatment alky. Engineering stage. Contr: Technip. Completion: 1993.
BP CHEMICAL. Lavera. revamp and extend polybutene capacity.
CRD TOTAL. Province - La Made. Addition of a propane/propylene unit under construction. Contr: Heurtey Industries.
EXXON CHEMICAL Ltd. Le Havre. 140,000 mt/y polypropylene plant proposed.
NAPHTHACHIMIE SA. Lavera. 150,000 mt/y ethylene plant upgrade, debottlenecking Cracker 4. Turnkey/Contr: Lummus Crest. 1992.
SHELL CHIMIE. Berre. *20,000 mt/y styrene thermoplastic elastomer unit. $3.5 MM. Completion: Early 1994.
GERMANY
BAYER/ERDOLCHEMIE. Koin. *158,000 mt/y nitric acid under construction. Lic: Uhde/BASF. Engr/Contr: Uhde. Completion: 1995.
DEUTSCHE SHELL. Godorf. aromatics revamp in the engineering stage. Completion: 1992.
HOECHST. Frankfurt. 40,000 mt/y high density polyethylene expansion under construction. Lic: Hoechst. Engr/Contr: Uhde. Completion: 1993.
120,000 mt/y high density polyethylene plant planned. Lic: Hoechst, Engr/Contr: Uhde GmbH. Completion: 1994.
HUELS AG. Marls. 144,000 mt/y vinyl chloride plant under construction. Engr: Lurgi GbmH. Completion: 1992,
120,000 mt/y polyethylene plant. Process: Union Carbide. Completion: 1993.
Scholven. Polypropylene expansion. Engr: Flour Daniel. Completion: Late 1992.
RUHR OEL. Gelsenkirchen. 70,000 mt/y cumene expansion. Feed: Benzene, propylene.
Scholven. 143,000 mt/y aromatics in the engineering stage. Design: Lurgi GbmH. Completion: 1992.
TICONA POLYMERWERKE. Kelsterbach. *60,000 mt/y polyacetal expansion under construction. Lic: Ticona. Engr/Contr: Uhde. Completion: 1993.
VEBA OEL AG. Gelsenkirchen. 440,000 mt/y olefin plant in the engineering stage. Contr: Linde. Completion: 1992.
GREECE
LIGHT HYDROCARBONS PROCESSING SA. Astakos. 500,000 mt/y MTBE plant planned. Lic: UOP. Completion: 1994.
HUNGARY
CHEMOKOMPLEX. Leninvaros. 8,000 mt/y isobutene under construction. Design: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1992.
INDIA
ANDHRA PETROCHEMICAL Ltd. Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. 30,000 mt/y 2-ethyl hexanol butanols (LP oxo process) under construction. Process Design/Engr/ Const: Davy Process Technology. Completion: 1993.
Udhna, Surat. 7,200 mt/y maleic anhydride plant. Lic: Scientific Design. Completion: October 1992.
BINDAL AGRO CHEMICAL Ltd. Shahjahnpur. 2 urea plants 402,000 mt/y each and 493,000 mt/y ammonia plant under construction. Design: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1994.
BOMBAY DYEING & MFG. Co. Ltd. Patalganga, Maharashtra. 40,000 mt/y dimethyl terephthalate under construction. Contr: Glitschlnc.Completion: Early 1993.
CALICO POLYESTER FIBRE DIVISION. Baroda. *7,500 mt/y polyester staple fibre expansion under construction. Tech: Zimmer AG. Engr: Davy Powergas India. Completion: 1994.
CHAMBAL FERTILIZERS & CHEMICALS Ltd. Gadepan. Kota district. 493,000 mt/y ammonia plant under construction. DD/Engr/Contr: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1993.
410,000 mt/y each, 2 urea plants under construction. DD/Engr/Contr: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1993.
DCW Ltd. Sahupuram. 11,200 mt/y polyvinyl chloride expansion under construction. $6 MM. DD/Engr: Tata Consulting Engr. Completion: 1992.
DEEPAK FERTILIZERS & CHEMICALS Corp. Ltd. Taloja, Maharashtra. 110,000 mt/y methanol,16,500 mt/y carbon dioxide, 45,000 mt/y formaldehyde plant in the engineering stage. $10 MM. Contr: Davy Process Technology/ICI Process. Completion: 1992.
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS TRAVACORE Ltd. Ambalamedu. 397,000 mt/y ammonia expansion (replacement of old plants with expansion in capacity.) Feed: Naphtha. Contr: Fact Engineering. Completion: 1992.
Udyogamandal. 300,000 mt/y ammonia plant pending gov't approval. Replacement of old plant with capacity expansion. $200 MM. Engr/Design/Const: Fact Engineering & Design Organization.
FINOLEX. Ratnagiri. 80,000 mt/y polyvinyl chloride plant under construction. Lic: Hoechst. Engr/Contr: Uhde/Uhde India. Completion: 1992/93.
20,000 mt/y polyvinyl chloride plant under construction. Lic: Hoechst. Engr/Contr: Uhde/Uhde India. Completion: 1992/93.
100,000 mt/y vinyl chloride monomer plant under construction. Contr/Design: Uhde Gmbh. Lic: Hoechst. Completion: 1992.
GAS AUTHORITY OF INDIA Ltd. Auraiya, Uttar Pradesh. undisclosed volume of olefins and polyolefins. $1.65 billion. Planned.
Vijaipur. 100,000 mt/y polypropylene plant in the engineering stage. Engr: Tecnimont. Completion: 1992.
GUJARAT NARMADA VALLEY FERTILIZERS CO. LTD. Narmadanagar, Bharuch. *50,000 mt/y acetic acid plant planned. Feed: methanol and carbon monoxide. Contr: BP Chemicals/Mitsui Engr.
*10,000 mt/y toluene di-isocynates planned. Feed: toluene, nitric acid, chlorine. Contr: Chematur AB.
*20,000 mt/y aniline plant planned. Feed: benzene, nitric acid. Contr: Chematur AB.
GUJARAT STATE FERTILIZERS Co. Ltd. Baroda. 445,000 mt/y ammonia expansion planned. Completion: 1994.
*45,000 mt/y cyclohexanone expansion under construction. Lic: Polservice Nitrogen Works. Engr/Contr: Uhde/Enco. Completion: 1992.
HALDIA PETROCHEMICALS Ltd. Haldia. 120,000 mt/y HDPE and 150,000 mt/y polypropylene in the planning stage, Engr/Contr: Tecnimont. Completion: 1996.
West Bengal. 300,000 mt/y ethylene in the engineering stage. $300 MM. Engr: Lummus. Completion: 1996.
HERDILLIA CHEMICALS Ltd. Thane. 1,500 mt/y propylene oxide plant planned.
HINDUSTAN PETROLEUM Corp. Visakapatnam. 45,000 mt/y n-paraffin expansion planned. Completion: 1994.
HI-TECH CARBON BOMBAY. Renukoot Tamil Nadu. *20,000 mt/y carbon black expansion in the engineering stage. $15 MM. Contr: Davy Powergas India Pvt. Ltd. Completion: 1993.
INDIAN PETROCHEMICAL Corp. Ltd. Baroda. 75,000 mt/y polypropylene plant in the engineering stage. Engr/Const: Tecnimont. Completion: 1995.
37,000 mt/y butadiene extraction in the engineering stage. $15 MM. Engr: Lummus. Completion: 1994.
Gujarat. Petrochemical complex. $1.52 billion.
McDOWELL & Co. Ltd. (Polymers Division). Visakhapatnam. 66,000 mt/y styrene plant planned. Feed: ethylbenzene. Completion: 1992.
20,000 mt/y polystyrene plant under construction. Feed: Styrene. Lic: Atochem. Engr:Technip, Contr: Uhde India. Completion: 1992,
*6,300 mt/y ethylbenzene revamp planned. Feed: Benzene, molasses.
MURABLACK INDIA LTD. BOMBAY. Tarapur Maharashtra. *9,000 mt/y carbon black plant in the engineering stage. $17 MM. Contr: Davy Powergas India Pvt. Ltd. Completion: 1993.
NAGARJUNA FERTILIZERS & CHEMICALS ltd. Kakinada. 328,000 mt/y ammonia and 547,000 mt/y urea plant under construction. Design/Proc Engr/Contr: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1992.
NATIONAL AROMATICS & PETROCHEMICALS Corp. Ltd. Madras. 200,000 mt/y purified terephthalic acid plant planned. Lic: Mitsui Petrochemicals.
*136,000 mt/y paraxylene, 30,000 mt/y orthoxylene, 30,000 mt/y benzene. Lic: UOP/EIL. Completion: 1st Qtr. 1995.
POLYCHEM Ltd. Maharashtra. 80,000 mt/y styrene, 40,000 mt/y polystyrene and 3,000 mt/y toluene plant. Feed: benzene, ethylene. Completion: Early 1994.
PROJECTS AND DEVELOPMENT INDIA Ltd. Shahjahanpur. 1,100 mt/d each, two urea plants under construction. Design: Sanmprogetti. Completion: 1995.
RASHTRIYA ISPAT NIGAM. Visakhapatnam. 33,000 mt/y aromatics plant in the engineering stage. Engr/Const: Krupp Koppers. Completion: 1993.
RELIANCE INDUSTRIES Ltd. Hazira, Gujarat. *Grassroots natural gas/naphtha cracker that will include 400,000 mt/y ethylene unit, pyrolysis gasoline and C4 hydrogenation unit. Design/Engr/Procurement: Stone & Webster. Completion: 1995.
SUPREME PETROCHEM LTD. Nagothane, Maharashtra. *60,000 mt/y polystyrene plant. Contr: Lummus/Huntsman Chemical. Completion: 1994.
*100,000 mt/y ethylbenzene/styrene monomer unit. Lic/Engr: UOP. Completion: 1994.
SYNTHETICS & CHEMICALS Ltd. Bereilly. 48,750 mt/y styrene expansion planned. Feed: Alcohol, benzene.
40,000 mt/y SBR latex expansion under construction. $25 MM. Design/Engr/Contr: Tata Consulting Engr. Completion: 1993.
29,000 mt/y SBR elastomer expansion under construction. $14 MM. DD/Engr/Contr: Tata Consulting Engr. Completion: 1993.
TATA CHEMICALS Ltd. Babrala, Uttar Pradesh. 493,000 mt/y ammonia plant under construction. Contr: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1993.
2 urea units, 411,000 mt/y each under construction: Contr: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1993.
VBC INDUSTRIES, Ltd. Vizaghapatnam. 26,000 mt/y ammonium nitrate plant under construction. Lic: Hydro Agri. Engr/Contr: Uhde GmbH. Completion: 1992.
VINATI ORGANICS. Mahai. *1,000 mt/y isobutylbenzene plant under construction. Engr: TEIL. Contr: IFP. Completion: 1992.
INDONESIA
BAKRIE KASEI. Merak, West Java. *(Joint venture of Bakrie & Brothers and Mitsubishi Kasei) 250,000 mt/y purified terphthalic acid plant. $350 MM.
Bunyu, East Kalimantan. 300,000 mt/y MTBE plant. Completion: 1993.
60,000 mt/y acetic acid plant. Completion: 1993.
Dumai, Sumatra. 75,000 mt/y normal paraffins plant. Completion: 1992.
Must, South Sumatra. 10,000 mt/y MEK plant. Completion: 1992.
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 planned. Feed: Condensate. Contr: Kellogg/Thyssen/Humpuss. $1,275 MM. Completion: 1992-93.
335,000 mt/y paraxylene and 150,000 mt/y benzene. Contr: Mitsui & Co./Chiyoda Corp./Thyssen. Completion: 1993.
Cilacap, Java. 375,000 mt/y ethylene, 225,000 mt/y propylene, 300,000 mt/y polyethylene, 180,000 mt/y polypropylene, 100,000 mt/y MEG units planned. Feed: Naphtha, raffinate, residue. $1,500 MM. Completion: 1993.
Pare-Pare, South Sulawesi. 660,000 mt/y methanol plant. Feed: Natural gas. $282 MM. Completion: 1992.
Plaju, South Sumatra. 30,000 mt/y polypropylene expansion. Feed: Propylene. $40 MM. Completion: 1992.
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.
PETROKIMIA NUSANTARA INTERINDO. Merak, West Java. (Joint venture of B.P. Co., Mitsui Petro. Industries Ltd., and Sumitomo Chemical Co.) 400,000 mt/y polyethylene plant. Completion: Late 1992.
East Java. 493,000 mt/y ammonia plant under construction. Lic/Engr: Kellogg. Completion: 1993.
PT AMOCO INDOPRAKARSA. Java. 250,000 mt/y purified terephthalic plant. Process design in progress.
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 xylenes, 254,000 mt/y LPG, 225,800 mt/y raffinate, 776,000 mt/y kerosine, 719,000 mt/y EPBC bottoms, and 676,000 mt/y depropanizer bottoms units. Completion: 1992.
PT BRANTA MULIA. *20,000 mt/y nylon-66 under construction. $32 MM. Engr: Bechtel. Completion: 2nd Qtr. 1993.
PT CHANDRA ASRI. Serang, Java. 560,000 mt/y ethylene and 300,000 mt/y propylene plant in the engineering stage. Lic: ABB Lummus. Contr: Toyo Engr. Corp. Completion: 1993.
PT DINAMIKA-ERAJAYA. Serang. *39,000 mt/y SBR elastomer in the engineering stage. Lic: Korea Kumho. Design: Daewood Engr. Co. Completion: 1993.
PT GRAHA SWAKARSA PRIMA. West Java. 120,000 mt/y ethylbenzene to styrene monomer unit.
PT PTA INDONESIA. Arun, Aceh. 250,000 mt/y purified terephthalic acid. Completion: 1993.
PT PUPUK SRINIDAJA. Palembang, South Sumatra. 493,000 mt/y ammonia plant and 630,000 mt/y urea plant under construction. Lic: Toyo Engineering Corp. Completion: Late 1992.
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 RISJAD BRASALI STYRINDO, Serang. 15,000 mt/y expandable polystyrene in the engineering stage. Engr: Lummus. Lic: Huntsman. Completion: 1993.
PT TRI POLYTA INDONESIA. Cilegon, West Java. 160,000 mt/y polypropylene plant. Contr: Toyo Engineering Corp. Completion: 1993.
PT STYRINDO MONO INDONESIA. Meraku. 100,000 mt/y styrene monomer plant in the engineering stage. Process: ABB Lummus. Contr: Toyo Engr. Corp.
PUSRI. Palembang. 493,000 mt/y ammonia plant in the engineering stage. Lic/ Engr: Kellogg. Contr: Kellogg/Rekayasa. Completion: 1992.
STYRENE MONOMER INDONESIA. Merak. 100,000 mt/y styrene plant in the engineering stage. Engr: Lummus Crest. Completion: 1992.
VICO. Bontang. 10% increase in capacity of the LNG unit. $85 MM. Engr: Jacobs Engineering. Completion 1992.
IRAN
ARAK PETROCHEMICAL Co. Arak. 113,000 mt/y ethylene oxide and 105,000 mt/y ethylene glycol plant in the engineering stage. Turnkey: Tecnimont. 1993.
*7,000 mt/y butene under construction. Engr: TPL. Contr: IFP. Completion: 1993.
*2-ethylhexanol butanols synthesis gas (55,000 mt/y) in the engineering stage. $290 MM. PD/Engr: Davy Process Technology. Completion: 1994.
BANDAR IMAM PETROLEUM Co. Bandar Imam. 50,000 mt/y hd and 60,000 mt/y Id polyethylene and 100,000 mt/y polypropylene reconstruction. Completion: 1993.
175,000 mt/y polyvinyl chloride unit in the engineering stage. Design/Engr/Contr: Krupp Kopper. Completion: 1994.
180,000 mt/y vinyl chloride monomer reconstruction in the engineering stage. Engr/Contr: Krupp Kopper. Completion: 1994.
300,000 mt/y ethylene dichloride reconstruction in the engineering stage. Engr/Contr: Krupp Koppers. Completion: 1994.
260,000 mt/y hydroalkylation benzene, 160,000 mt/y mixed xylenes, 120,000 mt/y benzene reconstruction in the engineering stage. Engr/Contr: Krupp Koppers. Completion: 1994.
*540,000 mt/y BTX-extraction reconstruction in the engineering stage. Engr/Const: Krupp Koppers. Completion: 1994.
FIPCO. Esfahan. *60,000 mt/y dimethylterephthalate under construction. Engr/Const: 1992.
KHORASAN PETROCHEMICAL. Bojnurd. *365,000 mt/y ammonia, 547,000 mt/y urea plant in the engineering stage. Lic: Kellogg/Stanicarbon. Engr/Contr: Kellogg. Completion: 1994.
IRAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES INVESTMENT Co. Esfahan. *50,000 mt/y linear alkyl benzene under construction. Detailed Design/Procurement/Const: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1994.
NATIONAL PETROCHEMICAL Co. Arak. 250,000 mt/y ethylene plant under construction. Contr: TPL/KTI. Completion: 1992.
60,000 mt/y hd polyethylene plant under construction. Contr: Uhde. Lic: Hoechst. Completion: 4th Qtr. 1992.
7,000 mt/y butene plant under construction. Engr: TPL. Contr: IFP. Completion: 1992.
*30,000 mt/y vinyl acetate under construction. Lic: Bayer. Engr/Contr: Snamprogetti/Uhde. Completion: 1993.
*30,000 mt/y acetic acid under construction. Lic: Hoechst. Engr/Contr: Snamprogetti/Uhde. Completion: 1993.
Bandar Khomeini. 300,000 mt/y ethylene plant. Contr: Daelim Industrial Co.
175,000 mt/y polyvinyl chloride plant. Contr: Krupp Koppers. Completion: December 1992.
TABRIZ PETROCHEMICAL Co. Tabriz. 136,000 mt/y ethylene plant under construction. Contr: KTI/TPL. Completion: May 1993 55,000 mt/y aromatics plant in the engineering stage. Design: Krupp Kopper. Completion: 1994.
100,000 mt/y polyethylene, 7,000 mt/y butene plant in the engineering stage. Contr: TPL. Completion: Mid-1994.
*7,000 mt/y butene plant in the engineering stage. Engr: TPL. Contr: IFP. Completion: 1994.
QESHM FTZ. Qeshm. 600,000 mt/y methanol, urea, and ammonia. (Qeshm FTZ - 60%, Kobe Co. and others - 40%). Completion: 1995.
IRAQ
MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY. Baghdad. 365,000 mt/y ammonia and 639,000 mt/y urea plant in the engineering stage. Engr/Contr: Kellogg. Completion: 1992.
TECHCORPS. Baghdad. *11,000 b/d C4 hydrotreater and 1,860 b/d MTBE. Contr: IFP. Completion: 1993,
ISRAEL
CARMEL OLEFINS LTD. Haifa. *100,000 mt/y polypropylene plant under construction. Feed: propylene. Completion: 1993.
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.
BRINDISI ETILENE Sri. Brindisi. 380,000 mt/y ethylene plant under construction. Design: Snamprogetti. Lic: KTI. Completion: 1992.
ENICHEM. Augusta. 87,600 mt/y kerosine feed pretreatment expansion under construction. Eng: CTIP.
Brindisi. *400,000 mt/y ethylene under construction. Lic: KTI. Contr: TPL. Completion: 1992.
SOLVAY & Co. Rosiguano. 45,000 mt/y polyethylene finishing units in the engineering stage. (natural PE & black PE). Completion: October 1993.
JAPAN
ADCHEMCO Corp. Kasaoka. 120,000 mt/y aromatics extraction unit in engineering stage. Process Design: HRI. Completion: 1993.
DENKA. Chiba. 250,000 mt/y ethylbenzene and styrene monomer plant. Lic: Lummus.
CHIBA STYRENE MONOMER LTD. Co. Chiba. *250,000 mt/y styrene unit. $160 MM. Process/Engr: Lummus. Completion:
* 2nd Qtr. 1994.
IDEMITSU PETROCHEMICAL Co. Chi- ba. 50,000 mt/y polypropylene plant under construction. Lic: BASF. Engr/Contr: Uhde. Design: Uhde Gmbh. Completion: 1992.
JAPAN SYNTHETIC RUBBER Co. Ltd. Kashima, Ibaraki. 20,000 mt/y EPDM plant. Completion: Fall 1992.
LUCKY HOECHST CORP. Yeochon. 120,000 mt/y hd polyethylene plant in the engineering stage. Design: Uhde GmbH.
MARUZEN PETROCHEMICAL Corp. Chiba. 600,000 mt/y ethylene plant in the engineering stage. $650 MM. Engr: Lummus. Contr: TEC. Completion: 1993.
MITSUBISHI TOATSU CHEMICALS Inc. Osaka. 365,000 mt/y retrofit of ammonia converter, Engr: Toyo Engineering Corp. Lic: Kellogg.
MITSUI TOATSU CHEMICAL. Ube. 240,000 mt/y styrene monomer in the engineering stage. Lic: Lummus. Completion: 1992.
MYKK. Yokkaichi. 260,000 mt/y ethylbenzene plant. Lic: CD-tech.
NIHON POLYSTYRENE Co. Ltd. Kawasaki. 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. *70,000 mt/y polypropylene plant. Contr: Hitachi. Completion: 4th Qtr. 1992.
*500,000 mt/y ethylene plant planned.
TONEN CHEMICAL Corp. Kawasaki. *(Joint venture with NOF Corp.) 35,000 mt/y maleic anhydride under construction. $20 MM. PD/Engr/Const: Davy Powergas Technology. Completion: 4th Qtr. 1992.
TOSOH Corp. Yokkaichi. 150,000 mt/y ethylene expansion. Completion: 1993-95.
70,000 mt/y polypropylene plant. Completion: 1992.
KOREA
DAELIM INDUSTRIAL CO. *100,000 mt/y Id polyethylene under construction. Contr: Simon-Carves Ltd. Completion: 1993.
DONGBU CHEMICAL. Ulsan. 30,000 mt/y polystyrene in the engineering stage. Lic/Engr: Lummus Crest. Completion: 1992.
HANKOOK CAPROLACTAM Corp. Ulsan. *10,000 mt/y caprolactam expansion (debottleneck) under construction. Feed: cyclohexane. Completion: 1992.
HAN YANG CHEMICAL Corp. Yeochun. 350,000 mt/y naphtha cracking plant. Contr: Stone & Webster.
210,000 mt/y aromatics extraction under construction. Lic: IFP/HRI. Design/Procurement/Const: Daewood Engr. Completion: 1992.
350,000 mt/y ethylene unit under construction. Lic/Engr: Stone & Webster. Completion: 1992.
*4,200 b/d alky. Process design: HRI. Completion: 1992.
HONAM PETROCHEMICAL Corp. Yoesu. 350,000 mt/y ethylene plant under construction. Contr: Toyo Engineering Corp.
HYUNDAI PETROCHEMICAL. Ulsan. styrene-butadiene-acrylonitrile/methyl ethyl ketone plant in the engineering stage. Engr: Edeleanu. Completion: 1992.
KOREA KUMHO PETROCHEMICAL CO. Ulsan. *50,000 mt/y butadiene under construction. Lic: Japan Synthetic Rubber Co. Design/Procurement/Const: Daewood Engr. Co. Completion: 1992.
Yeochun. *50,000 mt/y carbon black under construction. Lic: Columbian Chemical Co. Design/Procurement/Const: Daewood Engr. Co. Completion: 1994.
KOREA PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRIES Co. Ltd. Onsan. 250,000 mt/y polymer grade ethylene and 145,000 mt/y propylene plant. Tech. Lummus Crest.
LUCKY PETROCHEMICAL Ltd. Yeochon. 210,000 mt/y aromatics extraction under construction. Design: HRI. Completion: 1992.
*1,000 b/d alky. Process design: HRI. Completion: 1992.
SHINWHA PETROLUEM Ltd. Korea. 20,000 mt/y butanediol plant under construction. Engr: Davy Process Technology. Completion: 1992.
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. Feed: ethylene, propylene. Completion: Late 1994.
LIBYA
RAS LANUF OIL & GAS Co. Ras Lanuf. 160,000 mt/y polyethylene, 68,000 mt/y polypropylene, 88,000 mt/y benzene, 18,300 mt/y butene, 47,700 mt/y MTBE, 58,600 mt/y butadiene in the engineering stage. $100 MM. Engr/Procurement: Monenco Inc. Completion: 1995.
MALAYSIA
BORDEN CHEMICAL. Kuantan. *29,000 mt/y formaldehyde under construction. Feed: Methanol.
ETHYLENE MALAYSIA AND POLYETHYLENE MALAYSIA. Terengganu. (Joint venture with Petronas, BP, and Idemitsu) 320,000 t/y ethylene and polyethylene plant in the engineering stage. $1 billion. PM: John Brown. Completion: 1996.
EXXON CHEMICAL Co. Kerteh. 450,000 mt/y ethylene and 450,000 mt/y polyethylene plant awaiting gov't approval. Completion: 1994.
IDEMITSU. Pasir Gudang Johor. 200,000 mt/y styrene in the engineering stage. $150 MM. Engr: Lummus. Completion: 1994.
MTBE MALAYSIA. Kuantan. (Joint venture with Petronas, Idemitsu Petrochemical and Neste Oy) 80,000 mt/y polypropylene, 80,000 mt/y propylene, and 300,000 mt/y MTBE plants under construction. Lic: IFP. Engr: Kellogg. Contr: Mitsubishi/Kellogg. Completion: 1992.
*300,000 mt/y MTBE. Contr: IFP. Completion: 1992.
PETRONAS. Kuantan. 80,000 mt/y polypropylene plant in the engineering stage. Completion: 1992.
80,000 mt/y propylene plant in the engineering stage. Completion: 1992.
300,000 mt/y MTBE plant in the engineering stage. Completion: 1992.
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.
POLYPROPYLENE MALAYSIA. Kuantan. (Joint venture with Petronas, Idemitsu Petrochemical, and Neste Oy) 80,000 mt/y polypropylene plant. Engr: Stone & Webster. Contr: Toyo Engr. Corp. Completion: 1992.
TITAN POLYPROPYLENE (MALAYSIA) Sdn. Bhd.. Johor. 200,000 mt/y Id & hd polyethylene plant. Completion: 1993.
First phase construction involves polypropylene plant, second phase involves a flexible naptha-LPG cracker and third phase is a polyethylene plant.
Pasir Gudang. 230,000 mt/y ethylene Feedstock: Naphtha and LPG. Tech: Stone & Webster. Contr: JGC Corp. Completion: June 1993.
115,000 mt/y propylene plant. Feedstock: Naphtha and LPG. Tech: Stone & Webster. Completion: June 1993.
200,000 mt/y polyethylene plant in the engineering stage. Contr: Mitsubishi. Completion: June 1993.
MEXICO
CELANESE MEXICANA. La Cangrejera, Veracruz. Ester and resins plant and 30,000 mt/y acrylic acid plant planned. Feed: propylene.Lic: Nippon Shokubai. Contr: Uhde GmbH. Engr: Bufete Industrial. Completion: 1st Qtr. 1993.
*75,000 mt/y vinyl acetate under construction. Lic: Hoechst-Celanese. Engr/Contr: Uhde.
Cosoleacaque, Veracruz. *38,000 mt/y acrylates. Engr: Bufete Industrial.
DERIVADOS MALEICOS. Morelos, Veracruz. *30,000 mt/y maleic anhydride plant under construction. Feed: n-butane. Completion: 1993.
FERTILIZANTES MEXICANOS. Camargo. 548,000 mt/y urea plant. Engr: Latisa. Contr: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1992.
Lazaro Cardenas. 548,000 mt/y urea plant under construction. Engr: Latisa. Contr: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1992.
GLICOLES MEXICANOS. Morelos, Veracruz. *120,000 mt/y ethylene oxide under construction. Feed: ethylene. Completion: 1995.
*100,000 mt/y ethylene glycol under construction. Feed: ethylene oxide. Completion: 1992.
INDELPRO. Altamira. 1 00,000 mt/y polypropylene plant under construction. $100 MM. Engr: Bufete Industrial. Completion: 1992.
INDUSTRIAS DERICADAS DEL ETILENO SA. Morelos, Veracruz. *15,000 mt/y ethanolamines under construction. Feed: ethylene oxide, ammonia. Completion: 1993.
PEMEX. Cadereyta, Nuevo Leon. 600,000 mt/y of paraxylene, orthoxylene and benzene in the engineering stage. $500 MM. Engr: Badger. Completion: 1994.
Coatzacoalcos, Ver. *350,000 mt/y polymer and polypropylene unit. Completion: Mid-1993.
La Cangrejera, Ver. 75,000 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. 350,000 mt/y propylene unit under construction. License: Air Products. Engr/Contr: Bufete Industrial. $190 MM. Completion: 1993.
28,000 mt/y butadiene unit under construction.
Pajaritos, Ver. 67,000 mt/y ethylene dichloride expansion capacity in the engineering stage.
100,000 mt/y vinyl chloride expansion capacity in the engineering stage.
Tula, Hgo. *2,000 mt/y acetonitrile plant under construction.
TEREFTALATOS MEXICANOS. Cosoleacaque. 120,000 mt/y terephthalic acid expansion in the engineering stage. Engr: Bufete Industrial. Completion: 1992.
NETHERLANDS
CINDU CHEMICALS BV. Uithoorn. *4,000 mt/y naphthalene plant under construction. Contr: Sulzer.
DSM. Geleen. revamp of ABS unit under construction. Engr/DD/Contr: John Brown. Completion: 1993.
NIGERIA
NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETRO. Co. Eleme, Port Harcourt. Phase II of petrochemical complex. 250,000 mt/y lld & hd polyethylene, 80,000 mt/y polypropylene, 260,000 mt/y ethylene, 82,000 mt/y propylene and 20,000 mt/y butadiene plant. $1.2 billion. Engr: Stone & Webster. Contr: Du Pont Canada/IFP. Completion: Mid-1993.
80,000 mt/y polypropylene plant in the engineering stage. Lic: Himont. Contr: JGC Corp.
22,000 mt/y butene plant in the engineering stage. Engr: Stone & Webster. Contr: IFP. Completion: 1993.
NORWAY
STATOIL. Bamble. 40,000 mt/y expansion of their hd polyethylene plant. $23.9 MM.
Karsto. 500,000 mt/y MTBE plant planned. Tech: UOP. Completion: 1995.
Heidrun field. (Joint venture with Conoco - 20%) 830,000 mt/y methanol plant planned. $370 MM. Completion: 1996.
PAKISTAN
FAUJI FERTILIZER Co. Machhi Goth. 402,000 mt/y ammonia and 703,000 mt/y urea plant under construction. Design/Engr/Contr: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1992.
444,000 mt/y ammonia and 768,000 mt/y urea plant expansion under construction. Design/Engr/Contr: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1992.
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.)
230,000 mt/y ethylene plant in the engineering stage. Contr: Toyo Engineering Corp./Nissho Iwai Corp. Completion: Late 1992.
POLAND
ZAKLADY AZOTOWE PULAWY. Pulawy. 1,700 mt/y urea expansion in the engineering stage. Contr: Tecnimont. Completion: 1993.
PORTUGAL
CIA NACIONAL PETROCHIMICAS. Sines. 50,000 mt/y ethylene cracker. Completion: 1992.
EMPRESA DE POLIMEROS DE SINES. Sines. 40,000 mt/y hd polyethylene expansion and build a compounding unit on site. Completion: 1992.
NESTE CHEMICALS. Sines. *1,040 mt/y MTBE. $17 MM. DD/Engr/Contr: Technicas. Completion: 1992.
PETROLEOS de PORTUGAL. Porto. *66,000 mt/y hydrogenated aliphatic raffinate plant planned.
QATAR
QATAR FERTILIZER Co. Umm Said. 365,000 mt/y ammonia and 730,000 mt/y urea.
300,000 mt/y ethylene expansion under study.
170,000 mt/y polyethylene expansion under study.
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.
SAUDI ARABIA
AJPC. Al Jabail. expansion of hd polyethylene plant in the engineering stage. Engr/DD/Contr: John Brown. Completion: 1993.
AMOCO CHEMICAL CO. AND SAUDI CHEMICAL INVESTMENTS Ltd. Al Jubail. 400,000 mt/y paraxylene plant in the engineering stage. Completion: 1996.
ARABIAN AMERICAN CHEMICALS CO. Yanbu. *MTBE plant in the engineering stage. $350 MM. Engr: Bechtel. Completion: 3rd Qtr. 1995.
ARABIAN PETROCHEMICAL Co. (PETROKEMYA) Al Jubail. 500,000 mt/y ethylene project expansion under construction. Lic: Kellogg. Contr: Mitsui. Completion: 1993.
300,000 mt/y propylene expansion under construction. Completion: 1993.
100,000 mt/y butadiene expansion under construction. Completion: 1993.
70,000 mt/y BTX expansion under construction. Completion: 1993.
EASTERN PETROCHEMICAL Co. (SHARQ). 330,000 mt/y ethylene glycol and 140,000 mt/y polyethylene expansion under construction. Engr/Procurement: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. Contr/Engr: Saudi Shinhwa Co. $150 MM. Completion: January 1994.
MESPETROKEMYA. Installation of furnace for ethylene unit under construction. Completion: December 1992.
MOBIL CHEMICAL Co./SAUDI BASIC INDUSTRIES Corp. Yanbu. Installation of 2 ethylene furances, 50,000 mt/y polyethylene and 80,000 mt/y ethylene glycol expansion.
NATIONAL METHANOL (IBN SINA). Al Jubail. 700,000 mt/y MTBE plant expansion in the engineering stage. $275 MM. Engr/Contr: Flour Daniel. Completion 1993.
NATIONAL PLASTIC Co. (IBN HAYYAN). 100,000 mt/y polyvinyl chloride expansion.
SAUDI ARABIAN FERTILIZER Co. (SAFCO) Al-Jubail. 500,000 mt/y ammonia and 600,000 mt/y urea plant. Contr: Chiyoda Corp. Completion: 1992.
SAUDI EUROPEAN PETROCHEM Co. (IBN ZAHR) Al-Jubail. 700,000 mt/y MTBE and 200,000 mt/y polypropylene plant expansion under construction. Lic: Lummus Crest. Design/Contr: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1993.
SAUDI METHANOL Co. (AR-RAZI) Al-Jubail. 700,000 mt/y MTBE plant in the engineering stage. Lic: Lummus Crest. Completion: 1993.
560,000 mt/y methanol expansion.
SAUDI PETROCHEMICAL Co. (SADAF) Al-Jubail. 60,000 mt/y styrene expansion planned.
SAMAD. Al Jubail. *2-ethyl hexanol gutanols synthesis gas (150,000 mt/y) in the engineering stage. Process Design: Davy Powergas Technology. Completion: 1995.
SINGAPORE
ELF ATOCHEM SA. *50,000 mt/y polystyrene plant under construction. Feed: styrene. $35 MM. Contr: SGN. Completion: 1st Qtr. 1993.
CHINA AMERICAN PETROCHEMICAL Co. Pulau Ayer Chawan. (Joint venture with Amoco Corp. and Exxon Corp.) 350,000 mt/y paraxylene plant and aromatics complex in the engineering stage. Completion: 2nd half 1996.
MOBIL CORP. Jurong. 190,000 mt/y cyclohexane plant in the engineering stage. Engr: Badger. Contr: IFP. Completion: 1992.
275,000 mt/y paraxylene, 35,000 mt/y benzene, 150,000 mt/y cyclohexane, 50,000 mt/y orthoxylene and solvents under construction. $600 MM. Engr/Contr: Badger. Completion: 4th Qtr. 1993.
PETROCHEMICAL Corp. of SINGAPORE. Pulau Ayer Morbau. *(Shell 30%) 400,000 mt/y ethylene and 200,000 mt/y propylene expansion. Study. Completion: 1995.
SHELL EASTERN CHEMICALS. Pulau Serata. *320,000 mt/y styrene monomer, 140,000 propylene oxide under study. Completion: 1995.
SOUTH AFRICA
SASOL Ltd. Sasolburg. 240,000 mt/y ammonia plant under construction. Contr: Uhde GmbH. Completion: June 1993.
SASTECH. Sasolburg. 266,500 mt/y ammonia plant under construction. Contr: Uhde GmbH. Completion: 1993.
SPAIN
ELF ATOCHEM SA. El Prat de Liobregat. (Joint venture with Repsol Quimica) 54,000 mt/y polystyrene expansion under construction. DD/Engr/Contr: Tecnicas. Completion: 1st Qtr. 1993.
Algeciras. 45,000 mt/y MTBE unit. Lic: UOP.
E.I. du PONT de NEMOURS Inc. Oviedo, Asturias. $1 billion petrochemical complex to produce engineering plastics, advanced fibers, and other products. Completion: 1992.
ERTOIL SA. Huelva refinery. 30,000 mt/y propylene plant under construction. Completion: 1992.
GE PLASTICS DE ESPANA SA. Cartagena. acrylonitrile butadiene styrene plant. $2.5 billion. Contr: Foster Wheeler Iberia SA.
HISPAVIC-SOLVAY. Martorell. 55,000 mt/y polyvinyl chloride under construction. Contr: Tecnicas. Completion: 1992.
NPC. Esphahan. 160,000 mt/y aromatics plant under construction. $260 MM. DD/Engr/Const: Technicas. Completion: 1992.
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.
REPSOL PETROLEO. Bibao. 100,000 mt/y polypropylene plant. Completion: 1992. 70,000 mt/y ethylene expansion. Engr: Linde. Completion: Mid-1992.
TARRAGONA QUIMICA SA. Tarragona. 25,000 mt/y hd polyethylene expansion (125,000 mt/y total cap.) $65 MM.
SWEDEN
STATOIL PETROKEMI AB. Stenungsund. 48,000 mt/y MTBE plant under construction. Feed: iso-butene and methanol. Design: Snamprogetti.
THAILAND
AROMATICS THAILAND Co. (TAC). Map Ta Phud. *230,000 mt/y benzene, 52,000 mt/y toluene and 355,000 mt/y xylene, 312,000 mt/y paraxylene. Project Consult.: Foster Wheeler. Completion: End 1995.
ICI INDUSTRIES plc/SAHA UNION. Rayong (Joint venture) 205,000 b/d purified terephthalic acid plant planned. Completion: 1992.
NATIONAL PETROCHEMICAL Corp. Rayong. revamp 126,000 mt/y propylene and 378,000 mt/y ethylene units. $58 MM. Engr: Lummus. Completion: 1993.
PETROLEUM AUTHORITY OF THAILAND. Rayong. 500 MM lb/y aromatics and LAND. Rayong. 500 MM lb/y aromatics and olefins. Engr. study/Contr: Bechtel/Chem Systems. $1 billion. Completion: 1992.
THAI CHAROEN POKPHAND GROUP. Map Ta Phut. (Joint venture with Solvay Group) 135,000 mt/y polyvinyl chloride plant. Contr: Solvay.
THAI OLEFINS Co. Rayong. 350,000 mt/y ethylene and 170,000 mt/y propylene plant in the engineering stage. $500 MM. Engr/Const: Bechtel. Completion: 4th Qtr. 1993.
Map Ta Phut. 600,000 mt/y olefins plant in the engineering stage. $500 MM. Engr/Contr: Bechtel. Completion: 1993.
350,000 mt/y ethylene unit in the engineering stage. Lic/Engr: Stone & Webster. Completion: 1994.
TPI. Map Ta Phut. 100,000 mt/y polypropylene expansion under construction. Lic: BASF. Engr/Contr: Uhde GmbH. Completion: 1st/2nd Qtr. 1993.
Rayong. 15,000 mt/y polystyrene plant in the engineering stage. Engr: Uhde GmbH.
TRINIDAD
CARIBBEAN METHANOL Co. Point Lisas. 550,000 t/y methanol plant under construction. PD/Engr/Const: Davy Process Technology. Completion: 1993.
FERTRIR. 548,000 mt/y ammonia plant upgrade under construction. Engr: Kellogg. Completion: 1992.
FERTILIZERS OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Ltd. Pont Lisas. 65,700 t/d expansion of their ammonia plant. Completion: Mid-1993.
GOVERNMENT OF TRINIDAD-TOBAGO (51%), MW KELLOGG (24.5%), NORSK HYDRO (24.5%). Point Lisas. 54,700 t/d ammonia plant. Contr: Kellogg.
POINT FORTIN CHEM. CO. Point Fortin. *876,000 mt/y methanol under construction. Engr/Contr: Brown & Root Braun.
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO METHANOL Co. 504,000 t/y methanol revamping in the engineering stage. Contr: Toyo Corp. Completion: 1992.
Point Lisas. 140,000 t/y MTBE plant in the engineering stage. PD/Engr: John Brown. Lic: Phillips Petroleum. Completion: 1993.
TUNISIA
IMPOL. Hamman Lif. 44,000 mt/y polystyrene plant in the engineering stage. Engr: Tecnimont. Completion: 1992.
TURKEY
PETKIM. Aliaga. 140,000 mt/y polyvinyl chloride expansion in the engineering stage. Engr: CTIP. Process: Solvay. Completion: 1992.
50,000 mt/y ethylene expansion in the engineering stage. Lic/Engr: Stone & Webster. Completion: 1992.
14,000 mt/y polypropylene expansion. Completion: 1993.
15,000 mt/y Id polyethylene expansion in the engineering stage. Contr: Simon-Carves/Nouvo Pignone. Completion: 1992.
16,000 mt/y hd polyethylene expansion in the engineering stage. Contr: Mitsui. Completion: 1992.
25,000 mt/y vinyl chloride monomer expansion in the engineering stage. Contr: EVC/Technip. Completion: 1993.
*1 5,000 mt/y acrylonitrile expansion in the engineering stage. Contr: Badger. Completion: 1992.
*540,000 mt/y MTBE plant planned. Completion: 1995.
*39,000 mt/y BTX plant planned. Completion: 1995.
UNITED KINGDOM
BP CHEMICALS Ltd. Grangemouth. 60,000 mt/y compounding petrochemical plant in the engineering and construction stages. Design/Proc Engr: John Brown. Completion: 1st Qtr. 1993.
Hull. Grangemouth. 350,000 mt/y ethylene unit under construction. Lic/Engr: Stone & Webster. Completion: 1992.
100,000 mt/y hd polyethylene expansion in engineering stage (250,000 mt/y total capacity).
LINDSEY OIL REFINERY Ltd. S. Humberside. Propylene splitter unit in the engineering stage. Contr: John Brown.
Killingholme. 95,000 mt/y propylene under construction. Engr: Heurtey. DD/Procure Engr/Contr: John Brown. Completion: 1992.
SHELL CHEMICALS U.K. Ltd. Carrington. 100,000 mt/y Id polyethylene and 130,000 mt/y polypropylene plant in the engineering stage. Engr/Contr: Kellogg. Completion: 1992.
VENEZUELA
ABB-CETICO. *(Joint venture with Pequiven and Grupo Zuliano) 150,000 mt/y linear polyethylene plant. Completion: 1st Qtr. 1994.
AMOCO CHEMICAL. *(Joint venture with Petroquimica de Venezuela, S.A., and Organizacion Cisneros) Feasibility study for a paraxylene plant.
CERASOL. Jose, Anzoategui. 730,000 mt/y methanol plant being planned. $335 mm.
Paraguana, Falcon. 40,000 mt/y naphthalene planned. $32 MM. Completion: 1995.
aromatics plant planned. Feed: 442,000 mt/y benzene, 422,000 mt/y xylene, 212,000 mt/y heavy aromatics, and 343,000 mt/y raffinate. $191 MM. Completion: 1996.
397,000 mt/y p-xylene planned. $248 MM. Completion: 1995.
270,000 mt/y cumene planned. $78 MM. Completion: 1996.
120,000 mt/y cyclohexane planned. $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) 730,000 mt/y methanol plant. $340 MM. Completion: 2nd half 1994.
PEQUIVEN. El Tablazo, Zulia. Olefins plant expansion (70,000 mt/y ethylene and 25,000 mt/y propylene) under construction. Lic: Kellogg. Engr/Contr: Kellogg/inelectra. Completion: 1992.
130,000 mt/y vinyl chloride monomer. Lic: Hoechst. Engr/Contr: Uhde GmbH.,
260,000 mt/y ethylene dichloride. Lic: Hoechst. Engr/Contr: Tecnoconsult. Under construction. $390 MM. Completion: 1992.
120,000 mt/y polyvinyl chloride plant planned. $145 MM. Completion: 1995.
*330,000 granulated urea plant planned. Completion: 1994.
Zulia Complex. 60,000 mt/y ethylene glycol, 16,000 mt/y ethylene oxide, 150,000 mt/y styrene, 150,000 mt/y polyethylene, 70,000 mt/y polypropylene, 120,000 mt/y polyvinyl chloride, 350,000 mt/y ethylene and 130,000 mt/y propylene expansion.
Jose, Anzoategui. 250,000 mt/y propylene (polymer grade) plant planned. $313 MM. Completion: 1995.
600,000 mt/y ethylene plant planned. Completion: 1996.
390,000 mt/y ethylene dichloride plant planned. $36 MM. Completion: 1996.
180,000 mt/y alpha-olefins plant planned. $266 MM. Completion: 1996.
70,000 mt/y polypropylene plant planned. $144 MM. Completion: 1997.
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.
*(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.
PETROPROPANO DE VENEZUELA SA Jose. (Joint venture of Petroquimica de Venezuela and Veba Oel AG) 250,000 mt/y propylene unit. Feed: Propane. Engr/Design: UOP.
PRALCA. El Palito, Carabobo. 51,000 mt/y BTX/Py. gas, benzene expansion. Completion: 1993.
Santa Rita, Zulia. 16,000 mt/y ethylene oxide and 66,000 mt/y ethylene glycol under construction. $155 MM. Design: Inelectra TPL. Completion: 1992.
RESILIN. El Tablazo, Zulia. 150,000 mt/y styrene plant planned. $173 MM.
*(Joint venture of Pequiven, Combustion Engr. and Banco Latino) Id polyethylene unit.
SUPERMETANOL. Jose. *(Joint venture with Pequiven and Ecofuel) 670,000 mt/y methanol in the engineering stage. Feed: natural gas. $340 M. PD/Engr: Davy Powergas Technology. Completion: 1995.
VIET NAM
GOVERNMENT. $600-800 MM petrochemical complex. Completion: 1995.
YUGOSLAVIA
JUGOVINIL. Kastel Sucurac, Split. 85,000 mt/y polyvinyl chloride in the engineering stage. Feed: vinyl chloride monomer.
PRVA ISKRA. Baric, Belgrade. 20,000 mt/y toluene plant. Feed: Natural gas, toluene.
50,000 mt/y linear alkylbenzene plant. Feed: n-paraffins, benzene.
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