SC'00: Asia might get over 11m t/y new C2 capacity by '05

14 December 2000 09:43  [Source: ICIS news]

SINGAPORE (CNI)--Additional ethylene (C2) production capacity in Asia, excluding Japan, could reach over 11m tonne/year within the next four to five years if all projects and expansions are realised, according to consultancy Chem Systems.

Danley Wolfe, director with Chem Systems, said China alone would see an additional ethylene capacity of more than 5m tonne/year by 2005 if planned new joint-venture projects with foreign partner and expansions of existing plants go ahead. He was speaking here at the 4^th World Styrene Conference (SC'00).*

Wolfe said that joint-venture projects in China, in particular, appeared to be going ahead and state petrochemicals giant China Petroleum & Chemical Corp (Sinopec) continues to emphasise modernisation and expansion of selected complexes.

Outside China and Japan, he forecast that east and southeast Asia would get additional new capacities of 6m tonne/year by 2005, should its planned new projects and expansions go ahead.

Nevertheless, despite the planned boost in C2 capacities in the region, Wolfe said Asia would remain the largest ethylene importing region and the Middle East the biggest exporter.

Asian C2 projects and expansions, outside Japan and China, in '000 tonne/year:

Producer	Location	Capacity	Year	Comment
ExxonMobil	Singapore, Jurong Island	800	2000/2001
Rayong Olefins	Thailand, Map Ta Phut	200	2001
Petronas/Union Carbide	Malaysia, Kertih	600	2001
National Petrochemical Plc	Thailand, Map Ta Phut	60	2002	Planning
Thai Olefins Co	Thailand, Map Ta Phut	315	2003	Planning
Singapore No 4	Singapore, Jurong Island	800 to 1000	2004	Planning
Phil PPDC	Philippines, Bataan	600	2004	Planning
Chandra Asri	Indonesia, West Java	165	2002	Inactive
Indon TPPI	Indonesia, East Java	700	2004	Construction stopped
Formosa	Taiwan, Mai Liao	900	2000
Daelim/Hanwha	South Korea, Yeochon	200	2000
Haldia	India, Haldia	420	2000
Gail	India, Auraiya	200	2002
Reliance	India, Hazira	150	2002

Source: Chem Systems/IBM

China cracker capacities, expansions, and planned joint-venture projects, '000 tonne/year:

Company	Location	1999 Capacity	Expansion
Daqing Petrochemical	Heilongjiang	480
Dongfang Chemical	Beijing	160
Dushanzi Petrochemical	Dushanzi	140
Fushun Petrochemical	Fushun	140
Guangzhou Ethylen	Guangzhou	150	+80 by 2001
Jilin Chemical	Jilin	440
Lanzhou Chemical	Lanzhou	160
Liaoyang Petrochemical	Liaoyang	160
Maoming Petrochemical	Guangzhou	380
Panjan NG Chemical	Panjan	160
Qilu Petrochemical	Zibo	450	+150 in 2003
Shanghai Petrochemical	Shanghai	545	+300 in 2000
Tianjin Petrochemical	Tianjin	140	+60 in 2000
Yangzi Petrochemical	Nanjing	400	+250 in 2001
Yanshan Petrochemical	Beijing	500	+160 in 2000
Zhongyuan Petrochemical	Henan	140	+40 in 2000
Selected joint ventures:
Shell/CNOOC	Nanhai		800
BP/Shanghai Petrochemical	Shanghai		900
BASF/Sinopec	Nanjing		600
Dow/Sinopec	Tianjin		600
ExxonMobil	Fujian		600
Formosa	N/a		600

Source: Chem Systems/IBM

* The two-day conference, organised by CNI sister publications Asian Chemical News and ICIS-LOR, ends Thursday.

By: Stefan Baumgarten
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