AFPM ’18: Formosa moving ahead with Louisiana petrochemical project
Zachary Moore
26-Mar-2018
SAN ANTONIO
(ICIS)–FG LA LLC, a subsidiary of Taiwan’s Formosa
Petrochemical Corporation (FPCC), is currently in the process
of permitting for phase 1 of its planned petrochemical
complex in St. James Parish, Louisiana, company
representatives told ICIS on the sidelines of this year’s
International Petrochemical Conference (IPC).
FG LA LLC is independent of Formosa
Plastics Corporation (FPC), which has a longstanding
footprint in the US. FG LA LLC’s project will be the first US
investment for FPCC.
Phase 1 of the complex will include a 1.2m
tonne/year cracker, a 600,000 tonne/year propane
dehydrogenation (PDH) unit, a 600,000 tonne/year
polypropylene (PP) plant, a 400,000 tonne/year high density
polyethylene (HDPE) plant, a 400,000 tonne/year linear low
density polyethylene (LLDPE) plant and a 900,000 tonne/year
ethylene glycol (EG) unit.
Phase 1 of the project is expected to be
completed in 2022.
The company is also planning to build
additional capacity at the site as part of phase 2 of the
project, which is anticipated to start-up in 2027. Phase 2
will include a 1.2m tonne/year cracker, a 400,000 tonne/year
HDPE plant, a 400,000 tonne/year LLDPE plant and a 900,000
tonne/year EG plant.
Hosted by the American Fuel &
Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM), the IPC takes place on
25-27 March in San Antonio, Texas.
Image source: Dinendra
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