Thai PTT Global to raise petchem capacity by 4% over 5 years

摘要

PTT Global Chemical Pel aims to boost its annual petrochemical production capacity by an average of 4% over five years to 2020, as per Reuters, expecting to add a combined 657,000 tons of production capacity from four projects in 2016, as Jittasak Soonthronpan, manager for investor relations. The four projects include a US$128.8 mln aromatics expansion and a US$345 mln Phenol 2 project that will add 405,000 tpa capacity and begin operations in Q2. The aromatic project will add 170,000 tons per day in the first quarter.