PCS to build naphtha import facilities at Jurong Island

摘要

Petrochemical Gorp. of Singapore (PCS) says that it plans to build naphtha import facilities at Jurong Island, Singapore. PCS is owned jointly by Shell, Qatar Petroleum, and Japan-Singapore Petrochemicals Co., in which Sumitomo Chemical has a majority stake. The naphtha import facilities will require an investment of $80 million, including storage tanks; a liquid berth capable: of handling large vessels transporting naphtha, and associated facilities. The project is expected to be completed in the third quarter of 2017 and start operations in the fourth quarter of 2017. PCS operates two steam cracker trains supplying products including ethylene and propylene.