Nghi Son Refinery & Petrochemical Ltd. Makes Final Decision on $9-BN Project

摘要

Hanoi—The partners in the Nghi Son Refinery & Petrochemical Ltd. (NSRP) joint venture in Vietnam have made "the final decision" to invest $9-billion for the construction of a refinery and petrochemical complex at the Nghi Son economic zone in Thanh Hoa province (PCN, 21 Jan 2013, p 1). The project, owned 35.1% each by Idemitsu Kosan and Kuwait Petroleum International, 25.1% by PetroVietnam and 4.7% by Mitsui Chemicals, involves construction of a 200,000-b/d refinery and facilities to produce 700,000 t/y of paraxylene and 370,000 t/y of polypropylene.