Integrated production key for SE Asian petchem producers to compete

摘要

SINGAPORE (ICIS)--The development of integrated refinery and petrochemical facilities will be crucial for regional producers in southeast Asia to compete with new exportdriven capacities from the US and Middle East, a PETRONAS official said on Wednesday. The recent wave of capacities in the US in particular has the potential to bring large volumes of material into the ASEAN region, especially polymers which are 'easier to bring in', said Yusri Yusof, the vice president of refining and trading at the Malaysian state-owned oil and gas major.