The first ever Butadiene plant was inaugurated in Indonesian in Cilegon

(The Jakarta Post) -- Industry Minister M.S. Hidayat and Trade Minister Gita Wirjawan inaugurated the first ever Butadiene plant in Indonesian in Cilegon, Banten, on Wednesday. The plant's production capacity is 100,000 tons a year.

The plant is part of publicly listed petrochemicals producer PT Chandra Asri Petrochemical (CAP) and will be managed by the company's subsidiary PT Petrokimia Butadiene Indonesia.
Butadiene is a material for production of synthetic rubber that is usually used to make tires and other automotive components.

CAP has spent USD145 million (Rp 1.34 trillion) to build the plant, which is set to begin operations next year.

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Kazan PE80 was contracted for Rb60,357/tonne, including VAT, FCA Каzan that was only by Rb177/tonne higher than the contract price.

On Thursday trades in the electronic platform will go on, though a further price growth isn't expected because of a low demand for polyethylene pipes.

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(PlasticsToday) -- Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. and its affiliated Prime Polymer Co. (both Tokyo) are to boost capacity for polypropylene compounds in Thailand to meet growing demands of the automotive materials sector in the region. An 18,000 tonnes/year expansion will take capacity from 122,000 tonnes/year to 140,000 tonnes/year. The new capacity should be on stream by the third quarter of 2012. A fully automated high-rise storage facility will also be constructed to accelerate delivery and improve its accuracy.

Although flooding in Thailand in 2011 temporarily affected the auto industry, with total production likely to be down 10% compared with the 1,645,000 vehicles manufactured in 2010, the country is expected to regain momentum as the ASEAN production and export hub for automobiles.

The current compound production augmentation will also cater to surges in demand for polypropylene automotive grades in Indonesia and neighboring countries.

The Mitsui Chemicals Group is targeting further global expansion of polypropylene compounds for automotive applications as a fundamental strategy of the 2011 Mid-Term Business Plan. This will encompass expansion of polypropylene compound production in seven major world markets (Japan, the United States, Mexico, Europe, Thailand, China, and India)

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Production will start at the end of 2014. BASF plans to close down its 80,000 metric tons per year TDI production plant in Schwarzheide, Germany, when the new plant goes on stream. TDI is a key component mainly used for flexible polyurethane foams.

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