The first ever Butadiene plant was inaugurated in Indonesian in Cilegon
January 19/2012
(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.
