New 400KTA Polyethylene Plant Groundbreaking

On 2 February 2018, PT Chandra Asri Petrochemical Tbk has commenced the groundbreaking of a new Polyethylene Plant project with a capacity of 400 KTA. The ceremony was taken place at CAP’s integrated petrochemical complex in Cilegon, Banten province where the new plant will be constructed. Symbolically, the project’s groundbreaking was marked with commitment banner signing by CAP management which represented by Mr. Erwin Ciputra –President Director, and representatives from EPC contractors which includes Toyo Engineering Corporation (Toyo-Japan) by Mr. Tomohisa Abe – Director, Toyo Engineering Korea Limited (Toyo-Korea) by Mr. Toru Osanai – President & CEO, and PT Inti Karya Persada Tehnik (IKPT-Indonesia) by Mr. Eiji Hosoi – President Director. This new PE plant facility will produce High Density Polyethylene (HDPE), Linear Low Density Polyethylene (LLDPE), and Metallocene LLDPE (mLLDPE). Some of the product applications for LLDPE and HDPE among others as blown film, rice bag, toy, bottle lid, shopping bag, houseware, rope, tarpaulin, pipe, container box, etc.