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VIETNAM: Nghi Son refinery, petrochem project approved by Thanh Hoa authorities

Nghi Son Refinery and Petrochemical Ltd. (NSRP) has received from Thanh Hoa province authorities the land use right certificate and construction permit for its planned refinery and petrochemical complex in Vietnam’s Nghi Son Economic Zone.

The project includes a 200,000-b/d refinery, which will process crude oil imported from Kuwait, a 700,000-t/y paraxylene plant, a 370,000-t/y polypropylene facility and a 240,000-t/y benzene unit. Commercial operations are expected to begin in mid-2017.

NSRP, a joint venture owned 35.1% each by Idemitsu Kosan and Kuwait Petroleum International, 25.1% by PetroVietnam and 4.7% by Mitsui Chemicals, is investing $9 billion in the complex.

Source: Weekly "PetroChemical News", Durham, NC, USA; 29 July 2013
(Syed Rashid Ali, Karachi, Pakistan)


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