This complex was closed on 29 July of the current year along with the installation of the reforming process and installation for the fractionation of condensate.

It is expected that the repair work on this petrochemical site with a capacity of 655 thousand tons of paraxylene and 355 thousand tons of benzene per year will last for 45 days.

According to the company Market report, third quarter of the current year PTTGC plans to complete construction of a new plant for the production of metallocene linear polyethylene (LDL), as well as enterprises for the production of propylene oxide in the industrial zone of Map TA Ft. Investment in plant LDL amount USD200 million, and the plant capacity will be 300 thousand tons per year, which will PTTGC by 2018 to increase the total production to 700 thousand tons per year.

PTT Global Chemical (PTTGC) was founded on October 19, 2011 after the merger of PTT Chemical Company and PTT Aromatics and Refining Company to become the flagship of PTT chemical group. Following the integration of the company’s total capacity for the production of olefins and aromatic compounds reached 8.2 million tons per year and petroleum products – 280 thousand barrels per day, making it the largest integrated petrochemical and refining company, not only Thailand, but also Asia.